Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Enio Nery asks, When and where did the Concept of playing Sports to make a living Start? I’ve been meaning to know the answer ever since i’ve learned that the 1st ever person to win at the Original Olympics was a cook now, of course i’ve done my research but i think it would make an Interesting topicI don’t know if it’s possible to know the first person, but I would say the first people to make a profession out of competitive sports were probably Roman charioteers. In a previous episode, I covered the life of Gaius Appuleius Diocles. He was the most successful chariot racer in Rome and became one of the wealthiest men in Rome as a result.