Sports arent just bad on people physically, but they can also affect us negatively in a mental way. One way is that sports can encourage youth to focus too much on becoming a star or making a name for them selves, that they neglect other essential areas of life; practicing more than they should and avoiding a social life. They can become too obsessed with popularity, or, "Sports makes me look cool" And this can cause them to cause physical harm in themselves by ignoring the fact that sports can be life threatening. It would be hard to get them to stop there foolish lifestyle, and they could also not be spending time with loved ones, which can cause conflict within family members or partners. Also, if a young person who is so attached to sports dosent succeed in sports, they can become depressed and can eperience low self esteem, thinking that they will never succeed or "I am nothing if I cant even play sports"