Other T-Men Who Don't Like Sports?

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[quote]atypical1 wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
I dont have a problem with people not liking sports…or watching sports, it doesent matter, to each his own which is why I didnt fucking start a thread about it. I also watch Dance Moms with my daughter, I dont need a thread to feel like Im ok because I watch football and the Real House Wives of Atlanta. Some you fucking guys need to get a back bone…sheesh

MAZEL![/quote]

LOL…I think you’re taking the thread too seriously Matty. I don’t think that anyone was saying anything bad about those who like to watch sports. This was just a thread started by a guy who was like “hey, I don’t like to watch sports I wonder who else on TN doesn’t like to watch sports.” Admittedly I haven’t read every post in this thread but have people been saying that those of you who love sports are terrible people?

What I do find funny (and not with this crowd) is that watching sports is insanely popular and yet we have an obesity epidemic. I don’t quite understand what the disconnect is there.

james
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I was being tongue in cheek dude…but there was a bunch of passive aggressive comments.

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I’m upset mine didn’t imbed. My girl got a shirt for me (she is actually a Giants fan) that has the Indian head and a big middle finger that says “FUCK DALLAS.” I haven’t worn it other than around the house last year because I think it’s pretty tasteless. Albeit funny

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[quote]coolnatedawg wrote:
I’m upset mine didn’t imbed. My girl got a shirt for me (she is actually a Giants fan) that has the Indian head and a big middle finger that says “FUCK DALLAS.” I haven’t worn it other than around the house last year because I think it’s pretty tasteless. Albeit funny[/quote]
Thats harsh to have your girl as a Giants fan.

Yea I would not wear a shirt like that out in public.

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[quote]MattyXL wrote:
I was being tongue in cheek dude…but there was a bunch of passive aggressive comments.
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Ahhhh…my humor switch was obviously not working properly.

But there’s certainly been passive aggressive comments on both sides of the fence. But I guess that’s to be expected here…lol.

james

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]chillain wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
I have never understood the fascination with sports. I can appreciate the level of athleticism and the amount of work that goes into being that good at something, but to get SO involved with it as some do is something I cant relate to. I’m kind of a low key guy though, so thats probably just how I am.
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This for me basically. I can enjoy a game of football or rugby or something, but I simply don’t understand what gets some people SO serious about other grown men playing games in a field. It’s not even like the average sports fan has ANY way to truly appreciate the dedication required to make it to that level, so it’s not like there’s generally a connection there.

Maybe I subconsciously view it as people trying to live vicariously through pro’s lives. Or is it subconscious now that I typed it out?[/quote]

Yeah, but one can easily say the same about those who follow bodybuilding and/or powerlifting competitions as simply watching other grown (wo)men do stuff.

Of course, all of us here enjoy and admire the discipline involved but as far as being a fan/spectator goes, I fail to see really any difference at all between “competitive sports on a field” and “competitive strength/physique-related” endeavors.

edit - well, besides the latter not actually even being sports :slight_smile:

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There are no guys who are just football fans who diet 7 days a week and train 5 days a week as an NFL linebacker would just to watch from their couch a couple times a week.

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Uh I do this. But I watch the Cowboys go 8-8 every year[/quote]

Your reason for lifting and eating a certain way every day is because of football? But you dont play?

If this is the case im sure you are the outlier.

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[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]chillain wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
I have never understood the fascination with sports. I can appreciate the level of athleticism and the amount of work that goes into being that good at something, but to get SO involved with it as some do is something I cant relate to. I’m kind of a low key guy though, so thats probably just how I am.
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This for me basically. I can enjoy a game of football or rugby or something, but I simply don’t understand what gets some people SO serious about other grown men playing games in a field. It’s not even like the average sports fan has ANY way to truly appreciate the dedication required to make it to that level, so it’s not like there’s generally a connection there.

Maybe I subconsciously view it as people trying to live vicariously through pro’s lives. Or is it subconscious now that I typed it out?[/quote]

Yeah, but one can easily say the same about those who follow bodybuilding and/or powerlifting competitions as simply watching other grown (wo)men do stuff.

