Anonymous What is this you might ask? Many generations ago the Greeks built this stadium, and the world was changed since. The world has always taken pride in the power of the mind and body. You cannot have one without the other or the other will fall. The people who were philosophizing of the cosmos and building massive theatres were the same ones that were taking a leap and putting a prize on the power of sport in a mostly safe purely competitive environment. Today you will find that most every sporting arena looks like this for the most part. The stadium, the theatre; the athletes, the actors; and the fans, the concourse. Fans to this day will fill the seats to the brim with overflow not even being able to contain them. People thirst for the competitive environment even if they themselves are not athletes. As is evidenced by our own eyes the culture as a whole can be shaped from it. The blatant example today is how much of our American society revolves around sports. This might be taking it to a whole other level of importance placed on it, and the Greeks would agree that you cannot have one aspect of your life dominate the other. Balance cannot happen with the fanaticism of the a single edged sword; the sword can be swung in many directions with blade size, shape, and balance varying. No matter where the balance lies it is still balanced. We are here in Greece for education and yet the realm of competition and sport still shines through and is dually important. I myself owe a huge aspect of my life to the way that the Greeks thought about sport and put a huge emphasis on it. I would not be the same person who I am today if it were not for the first athletes that took stage here and in other parts of ancient Greece. The ancient Olympic Stadium.