AGONASPORT SALES: Most countries somehow manage to produce athletes that excel within their respective sport and for the most part, this phenomenon is naturally aligned with the popularity of a specific sport in the country. It makes perfect sense that children would want to follow in the footsteps of their national sport idols. Take Brazil for instance, which manages to produce one football superstar after the other or the high level of basketball play found in the NBA in the US compared with many other countries.