The Final Definition of a Sport
Let’s get this straight right now, golf, poker, and racing – you’re NOT sports. How come everything that involves competition gets tagged by some idiot commentator as a sport? Shoving hot dogs down your throat like a Howard Stern sideshow doesn’t mean you’re a sports hero, Takeru Kobayashi. Sports are a very narrow category that includes baseball, football, hockey, soccer, basketball, tennis, and even volleyball. Why? Because – and this is the end of it – a true sport pits two and only two sides encompassed within a specifically tailored area of play against each other in active competition centered around a central object and employing an objective and integral scoring system. If it doesn’t fit that definition, it’s not a sport. That doesn’t mean it’s not difficult, or its competitors don’t deserve respect. I know golf is hard, and poker requires years to really master. Too bad, they’re both games. Olympic hurdling and NASCAR are both physically demanding, but again, too damn bad. They’re competitions, not sports. If you disagree, you’re wrong.
2 comments:
first of all dale, you neglected gymnastics which i would LOVE to see you even attempt--for the mere fact you wouldn't be able to.. so don't hate on a sport that is harder than football. second of all golf IS a sport. you are not only walking the entire length of the golf course, BUT you also need skill/technique and strength in swinging clubs, again just because you cannot do that, should not mean that it is not categorized as a sport. now i agree poker and hot dog/food eating contests should not be classified as sports, but before you go posting your opinion again, please make sure it actually is true, and not a bunch of BS.
thank you for not being a real person.
<3 a girl you pissed off who took gymnastics for 13 years.
Umm, I think he said in the post that just because it's physically demanding (i.e. gymnastics or racing) doesn't make it a sport. It's a competition - different words, get it!
/sick of idiots who think just because they did gymnastics for years it excuses them from reading comprehension
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