This Is How Brick Streets Are Laid In The Netherlands However, despite the protestations of those amongst us who don't like sport, and despite its total lack of practical use and its astonishingly high expenditure of money, time, resources and effort, sport at this level is for many people, both participants and spectators, a hugely worthwhile phenomenon due to the added value that it gives to their lives. In fact, it mirrors in many ways the pursuit of religion.