Of course, all of us here enjoy and admire the discipline involved but as far as being a fan/spectator goes, I fail to see really any difference at all between “competitive sports on a field” and “competitive strength/physique-related” endeavors.

edit - well, besides the latter not actually even being sports :slight_smile:

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There are no guys who are just football fans who diet 7 days a week and train 5 days a week as an NFL linebacker would just to watch from their couch a couple times a week.

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Uh I do this. But I watch the Cowboys go 8-8 every year[/quote]

Your reason for lifting and eating a certain way every day is because of football? But you dont play?

If this is the case im sure you are the outlier.

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Yea I am mental, I just relish the day I get that call to come play.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]coolnatedawg wrote:

had to!!![/quote]
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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]chillain wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
I have never understood the fascination with sports. I can appreciate the level of athleticism and the amount of work that goes into being that good at something, but to get SO involved with it as some do is something I cant relate to. I’m kind of a low key guy though, so thats probably just how I am.
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This for me basically. I can enjoy a game of football or rugby or something, but I simply don’t understand what gets some people SO serious about other grown men playing games in a field. It’s not even like the average sports fan has ANY way to truly appreciate the dedication required to make it to that level, so it’s not like there’s generally a connection there.

Maybe I subconsciously view it as people trying to live vicariously through pro’s lives. Or is it subconscious now that I typed it out?[/quote]

Yeah, but one can easily say the same about those who follow bodybuilding and/or powerlifting competitions as simply watching other grown (wo)men do stuff.

Of course, all of us here enjoy and admire the discipline involved but as far as being a fan/spectator goes, I fail to see really any difference at all between “competitive sports on a field” and “competitive strength/physique-related” endeavors.

edit - well, besides the latter not actually even being sports :slight_smile:

[/quote]

There are no guys who are just football fans who diet 7 days a week and train 5 days a week as an NFL linebacker would just to watch from their couch a couple times a week.

[/quote]
Uh I do this. But I watch the Cowboys go 8-8 every year[/quote]

Your reason for lifting and eating a certain way every day is because of football? But you dont play?

If this is the case im sure you are the outlier.

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Yea I am mental, I just relish the day I get that call to come play. [/quote]

Lol. Well i think you understand what i was getting at, H4M said something similar.

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[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:

[quote]chillain wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
I have never understood the fascination with sports. I can appreciate the level of athleticism and the amount of work that goes into being that good at something, but to get SO involved with it as some do is something I cant relate to. I’m kind of a low key guy though, so thats probably just how I am.
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This for me basically. I can enjoy a game of football or rugby or something, but I simply don’t understand what gets some people SO serious about other grown men playing games in a field. It’s not even like the average sports fan has ANY way to truly appreciate the dedication required to make it to that level, so it’s not like there’s generally a connection there.

Maybe I subconsciously view it as people trying to live vicariously through pro’s lives. Or is it subconscious now that I typed it out?[/quote]

Yeah, but one can easily say the same about those who follow bodybuilding and/or powerlifting competitions as simply watching other grown (wo)men do stuff.

Of course, all of us here enjoy and admire the discipline involved but as far as being a fan/spectator goes, I fail to see really any difference at all between “competitive sports on a field” and “competitive strength/physique-related” endeavors.

edit - well, besides the latter not actually even being sports :slight_smile:

[/quote]

There are no guys who are just football fans who diet 7 days a week and train 5 days a week as an NFL linebacker would just to watch from their couch a couple times a week.

[/quote]
Uh I do this. But I watch the Cowboys go 8-8 every year[/quote]

Your reason for lifting and eating a certain way every day is because of football? But you dont play?

If this is the case im sure you are the outlier.

[/quote]
Yea I am mental, I just relish the day I get that call to come play. [/quote]

Lol. Well i think you understand what i was getting at, H4M said something similar. [/quote]
Yea I am fucking with you

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If being into sports means to you supporting a certain team or athlete until death, then no. I am not at all into sports.
Thats the thing I hate about it. A bunch of drunk guys/gals yelling for their “team”, who does not give 2 sh*ts about them carrying a colorful ball over a line. I dont get the point.
In the end it all gets back to highschool thinking: “You are not part of my group, therefore you suck!” and vice versa.
A friend of mine once took me to a soccer game. By the end of the night I had to fight the urge of Kneeing everybody in the face who was bumping into me, wearing a colorful scarf, while pissed drunk roaring a bunch of stupid songs.

