What's your favourite Sport?

Tim Robbins

Just a change of subject to lighten things up a bit (for the regular posters atheist + theists both welcome) if that's ok with our kind and usually super mods?

What's your favourite sport?

I'm:
1. Rugby
2. Gaelic Football, Soccer
3. Boxing

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Basketball

To take part in or to watch?

5uspect

G.A.A. Football

I'm not a big fan of sport. Quite enjoying the buzz around rugby here in Limerick lately tho.

MrPudding

Basketball

Rugby, boxing, motogp, WSB, F1 and my personal favorite, denying the holy spirit.

Can't stand football.

MrP

toiletduck

Hurling

Gaelic and hurling are my games. Big Galway fan but I wouldn't be betting on anything for us this year...


Didn't see that more than one option was available though so just ticked the gaelic!

sink

G.A.A. Football

MrPudding wrote: »

Can't stand football.

+1

Zombrex

Tim Robbins wrote: »

What's your favourite sport?

Softball

(before anyone says it, the ball itself is not soft)

Mena

F1, but to be fair, it's more a habit now than anything else. I hate football almost as much as I hate religion... almost :P

MrPudding

Basketball

Wicknight wrote: »

Softball

(before anyone says it, the ball itself is not soft)

Just the players...:D

MrP

rainbow kirby

To watch? Soccer, hurling

To take part in? Running, swimming, martial arts

Fol20

Darts

To watch: Soccer,Volleyball,Basketball

To take-part in:Soccer,Volleyball,Basketball

How original :0

Anna Kelly

Rugby. I'm a Munster girl so its a requirement.

Not a big sports fan. Gardening is as active as I get outdoors.

Ickle Magoo

Rugby

My big passion is formula one, followed by football, rugby & skiing.

Samurai

Rugby

four all.. I mean football!

Tim Robbins

G.A.A. Football

Didn't think Rugby would be so popular.

studiorat

I thought this was a sport no?

Tim_Murphy

G.A.A. Football

To participate in: Mixed Martial Arts
To watch: Rugby

Dave!

Golf

MrPudding wrote: »

Just the players...:D

MrP

Beat me to it

For me it's soccer, MMA, and snooker. I don't really take part (except snooker, but I'm no good), I'm more of a spectator because of my lack of fitness!

Goduznt Xzst

To watch: X-Games (not majorly, if I'm flicking through the channels and its on I'll watch it)

To participate: Snowboarding, Skiing, Mountain Biking. Play some Basketball and Frolf

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Basketball

I don't like football (soccer) either. I watch Rugby, Boxing, F1, Tennis (well, just Wimbledon!)

I've been almost a life long martial artist, and train as much as I can to maintain strength and flexibility, though it's been a few years now since I've actually been in a club! Can't afford it.

robindch

Watch: rugby (five matches a year isn't so bad); national soccer team if I remember they're playing.
Taking part: sailing

Though as a software engineer, sports is something one should do.

The Mad Hatter

Golf

My general dislike of sport has been one of my few consistencies right since childhood.

I'll watch snooker if it's on (even though I'm colour-blind), and I wouldn't mind taking up one of the more graceful martial arts (like T'ai Chi) to stay in shape, but otherwise I've never been interested.

Goduznt Xzst

robindch wrote: »

Though as a software engineer, sports is something one should do.

lol, so true volleyball has always been the exception, other than that I only really like taking part in self-competitive sports. Ultimate frisbee is good also (even better when you switch in a frolf disc and watch someone try to catch it)

MatthewVII

Fencing. Great sport to play and watch. Apart from that martial arts is pretty good fun. Never was one for team sports.

Dades

Other - tell us...

Play soccer twice a week and golf once if I'm lucky. Don't watch much sport except for the Champion's League or whatever Ireland is playing.

I find sport essential in a meaningless life. Keeps one's mind off the bleak reality of a fleeting existence.

Naz_st

Other - tell us...

To play: Golf once a week, and Squash when I can.

