What in the living heck is the point of Sports...?

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.[/quote]I guess Scottinoz idea of fun is so much better than these philistines

Yeah I do sh** for myself and focus on my own health and doing what i want and laugh at those id**t's getting upset about their favorite team winning or loseing, I am free to think for myself and have my own opinions, Don't get offened if everyone doesn't agree with you, I say to each their own.

And don't get me wrong i respect their skills as athletes to be the best at what they do, If your serious about competing with them your going to need real talent and skill or you'll end up a turd in the herd cheering them on idolising them with the rest of the flock

How exaces a thread about sports turn hostile and into an argument? Wow man... Wow!

So define what a sport is to you, Is fishing and hunting a sport is kayaking a sport is archery a sport is hunting something and cooking it a sport, Is diving and catching stuff a sport, I love my sport but what i'm saying i do it for myself improve my own skills not cheer on my own team like i won something from others achievements that to me is f***ing r*tard**, Come and tell us face to face that where debbie downers and how we should join your little ra ra group and how much superior i am now that i joined the side that one against your own country and now lets shout slurs at people living on a diffrent piece of dirt and start stabbing them if they disagree and start touching and smashing my own city that the same to side that pay taxs to fix it, Wow i really do feel superior like you now thats the smartest thing anyones said to me ever

Football in the United States is almost as popular as religion, and is a lot like it.

Something to believe in, and look forward to vicariously participating in at least once week. And something to provide social cohesion.

Wednesday Night services were moved to Monday Night.

But it can't be as popular now as it was in my youth, per other home entertainment choices that are available.

There was a time when there were 3 TV channels and football was on every channel on Sunday. The only way to get away from it at home was to go to church. Eventually I chose football over church.

I played tennis and racquetball, but I was lost on a football field going out for a pass. It must be pretty cool to have the motor coordination skills or a sense of where one is at in space and time to be able to do that.

Keeping track of football statistics, my high school football team, Miami Dolphins in the mid 70's, and the Florida State Seminoles on their string of 14 years of wins, was a special interest for me that spanned over 3 decades, but it's not likely I would have paid it any mind, if the options that were available today were available then. I pay it absolutely no mind now, but it was a huge part of my life for decades. I used to seriously wonder how anyone could not like football when I was young, or how anyone could stand to miss a high school football game.

But, the internal workings of the game, are still a mystery to me, as far as coaching and plays go, the same with basketball. Dribbling a ball and running at the same time wasn't my strong suit, either.

Amazingly enough I ended up as an Athletic Director at a Military Installation for a couple of years as a fish out of aquarium, valued for my computer skills, and fortunately having people that worked for me that actually played team sports and understood the finer details of the sports.

But, I did have a health degree, understood the fitness area, and still remember one frantic day, when the government provided over a million dollars at the end of a September month, that I had one day to spend or lose to equip a new gym. The folks at the Nautilus corporation worked their tails off too, to make the order happen in one day, and it probably has more equipment than most military gyms in the south, including the largest Air Force base in the country in my area.

There is usually not anyone waiting for the next machine.

I understand why people watch sports and understand why they don't, but it rises to the level of special interest for some, and was certainly mine for decades. And I can attest to the fact that it doesn't require any football skills or in depth knowledge of the game, to be part of the religion of football.

My sister liked Florida State as much as I did, and continued to watch them well after I stopped. There was a time when I knew the name of every football player, and statistics of all the competition, but I couldn't tell you if they won their bowl game last year. But, I do remember I still have their national championship game from 2000 on a videotape somewhere.

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My two favorite sports.

My favourite reason for sport is that it has provided MASSIVE investment for my original homeland east London. The difference is unbelievable, I was stunned when I visited the area a couple of months back.

On a more personal point, I've recently got into swimming. I bloody love it. I got just enough exercise to keep the aches and pains away and just enough social interaction. It also gives me some weekly structure to my life, away from my work and SOCIAL commitment.

In direct response to the OP, the sports industry is no different than the entertainment industry. Capitalism in motion. No more, no less. If people are willing to pay big bucks to watch talented athletes working their craft, the athletes are entitled to just as much money as actors in a movie. In the grand scheme of things, NEITHER is as important as many other lower paying professions, but the system is what it is. I know very few people who are going to fork over $100s of dollars to watch a teacher teach or a doctor perform surgery. But give me a little escapism in the form of a good movie or a baseball/hockey/football game and sure, I'll fork over a few bucks.

In terms of participation in sports or physical activity, the answer is endorphines. Simple as that.

Cheers.