When i comes down to playing sports I think all of them are more or less fun. The hype created arround professional events though…
Not my cup of tee.
And yes, I am a total beta with no friends. I eat soy with every meal and have gluten-free cookies after my Abercrombie “Tone and Shape” Workout for the core.
Feel free to bash me.

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[quote]Quiet Warrior wrote:
If being into sports means to you supporting a certain team or athlete until death, then no. I am not at all into sports.
Thats the thing I hate about it. A bunch of drunk guys/gals yelling for their “team”, who does not give 2 sh*ts about them carrying a colorful ball over a line. I dont get the point.
In the end it all gets back to highschool thinking: “You are not part of my group, therefore you suck!” and vice versa.
A friend of mine once took me to a soccer game. By the end of the night I had to fight the urge of Kneeing everybody in the face who was bumping into me, wearing a colorful scarf, while pissed drunk roaring a bunch of stupid songs.

When i comes down to playing sports I think all of them are more or less fun. The hype created arround professional events though…
Not my cup of tee.
And yes, I am a total beta with no friends. I eat soy with every meal and have gluten-free cookies after my Abercrombie “Tone and Shape” Workout for the core.
Feel free to bash me.[/quote]
I kind of agree with you. Soccer is for homos.

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[quote]dshroy wrote:

[quote]Quiet Warrior wrote:
If being into sports means to you supporting a certain team or athlete until death, then no. I am not at all into sports.
Thats the thing I hate about it. A bunch of drunk guys/gals yelling for their “team”, who does not give 2 sh*ts about them carrying a colorful ball over a line. I dont get the point.
In the end it all gets back to highschool thinking: “You are not part of my group, therefore you suck!” and vice versa.
A friend of mine once took me to a soccer game. By the end of the night I had to fight the urge of Kneeing everybody in the face who was bumping into me, wearing a colorful scarf, while pissed drunk roaring a bunch of stupid songs.

When i comes down to playing sports I think all of them are more or less fun. The hype created arround professional events though…
Not my cup of tee.
And yes, I am a total beta with no friends. I eat soy with every meal and have gluten-free cookies after my Abercrombie “Tone and Shape” Workout for the core.
Feel free to bash me.[/quote]
I kind of agree with you. Soccer is for homos.[/quote]

Don’t let my boyfriend hear you say that!

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[quote]dshroy wrote:

I kind of agree with you. Soccer is for homos.[/quote]

Yea, the girls think these guys are sexy though cuz they have SIXXX PACK ABZZZ

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[quote]dshroy wrote:
I kind of agree with you. Soccer is for homos.[/quote]

I watch soccer because, well, it’s tradition in my country, which is not exactly known for its sports teams. (We do OK in things like judo, wrestling, weight lifting, shooting, etc, I think because basically 100% of the country is drafted.)

And I enjoyed playing soccer up to college (and could have easily played on my college team in the States, if I had been so inclined).

But I agree with you, they are increasingly drama queens, such that it pains me to watch.

99.99% of the time, you like whatever sport your dad liked. Just the way it is.

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[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:

[quote]dshroy wrote:

[quote]Quiet Warrior wrote:
If being into sports means to you supporting a certain team or athlete until death, then no. I am not at all into sports.
Thats the thing I hate about it. A bunch of drunk guys/gals yelling for their “team”, who does not give 2 sh*ts about them carrying a colorful ball over a line. I dont get the point.
In the end it all gets back to highschool thinking: “You are not part of my group, therefore you suck!” and vice versa.
A friend of mine once took me to a soccer game. By the end of the night I had to fight the urge of Kneeing everybody in the face who was bumping into me, wearing a colorful scarf, while pissed drunk roaring a bunch of stupid songs.

When i comes down to playing sports I think all of them are more or less fun. The hype created arround professional events though…
Not my cup of tee.
And yes, I am a total beta with no friends. I eat soy with every meal and have gluten-free cookies after my Abercrombie “Tone and Shape” Workout for the core.
Feel free to bash me.[/quote]
I kind of agree with you. Soccer is for homos.[/quote]

Don’t let my boyfriend hear you say that![/quote]

It’s only gay if his dick tastes like shit.