To watch: Rugby. Occasionally Soccer when it's potentially an interesting game (internationals/champions league finals etc)

Malari

G.A.A. Football

To take part in: Cycling, rowing, tag rugby

To watch: Almost anything! Mostly rugby, WRC, F1, MotoGP, cycling, golf, most olympic sports, downhill skiing, etc, etc, etc

5uspect

G.A.A. Football

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Didn't think Rugby would be so popular.

I imagine it has a lot to do with the fact that it's a sport we seem to be actually good at. It's also much more of a spectacle than the likes of [spit]soccer[/spit].

ChocolateSauce

Although I respect that other people like sport, and I think taking part in sport is a positive thing which I'm glad exists because it brings so much joy to people, I really truely hate them all, both watching and doing. My idea of hell on earth is watching sports on television, and playing them isn't far off.

JC 2K3

Darts

robindch wrote: »

Though as a software engineer, sports is something one should do.

Lol, that's true, but depressing.

I'm a Computer Science student and proud to be an exception to that rule, with a past involving the playing of many competitive sports.

That said, while I'm a good programmer, and good at all other parts of the course too, I don't really do it as a hobby, so I wouldn't consider myself to really be a Hacker. So perhaps I'm not an exception after all....

Goduznt Xzst

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

playing them isn't far off.

how do you stay fit and healthy then? Perhaps not competitive sports but do you hillwalk, jog, swim... etc. I tried gyms and jogging before but felt I was exercising for the sake of my health alone. Regardless of how long you live, the window in your life where you have the means, the energy and motivation to engage in physical activities is very narrow. I am not really good at anything I engage in, I can get by but I wouldn't win any competitions. I just don't want to look back when I'm 50 and think of all the energy I had in my younger years that I wasted. All of us have the fall and winters of our lives to sit and contemplate our existence. The spring and summers of our lives is for living and moving.

ChocolateSauce

Goduznt Xzst wrote: »

how do you stay fit and healthy then? Perhaps not competitive sports but do you hillwalk, jog, swim... etc. I tried gyms and jogging before but felt I was exercising for the sake of my health alone. Regardless of how long you live, the window in your life where you have the means, the energy and motivation to engage in physical activities is very narrow. I am not really good at anything I engage in, I can get by but I wouldn't win any competitions. I just don't want to look back when I'm 50 and think of all the energy I had in my younger years that I wasted. All of us have the fall and winters of our lives to sit and contemplate our existence. The spring and summers of our lives is for living and moving.

I walk and dance a lot! I've also been blessed with a high rate of metabolism (used to drink between 2-4 litres of coke a day for 12 years, was never fat...gave up because I had over half the symptoms of diabetes). By sports I was referring to games, primarily competitive team sports. I like swimming, hiking and doing mild-strain physical activities.

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Basketball

Seems like there are quite a few martial arts practitioners here. Anyone fancy an atheistic sparring and training session? :pac:

And it seems rugby is winning the poll...

Handsome Bob

Basketball

Soccer and Boxing for me.

Fanny Cradock

Rugby

Was raging that I missed the Arsenal/ Liverpool game last night.

:mad:

Handsome Bob

Basketball

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Was raging that I missed the Arsenal/ Liverpool game last night.

:mad:

I was raging upon the final whistle.:pac:

Wacker

MMA to watch. The only sport I've ever been any good at myself is swimming.

Zombrex

MrPudding wrote: »

Just the players...:D

MrP

Touché

Stercus Accidit

Airsoft, the whole thing has an online community, and due to my 7 day a week, 10 hours a day of college, its the only thing I have time for. I only get to a game every month or so, so keeping up with them via boards is great, I've met plenty of people on the forum before ever meeting them at a game.

Back in the day I enjoyed soccer, urban soccer, never could play a full field after years of 2 on 2 on a very small basket ball court, then a while back did some kickboxing, but as always, no time for it.

I don't watch tv now, so can't spectate any sports.

Fanny Cradock

Rugby

LZ5by5 wrote: »

I was raging upon the final whistle.:pac:

Hehe! Yep, that's pretty much Liverpool's chances down the crapper.

Or is it...

Yeah!

