for love of the game

There is a wonderful feeling that takes over the human mind and releases a flood of excitement, a sense of thrill, and pumps adrenaline.
For some, the thrill is to climb the highest peak in the world. It's the game of choice of one of own national heroes. It's dangerous, it's tiring, it demands years of training, you might see dead bodies along the way... but once you reach that peak, I'm sure there is nothing like it. Which is why climbers consciously leave their families, loved ones, friends, all the while knowing the dangers they face --for love of the thrill.
Others love speed car-racing; wrestling; skiing; sky-diving... the list is as long as the dictionary for extreme-sports. Then come in the less extreme games, which still carry a great surge of thrill. Sports are an amazing way to channel this rush of adrenaline that one becomes addicted to. And more often than not, men are more likely to be the addicts. It's in their "hunter" nature. Remember hunters and gatherers? Yes, exactly. While some women are hunters, and some men are gatherers, most are not.
Those who are not lucky enough to be Michael Schumacher or Maxime Chaaya, many a times live vicariously through them --but obviously miss out on 90% of the thrill. Still, it's why so many of our men are sports addicted fans and nothing will take them away from the game.
But these men need to fill the other 90% of their adrenaline needs. Even those who are Tiger Woods and Wayne Rooney, no matter how much thrill they get out of the game, at some point, it's going to be lower than what they were used to, and they will need to fill the gap. And that gap usually comes in the form of sexual libido. 
For most men and women, the ultimate game is sexual. It's the pursuit of ego boosters, a reinforcement of self-confidence, the need to feel like we are still young, still alive, still capable of creating that powerful and amazing rush of feelings.
Men get turned on by the chase, the hunt. They want to pursue, fail, and try again, and even if they don't succeed, they still get the thrill. For women, we get turned on by the pursuit, the attention, the feeling that we have them just where we want them. It's perfect. It's complementary. It's probably why we were created that way. Hunters and gatherers. Each player enjoys a different part of the game. And like in any game, you can't win them all.