Favorite sport?

Iliad · Post by **Iliad** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:07 am

Soccer! Football! Whatever you call it, it rules!

KiwiTaker · Post by **KiwiTaker** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:35 am

Lol Rugby League is just a variation of Rugby. Aussie Rules is sort of like Gaelic Football.

Rednaxela · Post by **Rednaxela** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:38 am

Aussie rules Football or AFL

Just saw my team knock off the top team (who were on a 16 game winning streak!) at their home ground.

Also Cricket is great in the summer.

boberz · Post by **boberz** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:35 pm

i cannot believe that tennis is not listed that is a disgrace but i voted other for that reason

Titanic · Post by **Titanic** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:38 pm

Kernal_Kronic wrote:Is Australian Rugby League the standard rugby or is it that crazee shyte where they can jump all over each other & they've got 2 score through the posts? I've only seen highlights & there's been some vicious injuries...

Yer, that Aussie rules. Loved watching that when I was on holiday there, shame they dont show it on tv here...

European football? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Popularsports.PNG
Its a bit more then European.

Btw, there is a huge bias towards North American sports. Baseball, American football, basketball and ice hockey (if thats what you mean by hockey). All four of these sports are predominantly played by USA and Canada alone. Very few other countries consider these as major sports.

Wheres rugby and cricket for a start, which are played competitively by at least 15 countries.

O, and real football rules all, not the pussy shit americans play!

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:46 pm

who the f*ck plays lacrosse.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:27 pm

Titanic wrote:Btw, there is a huge bias towards North American sports. Baseball, American football, basketball and ice hockey (if thats what you mean by hockey). All four of these sports are predominantly played by USA and Canada alone. Very few other countries consider these as major sports.

Hockey is NOT played only in the USA and Canada. Try telling that to Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, or Slovakia. All have many players in the NHL, and fine national teams. In fact, in the 2006 Torino Olympics, Sweden took gold, Finland silver, Czech bronze, and Russia was fourth. Many other European nations have growing hockey programs, including Germany, Austria, Belarus, and Latvia.

And for the record, hockey isn't really considered a major sport by most Americans. Although it's my favorite sport.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:39 pm

Titanic wrote:O, and real football rules all, not the pussy shit americans play!

I seriously LOL'd when I read this. Someone trying to defend "futbol" by saying "football" is for pussies. Whew, I almost cried laughing...

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:47 pm

Gold Knight wrote:
Titanic wrote:O, and real football rules all, not the pussy shit americans play!
I seriously LOL'd when I read this. Someone trying to defend "futbol" by saying "football" is for pussies. Whew, I almost cried laughing...

QFT!

But I left to for a bigger football fan than I to take. As I'm all about hockey (in spite of my current AWESOME Michigan avatar) (which come to think of it works for hockey too).

salvadevinemasse · Post by **salvadevinemasse** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:34 pm

SOFTBALL!!!

Iliad · Post by **Iliad** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:36 pm

Football!

tim02 · Post by **tim02** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:40 pm

there should be tennis

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:12 pm

tim02 wrote:there should be tennis

yes!

OnlyAmbrose · Post by **OnlyAmbrose** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:23 pm

I demand to know why cross country isn't listed! It deserves better than "other".

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:24 pm

OnlyAmbrose wrote:I demand to know why cross country isn't listed! It deserves better than "other".

because golf is better

NOT

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:27 pm

ever try playing it?

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:39 pm

static_ice wrote:ever try playing it?

I've played golf many times, its fun, but its not a sport

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:47 pm

misterman10 wrote:
static_ice wrote:ever try playing it?
I've played golf many times, its fun, but its not a sport

umm yes it fucking is, why don't you try playing 36 holes in one day?

sure its arguable that things like poker and blackjack are sports, but anything that requires coordination, skill, and vast experience is a sport

wikipedia wrote:Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

golf checks in for all of that

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:53 pm

static_ice wrote:
misterman10 wrote:
static_ice wrote:ever try playing it?
I've played golf many times, its fun, but its not a sport
umm yes it fucking is, why don't you try playing 36 holes in one day?

sure its arguable that things like poker and blackjack are sports, but anything that requires coordination, skill, and vast experience is a sport

wikipedia wrote:Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
golf checks in for all of that

I dont listen to definitions to make something a sport

I will never consider golf a sport, thats my opinion, and it will never change, now go ahead and flame the greatest sport on the planet, futbol

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:57 pm

misterman10 wrote:
static_ice wrote:
misterman10 wrote:
static_ice wrote:ever try playing it?
I've played golf many times, its fun, but its not a sport
umm yes it fucking is, why don't you try playing 36 holes in one day?

sure its arguable that things like poker and blackjack are sports, but anything that requires coordination, skill, and vast experience is a sport

wikipedia wrote:Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
golf checks in for all of that
I dont listen to definitions to make something a sport

I will never consider golf a sport, thats my opinion, and it will never change, now go ahead and flame the greatest sport on the planet, futbol

no I'm not going to flame it, I understand a decent amount of strategy involved in it, IMO tennis involves way more strategy but of course that's just IMO

but golf is a sport... do not disobey the almighty WikiP

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:13 am

static_ice wrote:
no I'm not going to flame it, I understand a decent amount of strategy involved in it, IMO tennis involves way more strategy but of course that's just IMO

but golf is a sport... do not disobey the almighty WikiP

Any sport that anyone plays thinks it has more strategy than other sports, so I understand.

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:34 am

misterman10 wrote:
static_ice wrote:
no I'm not going to flame it, I understand a decent amount of strategy involved in it, IMO tennis involves way more strategy but of course that's just IMO

but golf is a sport... do not disobey the almighty WikiP

Any sport that anyone plays thinks it has more strategy than other sports, so I understand.

well do you play tennis? I play soccer recreationally and I've watched a decent amount of the professionals, having my grandpa sitting besides teaching me a bunch of technique/strategy...

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:37 am

static_ice wrote:
misterman10 wrote:
static_ice wrote:
no I'm not going to flame it, I understand a decent amount of strategy involved in it, IMO tennis involves way more strategy but of course that's just IMO

but golf is a sport... do not disobey the almighty WikiP

Any sport that anyone plays thinks it has more strategy than other sports, so I understand.
well do you play tennis? I play soccer recreationally and I've watched a decent amount of the professionals, having my grandpa sitting besides teaching me a bunch of technique/strategy...

I played tennis in pe a few years ago, i dont really know the strategies though, and I'm not very good at it

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:04 am

well then I think I can say that I know soccer at least a little better than you know tennis, if you don't mind

thus I still think there's more strategy in tennis, especially since there are two completely different ways of playing

salvadevinemasse · Post by **salvadevinemasse** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:11 am

How did we get from golf is a sport to tennis needs strategy? Anyone wanna clue me in.. two totally different sports here.. I gotta agree with Static_Ice here Golf is to a sport.. Sorry

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