What ever happened to the love of the game?

What ever happened to the love of the game? When did it all become about winning, huh? When did it become all about teams and nations and competition? When did everyone collectively decide to chant U S A U S A when our team does anything noteworthy? What happened to the peace? What happened to when we stopped wars to watch the olympics? What happened to unity, to love? What happened to the love of the game? When did we decide that arenas should be dark, looming, terrifying monuments to the hubris of our species? When did we decide we should be herded around and yelled at? When did we decide that it was ok to sell $10 slices of "paulie gee's" pizza and $6 water bottles to our own citizens who wait hungry in 30 minute long lines and get $5 off when paying with chase? Why do they have to take the caps off the $6 water bottles before giving them to us? What happened to reason, to trust, to brotherhood? What happened to the love of the game? Why is the man behind me yelling at the players even though they certainly can't hear us? Why is he yelling only when they are on defense? When did we decide that every stadium needs an organist? Why is the organist playing Montero (Call Me By Your Name)? Why is the game paused after two minutes so a fourteen year old DJ can perform? Why is the game paused again after six minutes so a bunch of other fourteen year olds can do a dance? Why is the actor who played a side character in friends here? Why is the man behind me singing along to the friends theme song? Who are all these men in suits that rush onto the court as soon as the game is paused? Why is piece of cake moving giving someone $5000 to throw a ball into a bucket? When did it become all about the ad time, all about the money? When did we decide to value ronald reagan aaron sorkin billy beane big data moneyball economics over athleticism, huh? What happened to good old-fashioned athleticism? What ever happened to the love of the game? Why is the announcer only yelling the names of players when they're on the home team? Doesn't that seem a bit rude? Why are the players getting so many whistles for traveling, don't they know the rules? Why is the organist playing Old Town Road? When did we decide we needed all these referees? What happened to respect, to morality, to handshakes, to fun? What happened? Why is the man behind me spilling pepsi max on my back? Why is everyone booing? No, seriously, why is everyone booing? Why is the fourteen year old DJ back? Why is the organist playing Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons? Why are the players fouling each other so often? Isn't that a bit unnecessary? Why aren't they lining up? Why aren't they high-fiving each other and saying "good game, good game, good game?" What happened to sportsmanship? Why is my uncle yelling at the man who's asking us to leave? Why is he yelling back? What happened to kindness, huh? What ever happened to the love of the game?