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[quote]Nards wrote:
I like sports only when I’m there watching them live…even hockey, the sport I love the most is one where I don’t get too excited when I watch it on TV.

I must say that I really can watch World’s Strongest Man quite intensely, if that counts.[/quote]

That and most combat sports.

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I don’t like watching sport and I really don’t care even if hockey is pretty big here.

I could never handle the amount of break they take. My attention just gives up. It always feel like you’re watching 10 seconds of action followed by 50 secs of watching the replay/the audience/the referee/whatever and then you have a 2 minute commercial. WTF how can people even be entertained by that.

Then if you can handle 1 complete period, you’re granted a 20 minute break between period to here the commentator speak, but mostly plug their sponsor.

I’ll never get it.

Canadians are getting eliminated in the face-off tonight, and it’s always an enjoyable moment of the year when people finally STFU about it.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]chillain wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
I have never understood the fascination with sports. I can appreciate the level of athleticism and the amount of work that goes into being that good at something, but to get SO involved with it as some do is something I cant relate to. I’m kind of a low key guy though, so thats probably just how I am.
[/quote]

This for me basically. I can enjoy a game of football or rugby or something, but I simply don’t understand what gets some people SO serious about other grown men playing games in a field. It’s not even like the average sports fan has ANY way to truly appreciate the dedication required to make it to that level, so it’s not like there’s generally a connection there.

Maybe I subconsciously view it as people trying to live vicariously through pro’s lives. Or is it subconscious now that I typed it out?[/quote]

Yeah, but one can easily say the same about those who follow bodybuilding and/or powerlifting competitions as simply watching other grown (wo)men do stuff.

Of course, all of us here enjoy and admire the discipline involved but as far as being a fan/spectator goes, I fail to see really any difference at all between “competitive sports on a field” and “competitive strength/physique-related” endeavors.

edit - well, besides the latter not actually even being sports :slight_smile:

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Difference is, most people here actually lift weights, and a good deal take it at least somewhat seriously…so it’s following something that you’re involved in. I would venture a guess that, relatively speaking, a LOT less NFL fans ever even played high school football, let alone college level.

Not that I begrudge people for loving sports they’ve never played, just an observation. If you enjoy it, good on you. [/quote]

That reminds me of how when I started lifting at 18 I saw a Muscle & Fitness at the supermarket and threw it in with all the tuna, eggs, broccoli and milk and I realized…“Wait…I can actually use this!” It was neat for a guy like me who’s not into sports very much and had never played any to be included into something sporty.

Sure the magazine can be a lot of fluff, but if you’re a smart reader you can get a lot of information out of an issue, especially when you’re completely new to lifting.

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Is it a general lack of interest or a lack of understanding the sport? I know quite a lot will slag off on a sport without giving a chance to learn some key fundamentals of the game. I was like that with rugby until I saw a good team play and this year I’ve watched all games of that team and followed the game to some extent.

Fairly selective personally, only sports I’ll watch are basketball, soccer, rugby, some motorsports (F1, V8 Supercars, WRC) as well as combat sports (K1, UFC, Pride). Given baseball, football (NFL & australian rules), ice hockey, cricket a try but seriously just can not for the life of me keep up with them. NFL is probably the easiest to watch of those but the number of commercials in between put me off it. I like a good 40 - 90 minute event without many interruptions between the game play as well as a showcase of team skill.

Soccer is a more acquired taste I guess and you really have to come from a culture that follows it to really be able to tolerate it. I’ll only watch the champions league, world cup, euro championship as well as the Bundesliga and the EPL. Other competitions put me to sleep.

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[quote]kakno wrote:
I love playing sports, especially the ones I suck at, but only watch the really big games. World/European cup, Champions League final, olympic finals or so. Partly because Sweden is only decent at hockey, and of course send all the good players to the NHL so we only get to see them if they don’t make the playoffs. We have one good football (“soccer”) player and he switches teams faster than the networks can buy broadcasting rights.

I’d probably watch the shit out of Bundesliga, but can’t justify getting cable just for that.[/quote]
You have two. Guidetti is the other one.