1. auto racing--
2. soccer --

Fury said:

Any american sport. Especially the ones where they claim to be world champions...

Golf

razor said:

all

American football = rugby for girls

Baseball = cricket for girls

Basketball = not bad actually

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Thank You.

Especially baseball...

KidaDynamite said:

can we have a lockeroom halftime show?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'm Down!

razor said:

haha, sure it is!

KidaDynamite said:

only when the idiots are talking on their cellphones and waving at the cameras...like anybody other than the person you're talking to gives a fuck about you

NDRU said:

are you implying it isn't?

i don't understand any of them and i never have.

i guess i kind of understand mechanical bull riding. is that a sport?

razor said:

I don't think he's implying anything...I think he's saying it outright lol.

I "get" (understand) all sports, although there are very few I actually take time to watch, and even then it's rarely. But I have extreme respect for athletes and their sports ...you can see some amazing displays of just what the human body is capable of if you train it right and "program" it to perform these feats over and over again without fail. In that regard, sometimes sports can be like competitive ballet lol...

Byron said:

you really believe that?! Believe me, I've played both. Your version is so soft. Always makes me chuckle when you guys think its this game for hard guys. lol

razor said:

Your argument is with him, not me lol...I gave up the "Our sports are more macho than YOUR sports" dick comparisons a LONG time ago ...

Fury said:

Byron said:

Wonder why you posted if that's the case! i agree though, its not about being more macho. Its just a recognition of what the sport is. Rugby is game where courage is a must, since 20 stone blokes hit you a lot whilst you're not wearing armour. Us football is more about strategy than testicular fortitude. I only posted the "rubgy for girls" comment becuase all you americans seriously seem to think that Us football is a "tough guy" game. Its not. thats all...

razor said:

I dunno...guys have been paralyzed from that same non-tough guy game...and a wide receiver going over the middle who gets abso-freakin-lutely pulverized by some free safety leading with his helmet might argue the point as well lol ...

But I think all contact sports require toughness, stamina, strategy, athleticism...all those fun things lol. Like I said, I admire all athletes and their sports, from all over the world. I'm not much into the machismo atmosphere of the American sports fan world, but I definitely appreciate what these guys and women can do.

I've never been able to really get into basketball.

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razor said:

I dunno...guys have been paralyzed from that same non-tough guy game...and a wide receiver going over the middle who gets abso-freakin-lutely pulverized by some free safety leading with his helmet might argue the point as well lol ...

But its all set up to minimise that. The reason americans think it so tough is they dont play any of the world's truly tough sports.
Lets not pretend that gridiron is anything other than a strategy game with the occasional injury (Imagine being that guy over the middle wearing just your shorts!). Don't get me wrong, I prefer strategy and skill over brute strength any day of the week...

Anxiety said:

ditto

I can understand enjoying playing a sport. Sort of. But I'll never understand watching sports on tv and the like.

oh yeah..and the tour de france

I would have more respect for Gridiron if they didn't wear all their "protective" gear. If there were truly hardcore they wouldn't need no shoulder pads, helmets etc. To draw comparison to any form of Rugby they don't wear anything like that, some may wear very minimalistic headgear but no chunky ass helmets.

If they were to get rid of all that shit from Gridiron then you would REALLY see how "hardcore" they are

Anyway Tennis, Cycling, Rowing (if you can call that popular) and all that really make no sense to me.

But something like WWE Wrestling, yes its classified as "Sports Entertainment" and yes I do know its all staged etc. They build storylines to give reason as to why people fight each other, its not like the MMA stuff where people just fight, they put emotion into each battle...or at least try to Also if you were to get two average Joes and put them in the ring and tell them to do a quarter of what the Pros do it would be very shoddy. So you have to give them credit for being able to pull off all the stuff they do even if they don't really hurt themselves a great deal from most things

I'm quite a big fan of sports that have a lot of action. As such, I'm not so big on baseball, cricket, and especially golf.

all sport except

kcwm said:

Minimizing the risk of personal injury does not make a sport any less tough. I've watched a lot of rugby here in Australia, and while I don't really understand all the rules, I do enjoy it. That said, the athletes rarely (if ever) reach the same speed as those who play American football, because the contact is fairly continuous. It would be barbaric to play American football without protective gear.

Moonbeam said:

no, it would be rugby..