Mickeroo

Rugby

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Hehe! Yep, that's pretty much Liverpool's chances down the crapper.

Or is it...

Yeah!

Hard pressed to win it after tonights result now for sure.

Tyler MacDurden

G.A.A. Football

Rugby and MMA for me.

Haven't played rugby in a few years but I get to any International/Provincial games I can. As for MMA, I'll hopefully make the tentative step from spectator to competitor in a few weeks. Damn, now I've gone and made myself nervous again.

Handsome Bob

Basketball

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Hehe! Yep, that's pretty much Liverpool's chances down the crapper.

Or is it...

Yeah!

Mickeroo wrote: »

Hard pressed to win it after tonights result now for sure.

I haven't lost all hope. But my hopes are pinned on Tottenham, Man City and Arsenal doing a job against them. I'm not holding my breath though.

Tim_Murphy

G.A.A. Football

Seems like there are quite a few martial arts practitioners here. Anyone fancy an atheistic sparring and training session?

What MA do you do?

As for MMA, I'll hopefully make the tentative step from spectator to competitor in a few weeks. Damn, now I've gone and made myself nervous again

Fair play to you. It can be a bit nerve racking beforehand but its great craic once you get going. Are you competing in one of the shows or doing the MMA League?

uncleoswald

Rugby

Tim Robbins wrote: »

2. Gaelic Football, Soccer

Thats cheating! Completely different sports. You can't ask people for three and then name four yourself. Mine Football(Soccer), F1, and Hurling. Although I am forced to endure an awful lot of Rugby, I feel I have to pretend to like it as all my friends do and I'll be outcast if they find out the truth- I hate it with a passion. We used to play British Bulldogs in school, such a dumb game that required no skill, Rugby is just Bulldogs with a funny shaped ball. But for some reason I quite like American Football.

fitz0

Can't stand rugby, soccer or pretty much any motorsport. Am I the only one who thinks F1 and the like are just a waste of fuel? Each to his own I suppose.

As for what I do like, I'm involved in martial arts (which seems more common on this board than I would have expected) and I play handball the odd time.

MrPudding

Basketball

fitz0 wrote: »

As for what I do like, I'm involved in martial arts (which seems more common on this board than I would have expected)

It is all part of the "Grand Atheist conspiracy (TM)" to help with the revolution where we take over and form a new world order. Seriously, did Robin not send you the handbook?

MrP

CerebralCortex

fitz0 wrote: »

Can't stand rugby, soccer or pretty much any motorsport. Am I the only one who thinks F1 and the like are just a waste of fuel? Each to his own I suppose.

As for what I do like, I'm involved in martial arts (which seems more common on this board than I would have expected) and I play handball the odd time.

I do martial arts too...

Tim_Murphy

G.A.A. Football

CerebralCortex wrote: »

I do martial arts too...

Given that quiet a few people here seem to do martial arts, I'd be interested in hearing which ones exactly people are doing. Martial arts in general are a great place to find examples of people believing weird things, not applying critical thinking and generally avoiding any sceptical analysis of what they are doing. To that one could add things such as cults of personality, group think and so on. Not all martial arts are like this of course but a lot are.
So... what martial arts do you guys do?

fitz0

Tim_Murphy wrote: »

Given that quiet a few people here seem to do martial arts, I'd be interested in hearing which ones exactly people are doing. Martial arts in general are a great place to find examples of people believing weird things, not applying critical thinking and generally avoiding any sceptical analysis of what they are doing. To that one could add things such as cults of personality, group think and so on. Not all martial arts are like this of course but a lot are.
So... what martial arts do you guys do?

I've done a few. At the minute I'm doing Wado-Ryu Karate but in the past I've done Shotokan, Kyushu-jitsu and Tukido.

Kyushu is one of the ones you are referring to as weird. It focuses on pressure points and theres quite a bit about chi in it. While doing it I was very sceptical about chi but I never got high enough to practice any of the chi related exercises.

Dammit I didn't get the handbook! What am I supposed to do when the glorious day of our insurrection comes?:eek: