Ive watched many interviews with different sports people over the years from footballers to swimmers, and one thing they all have in common is having zero personality. I mean whats going on? Obviously there are exceptions to the rule like George Best who was more into hanging out with the arts and music crowd of the 60s.

i know you're only posting this to be an inciteful little trolli pants, but for once i agree with one of your threads. sports people are some boring SOBs.

Trollin trollin trollin
Keep those threads a trolling

RAWhide

The overwhelming majority of people from any area of life will probably come across as boring if interviewed, especially if you have little interest in the topics being discussed. That, plus the interviewer holds some responsibility for how the interview proceeds. I've seen some really good interviews that were mainly good due to the person doing the interview posing intruiging questions, showing personality themselves, and showing they had a lot of knowledge in the subject at hand.

Because they're not supposed to be interesting, they're supposed to be athletes.

Why are sports people so incredibly dull?

Because they wanted to get to the other side!






Oh wait, that's from another joke.

They aren't, to other sports people.

Why do you think Im being a troll Im just asking questions like everyone else and I play sports myself not professionally so I must be trolling myself.

rolling said:

you can't spell "trolling" without "rolling!"

rolling said:

So what sports do you play ?

How long have you been an athlete ?

What do you think sports people could do to improve your perception of being boring ?

Mach said:

I plat football thats real football with your feet not the american version.

I am not an athlete.

They couldnt if you have a personality or you dont.

Michael Phelps listens to Lil' Wayne, that's pretty exciting, isn't it?

Because you're a douche bag. It's a reciprocal relationship.

Stop being a douche and they'll be more interesting.

GET A SHRINK.

why am i about to offer a serious answer on a rolling thread?

because i'm an idiot who answers his own questions, just like this. duh.

ANYTROLLIE,

i think sports people are boring because they are forced to be focused on one goal, which is whatever sports thing it is that they are obsessed with winning. this means that they cannot take time out to ponder existentialist lyrics or complex freeform electronica, nor do they have the time or energy to spare for figuring out post-modern literature, modern art or independent cinema. these things burn up precious focus that needs to be spent going for the gold and giving till it hurts. this means sports people are boring, but michael phelps is drowning in gold medals and a-list genitalia right now and we're not. but i don't have donkeyface, so that's some small consolation.

Anxiety said:

You think Phelps has donkeyface!?!

Lammastide said:

only in that he looks like eddie murphy's voice should be coming out of his mouth and that he should be chasing shrek down an enchanted dirt path.

Anxiety said:

You are the devil!

I mean, his teeth are pretty... um... anarchist, but he's attractive enough otherwise.

Lammastide said:

dude could work a burka, i'll give you that much.

Because there's no I in team...

Lammastide said:

Ouch

Dennis Rodman's pretty exciting.

AnckSuNamun said:

he's anomalous.

And yet loads of former sportsmen and sportswomen are paid handsomely for after-dinner speaking in the UK.

NoodleSoup said:

and nothing of what they say ever leaves the dinner table.