I follow 2 sports closely, they overlap only slightly so I’m following A sport at all times.
While I’m into sports I’ve never really been interested in other typically male interests - cars, super hero culture, video games (I only play NBA 2k), tv & movie culture.
[quote]DarkNinjaa wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
I dont like soccer.
I know, I know thats not a big deal in America, but not liking those godawful shenagigans in Europe…
I just dont see it…[/quote]
Meh, if Austria’s football team was as powerful and as awesome as Germany’s, I’m sure you wouldn’t say such thing.
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I don’t see how anyone could like soccer. The whole premise is ridiculous. The field is ridiculously too big, and it’s so stupidly hard to score that most games are just 1-0. In addition to the mind-numbing boredom, making it that difficult to score also results in random chance playing a much larger role in victories than in something like basketball where scoring is extremely prevalent. The goal threshold is so high that it becomes overly difficult to differentiate two teams based on skill (which I am assuming is the goal of most sports). If you think of it in terms of significant digits like in mathematics, soccer uses like one whereas basketball uses like ten. You cannot as accurately determine who the victor should actually be. Just not a well designed game imo.
Push could you save some of those pics for tomorrow please? I’m spent.
[quote]DarkNinjaa wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
I dont like soccer.
I know, I know thats not a big deal in America, but not liking those godawful shenagigans in Europe…
I just dont see it…[/quote]
Meh, if Austria’s football team was as powerful and as awesome as Germany’s, I’m sure you wouldn’t say such thing.
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I think downhill skiing is also stupid and we dominate that.
I agree: soccer on TV is like watching golf- helps to put me to sleep BUT I have been to a DC United game here and it was an absolute blast. The fans are really what make it fun. In Germany I caught Bayern Munchen v Weder Bremen in a match once and Luxembourg v Switzerland. Those were the only 3 “football” games I’ve been to and they were amazing.
I pretty much only follow the NFL and tune into the NHL around playoff time but I do enjoy going to just about any sporting event. Even baseball although if it’s a sober event I can only hang out for 3 innings or so.
Right now it’s pretty easy to follow sports if you are a DC team fan. Redskins, Capitals, and Nationals all have become very entertaining. I couldn’t give 2 shits about the damn Wizards tho
Don’t like sports either. There is much more to life than children’s games.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
It’s all about finding the cracks in your opponent and exploiting them.[/quote]
I’d like to exploit their cracks…ifyouknowwhatimean.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
And in my own personal, limited experience, I’ve found in life that people who enjoy sports, particularly those who played them at SOME level as a child/adolescent, do much better in life and are far more well-rounded people than those who don’t like sports. That goes double for people who abhor sports instead of being simply indifferent about them.[/quote]
I think that playing/participating and watching are two different things. I agree that participating in a sport as a kid, even as an adult, is a good thing and makes for a well-rounded person. Watching is passive. What’s interesting is that most responses to this thread stating a dislike for watching sports also stated a big like for participation. While I will watch a game or two, if the choice is to participate or watch, I’d rather participate. There are only so many hours in a day.
[quote]MikeTheBear wrote:
if the choice is to participate or watch, I’d rather participate.[/quote]
well duh, I would have to take issue with anyone who would choose otherwise.
I enjoy watching soccer because there are no commercial breaks. If you know what you’re watching (most Americans do not, hence “It’s boring”) it’s very entertaining and easy to get into the flow of the game.
Using DVR/tivo to watch sports has been very significant thing for me. I dont think i could get through an NFL game with out it.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
I’m having a tough time figuring out why some of you folks don’t like sports. A real tough time.[/quote]
you know what the best part is, when you watch this shit these girls really go all out and get heated.
Actually no, the best part is all the skin. But competitiveness makes it better.
I really like women’s tennis.
[quote]seekonk wrote:
Don’t like sports either. There is much more to life than children’s games. [/quote]
LOL
Please provide evidence as to how these are children’s games.
Why do i have a feeling if we dug into this guys past, we’d find out that he wound up on the wrong side of a few swirlies back in high school?
Mmmmmmmmmmm. Pole vaulters…
