Do you guys like sports?



me being from india, i obviously love cricket. then there's tennis and f1. don't like discussing stats of players as moments from matches ... thats fun and makes for great conversation ...
 
I find sports involving a bunch of guys getting a ball from one end of a field to the other, just to turn around and do the same the opposite direction extremely boring. However I like mountain biking, snowboarding, surfing and sailing.

And what the fuck is up with wrestling? If you enjoy rolling around on the floor hugging a sweaty guy, then just admit that you are gay, but please don't pretend that it's a sport.
 
I'm with u OP. It's worse when your're on a college campus. It's always about "The Game". "Did you see it?" "wasn't the game crazy?". I think it's the way I was brought up. My parents never watched sports so I never ever saw the appeal in them. To me it's just flat out boring and I'd rather watch something else.

What I don't understand is how people are obsessed with "sports" not just a particuilar one. You can talk to people about any sport, be it basketball, or football, or hockey and they suddenly know every stat of every player and need to know how their fantasy team is doing.

ugh

i know exactly what you mean .. my campus is a huge sports school so its all i hear about and its like the topic of conversation like 80% of the time .. its so annoying

Grew up watching sports, but never really got into it until college. Something about following the college team made me interested.

I agree on the stats and knowledge bullshit, though. It irks me in all forms, not just sports. Like when you say "Oh who's that guy in the movie?" and someone says, "You don't know? He's dating her, and they were in this other film together, and now they have this drama or whatever."

Devoting yourself to "knowing" people you've never met is half the problem with this country, IMHO. Tiger and Britney Spears do not give a shit about you. Go read to your kids.

I gotta say that i usually know the names of actors in movies .. not so much the dating aspect, but i don't go out of my way to keep up w/ it on TMZ

but i'm glad you made this point ... i know so many people that devote themselves to knowing these famous people .. its so retarded .. i can't fucking stand it
 
I would say I watch Sportscenter just to see what is going on, not for the constant analysis and babbling that goes on during the other shows.

Also, I think people watch lots of sports just because they like competition and drama really. There is such a natural aspect to it, it could almost be considered the first form of reality TV. But like I said earlier, I really only like to watch games where something is on the line, like the playoffs, except for football. The season is so short that I feel every game matters and I just love the game.
 
I follow the Lakers, Chargers, PGA Tour, ASP World Tour surfing, and some Padres baseball. I don't memorize stats and don't talk sports much anymore, but I enjoy the games and matches. Oh, and I will never be into Soccer. Any game that you can play for 90 minutes and have no score might as well not have been played in the first place.
 
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I limit my generic entertainment to,

1. 1 TV Series
2. Documentaries
3. 8+ rated IMDB Movies

Loved playing hockey when I was younger, never liked watching it.
It's like watching someone else drink alcohol, you get everything BUT the buzz.
 
My boy does tech support at the local cable company here in NY and he tells stories of how people go completely berserk during the yankees games if there is a storm and picture goes. He said he has worked as a series 7 investment customer service rep and people flip out more about sports than their life savings. This year a tennis channel was approved but it was never broadcast he said he got numerous threats to harm his body from old ladies lol. Me I like the entertainment that surrounds a sports even, good food good beer, good friends.