sports

[eclectica]

I admire physical fitness, but what we call sports is a nest of corruption and greed. The field of sports is lacking in good sportsmanship. The most prominent example of sports we know are the professional players. Yet their behavior is nothing to exemplify: they play for the money, and players are traded according to their ability to make a team win. That trading of players goes against the team spirit. A real team will not alienate its weakest members but will embrace them instead.

I think it's tragic to find someone who is strongly into sports as I find it tragic when someone is deeply religious. To me having such traits are character flaws. Religion and sports are both the opiates of the masses. Many of us are satisfied with the bread and circuses that have been provided to us, keeping our minds off more serious things. The government spends way too much money on stadiums and sports. This is done to not only be popular but to keep the minds of the masses off more pressing issues.

It is no surprise in this nation of spoiled brats, that the masses indulge in the trivial affairs of celebrities, or the games that other adults play.

[Beejus]

I play flag football and baseball strictly for the fun...

I do not play on teams that are organized strictly to win "championships" or trophies...etc, such as playing basketball for your high school ball team, fuck that.

When you get too much into competition you lose sight of the game...and the fun...

[TheOnlyBob]

Im not a big sports fan but I still repect the people who do them.

[Dollar_Girl]

sports can be a large component of a countries culture and nationalism. I think there are many types of influence sports can have... obsession with professional leagues is not the only relationship man can have with sport of sports players... i think it is more complex than simplifying it to that, and comparing it to relgion (which yet again involves a variety of relationships in depth and understanding between a god and man).

[eclectica]

There's a lot of nationalism involved in sports such as:
"My country kicked your country's ass"

I find that people tend to support their home teams, and to me it is just coincidence where one lives. Despite that they show such zeal, and it reminds me again of religions, in which most people choose a religion based on what is surrounding them.

[Dollar_Girl]

pehraps that is how you see the relationship between sports, man and nationalism, from what you witness in the US of A, but look at a country such as Spain or Italy. Sure sports is also competitive there too, but it plays a greater 'founding' role in their culture.

Sometimes people's participation in sports or supporting home teams reminds me of local politics. People are more likely to get directly involved in local politics if the issue is important to them or affects them directly. A professor at a university in Australia told me some story bout some town in australia... word got out that they were plans to build a massive bridge that leads directly from the city, into this town... and the ppl were outraged. Then some man started to organise meetings in the town, gatherings... people turned up and were UNITED. what the ppl didn't know that there were no plans to build any bridge, it was just a thought thrown onto the table, that was blown up by the media. So they told the towns ppl "there will be no bridge", and the people of the town were delighted... this was a victory! THEY achieved this. SO the man that organised the meetings, thought 'hey great! lets make more things happen!" so he started phoning ppl, organising more meetings to create change on other issues...
only to have no-one turn up to these meetings.

why? because what is important to them had been and gone, therefore there is no longer any need to participate.

I find ppl's enthusiasm for sports to be similar.


yet this is not the only enthusiasm that exists in regard to sports. I guess it depends on how much your home country commercialises sports activities.

[tim]

or the games that other adults play.

I am ashamed for me and my behaviour...

[Criminal_Sniper]

like the story bout the town lol
i used to love sports
cricket. football and sprinting were my favs
i should have been an olympic runner but i got into drugs lol
kinda of pissed but ive been learning so much so i cannot complain
i wouldnt have changed anything cause i know i couldnt have till i realised which was too late

now i go to the gym and run round the block
ive just started getting back into martial arts
i used to do it and it a really good thing
descipline and defense and loyalty can be learned in great amounts

[Dollar_Girl]

has anyone noticed that alot of the most sucessful women in the world, used to be ice figure skaters? i was watching a documentary on "the most sucessful wome in the world" and like one after the other, it said "was once a keen ice figure skater".

that really teaches discipline i guess

[nicobie]

They have nice legs, and usually are cute.

Don't forget a person with the drive to do good, looks good.

[eclectica]

i was watching a documentary on "the most sucessful wome in the world" and like one after the other, it said "was once a keen ice figure skater".

That reflects the bias of the TV show you watched. Think of all the uncelebrated successful women there are in the world. A woman doesn't need to ice skate or play classical music in order to be a success story.

[tim]

That reflects the bias of the TV show you watched. Think of all the uncelebrated successful women there are in the world. A woman doesn't need to ice skate or play classical music in order to be a success story.

hey man, it worked for Alicia Keyes!

[Criminal_Sniper]

true E
unless they were ALL ice skaters then there would be no point in saying so
if they were there would be no point either everyone would just know
:P
us humans say silly things so much hehe
its all good but

[nanook]

That reflects the bias of the TV show you watched. Think of all the uncelebrated successful women there are in the world. A woman doesn't need to ice skate or play classical music in order to be a success story.

I have to concur.

[xandermahony]

Aren't professional sports worth it to keep so many people happy and entertained?

[nanook]

Aren't professional sports worth it to keep so many people happy and entertained?

Quite the name there, xandermahony. Welcome. And I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. In any event. Sure, why not. lol.

[slx]

Aren't professional sports worth it to keep so many people happy and entertained?the same could be said about barnum-bailey or any number of other types of entertainment that keep so many people happy and entertained

besides...what's that go to do with the price of eggs anyway

[Criminal_Sniper]

happy & entertained or distracted? lol
it may be cool but in the grand scheme of things
sport is nothing important