Too much of a good thingh?

Can we have too much of a good thing? Is it possible? It may be heresy so say so in Australia but do we go over the top with our sport? Developing physical fitness is fine and so is healthy competition but it seems that sport tends to dominate our airwaves at times. For some it is almost a substitute religion and is given an importance out of all proportion. At one time on one T-V channel a regular news bulletin was suspended during the period of an American golf tournament - a case of stop the world while we chase a little ball. Sport may have its place as a recreation or a diversion but there are more important things - aren't there?