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The word "sport" first meant something that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals anti birds. About a hundred years ago, the word was first used for. organized games. This is the common meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their time playing basketball, football, tennis and many other sports. Such people play sports because they want to. A few people are paid for the sports they play.  These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best ones can earn a large sum of money. For example, a professional footballer in England earns more than 30,000 dollars a year. The sports stars earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500,000 dollars a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much money as that.