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07 Jul 2012, 4:05 pm

Sports are fun to play and it's a great way to stay in shape.



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07 Jul 2012, 4:09 pm

AceOfSpades wrote:
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How exaces a thread about sports turn hostile and into an argument? Wow man... Wow!
It's not surprising at all. There's plenty of intellectual snobbery towards sports on these forums. But fortunately there's also plenty of people here who can defend sports on an intellectual level.


Well the thread started out as what I thought was intellectual snobbery, so yeah. The intellectual snobbery is a bit sad, as intellectuals can excel at sports, and many of the greatest athletes are or were actually quite intellectual. I do think you see the most intellectual athletes in individual sports, usually weird niche sports, too.



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07 Jul 2012, 6:57 pm

1000Knives wrote:
AceOfSpades wrote:
amboxer21 wrote:
How exaces a thread about sports turn hostile and into an argument? Wow man... Wow!
It's not surprising at all. There's plenty of intellectual snobbery towards sports on these forums. But fortunately there's also plenty of people here who can defend sports on an intellectual level.


Well the thread started out as what I thought was intellectual snobbery, so yeah. The intellectual snobbery is a bit sad, as intellectuals can excel at sports, and many of the greatest athletes are or were actually quite intellectual. I do think you see the most intellectual athletes in individual sports, usually weird niche sports, too.


There are smart players in team sports, too. A good football quarterback has to be incredibly smart, with a fast processing speed too, in order to notice defensive formations and plays, and to pick out the receiver who is best able to make the catch and gain the most yardage. I believe Peyton Manning is one of the smartest athletes to play in recent years, which is one reason I like him so much.


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08 Jul 2012, 12:45 pm

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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.

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Exactly. I don't wanna get too political in this part of the forum, but for those who hate the fact that entertainers get paid more than cancer researchers well if you think cancer research is a truly noble profession, then why be resentful of the fact that they don't get to fly private jets and drive Lambos as long as they make enough to live comfortably? They shouldn't be in it for the money anyways right?

Once again, I don't wanna get too political. I'm not trying to spark a capitalism vs socialism debate, I'm just trying to point out how contradictory and purpose-defeating this particular attitude is.

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How exaces a thread about sports turn hostile and into an argument? Wow man... Wow!
It's not surprising at all. There's plenty of intellectual snobbery towards sports on these forums. But fortunately there's also plenty of people here who can defend sports on an intellectual level.


What does that say about a society, though, that invests exponentially more in escapism than in cures for disease???


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09 Jul 2012, 11:30 am

ValentineWiggin wrote:
What does that say about a society, though, that invests exponentially more in escapism than in cures for disease???
Never mind...

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There are smart players in team sports, too. A good football quarterback has to be incredibly smart, with a fast processing speed too, in order to notice defensive formations and plays, and to pick out the receiver who is best able to make the catch and gain the most yardage. I believe Peyton Manning is one of the smartest athletes to play in recent years, which is one reason I like him so much.
I don't watch football, so Crosby or Datsyuk for me would be an example of a real intelligent player. You definitely need to be able to process things really fast and adapt to the pressure and uncertainty of the game to make intelligent judgments and plays. There's so much to juggle at once that it baffles me how under-appreciated it is among intellectual types of people.



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09 Jul 2012, 2:03 pm

TL;DR (the thread that is)

Supply and demand, simple as that. People want it, others supply it.


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09 Jul 2012, 3:52 pm

The major sports stars are like celebrities - there are of course ones who waste their talent but the best ones can be a positive influence on people's lives. Yesterday's Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray showed all that's best in human nature. 2 supreme and gifted athletes who treated triumph and failure respectively with digity,modesty and respect in front of a crowd who showed great enthusiasm,good humour,respect and admiration for both players.Watching millions in the TV audiences of the 4 countries in the UK also put aside their perceived national rivalries,cultural and class differences to be truly United in support of their player.
Sport can also be another way of keeping fit on a personal level and for team events can be a focal point for communities and social activity.
I can understand why some people don't like sports,but it should be a case of live and let live.


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