Joined: 29 Jan 2013 Age: 46 Gender: Male Posts: 141
02 Jul 2016, 11:20 pm
Why do people watch sports, I don't understand?
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Joined: 22 Oct 2015 Age: 28 Posts: 888 Location: Missouri
02 Jul 2016, 11:26 pm
It's fun to root for the team who represents where you live in a competition that's exciting and suspenseful, and I feel like I'm a part of that team when I'm with other fans. It gives me a sense of belonging. That's why I love baseball, anyway.
Joined: 28 Jun 2016 Age: 45 Gender: Male Posts: 1,704 Location: Washington
03 Jul 2016, 2:04 am
When I was little, all I could determine was that people were yelling at a bunch of other people who were already yelling and that I hated it all, and it seemed to make my dad either angry or not care about anything else, or both. When I was a bit older I was actually convinced that nobody really did like them, but only pretended to like them because the other people (who were also pretending) made it seem so essential--especially for boys (as if I didn't have enough reasons to feel inadequate). I guess my answer at age 37 is that people must have their reasons. On a more fundamental level, I don't have or understand the "drive" or the competitive "spirit."
Joined: 25 Aug 2013 Age: 67 Gender: Male Posts: 35,513 Location: Long Island, New York
03 Jul 2016, 3:43 am
It is not scripted the outcome is literaly in doubt. Admire the talent, admire the bodies of the athletes
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