People who dont like sport

Chazz Michael Michaels

I feel sorry for people who take a dislike to sport. They are really missing out on something special. I don't think there is anything that can quite match the agony or ecstacy of an epic sporting encounter. I have been through every range of emotion and back, watching various sports over the years. Experiences that the sports haters simply miss out on.

I love literature (non sporting, don't like sports books at all), film, video games, etc. But, for me, none of these can match the *intensity* of emotion produced by an epic sporting encounter. Why? Because when an epic encounter is occurring, part of you is thinking: "My god, this is real! This is actually happening!". Fictional tales lack this ingredient. This, I believe, is the difference in intensity. Real people are creating this story. This drama.

It may sound like I'm saying that sport is better than literature, etc. I'm not. Its all relative. I just don't know why some people choose to deny themselves the enjoyment of following sport.

:-)

kaimera

I feel sorry for people that don't liek young children.

It may sound like I'm saying that young children better than literature, etc. I'm not. Its all relative. I just don't know why some people choose to deny themselves the enjoyment of following young children.

uch

No such thing !

yizorselves

Put them in the same category as those who dont like vegetables

Clowns

Chazz Michael Michaels

kaimera wrote: »

I feel sorry for people that don't liek young children.

It may sound like I'm saying that young children better than literature, etc. I'm not. Its all relative. I just don't know why some people choose to deny themselves the enjoyment of following young children.

You've had enough of whatever youre on...

osarusan

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

It may sound like I'm saying that sport is better than literature, etc. I'm not. Its all relative. I just don't know why some people choose to deny themselves the enjoyment of following sport.

:-)

I don't think anybody chooses to deny themselves the enjoyment of following sport. They just don't happen to like it.


We had the same discussion on here not so long ago about music. "why would anybody choose not to like music?"

It's just that different people like different things.

wp_rathead

gooooooooooooooooooooooo sportsteam

Karl Stein

I do find the blanket dislike of sport rather odd myself I must say.

ted1

Love playing sport, but to pushed about watching it, especially on TV. I'd rather be doing it.

In saying that, there's nothing like watching true geniuses at work such as Kelly Slater, Usain bolt, etc. but deffo nothing for over 20 minutes

o1s1n

Carlos Roca wrote: »

I do find the blanket dislike of sport rather odd myself I must say.

I find when most people say 'they don't like sport' what they actually mean is;

'I find the endless discussion of sports at the water cooler/canteen in work/on the news/in the papers to be incredibly boring, repetitive and given far too much air time'.

I don't follow sports, but have been known to enjoy sports. (ie, the Olympics, The World Cup, kicking a ball around etc)

But jeez, the endless discussion ad nauseum - does my head in.

Sir Arthur Daley

Is Dogging a class of sport?

Xavi6

Yeah, weirdos tbh

uch

Katie Taylor, enough to make anyone watch sport, stunning when she keeps her mouth closed

Karl Stein

o1s1n wrote: »

I find when most people say 'they don't like sport' what they actually mean is;

'I find the endless discussion of sports at the water cooler/canteen in work/on the news/in the papers to be incredibly boring, repetitive and given far too much air time'.

I enjoy watching and playing sport but I too find the incessant discussion incredibly boring - I would never say 'I don't like sport'.

the_syco

I find watching golf horribly boring. I like playing it. Soccer, again, dislike watching it, don't mind playing it, but do hope Suarez gets a goal, as he's in my Fantasy Football team.

Love watching the X-Games, though. All of it. Skateboard, motorcycle, BMX; all are awesome.

IMO, given the variety, they probably just haven't found the one they like to watch yet.

Kettleson

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

I feel sorry for people who take a dislike to sport. They are really missing out on something special. I don't think there is anything that can quite match the agony or ecstacy of an epic sporting encounter. I have been through every range of emotion and back, watching various sports over the years. Experiences that the sports haters simply miss out on.

I love literature (non sporting, don't like sports books at all), film, video games, etc. But, for me, none of these can match the *intensity* of emotion produced by an epic sporting encounter. Why? Because when an epic encounter is occurring, part of you is thinking: "My god, this is real! This is actually happening!". Fictional tales lack this ingredient. This, I believe, is the difference in intensity. Real people are creating this story. This drama.

It may sound like I'm saying that sport is better than literature, etc. I'm not. Its all relative. I just don't know why some people choose to deny themselves the enjoyment of following sport.

:-)

Sport is bollix. For adrenalin junkies.

Canis Lupus

I enjoy watching some sport, enjoy taking part in some sports. My brain turns to mush when people talk about sport.

MJ23

I'd watch any sport except for Cricket. It's just an awful game. Tried watching it a few times and couldn't get into it. That Ashes thing was on recently, best of 5 games. Australia won 3 so they won, but yet they played the 5. What's the story there?

Kettleson

MJ23 wrote: »

I'd watch any sport except for Cricket. It's just an awful game. Tried watching it a few times and couldn't get into it. That Ashes thing was on recently, best of 5 games. Australia won 3 so they won, but yet they played the 5. What's the story there?

Cricket is a great game, you can play it to the highest of levels whilst still putting on weight.

lorrieq

I'm not really one for watching sport but if I go a while without doing it, I find that it affects my mood.

RikkFlair

MJ23 wrote: »

I'd watch any sport except for Cricket. It's just an awful game. Tried watching it a few times and couldn't get into it. That Ashes thing was on recently, best of 5 games. Australia won 3 so they won, but yet they played the 5. What's the story there?

They had to stop the game because it rained on their cardigans.

callaway92

ted1 wrote: »

Love playing sport, but to pushed about watching it, especially on TV. I'd rather be doing it.

In saying that, there's nothing like watching true geniuses at work such as Kelly Slater, Usain bolt, etc. but deffo nothing for over 20 minutes

Of all the examples in the world you choose Kelly fúcking Slater

Zidane, Woods, Nadal, Vettel, Kieran Read, LeBron James.

Sport is my life. Would be absolutely lost without it!

shruikan2553

The only sports I have an interest in are martial arts. Dont get why people like football so much, its one of the most boring sports for me.

BraziliaNZ

I just call them f*g***s

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Bipolar Joe

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

I feel sorry for people who take a dislike to sport. They are really missing out on something special. I don't think there is anything that can quite match the agony or ecstacy of an epic sporting encounter. I have been through every range of emotion and back, watching various sports over the years. Experiences that the sports haters simply miss out on.

I love literature (non sporting, don't like sports books at all), film, video games, etc. But, for me, none of these can match the *intensity* of emotion produced by an epic sporting encounter. Why? Because when an epic encounter is occurring, part of you is thinking: "My god, this is real! This is actually happening!". Fictional tales lack this ingredient. This, I believe, is the difference in intensity. Real people are creating this story. This drama.

It may sound like I'm saying that sport is better than literature, etc. I'm not. Its all relative. I just don't know why some people choose to deny themselves the enjoyment of following sport.

:-)

Anyone can have this also with angry make-up sex and they don't have to watch people run around a field for over an hour.

sligoface

I love sports myself, never was much good at any of them, but I love watching them. Still I can see why some find the games completely meaningless, because when you really look at it, they are. One group of people trying to put a ball into a net more times than another group of people within a predetermined time limit, what's the big deal? It's only when you follow the sport for a long time and get to know the characters, see the plot twists and bits of amazing skill or luck that you get addicted in a way to the drama and theatre that manifests during each season. I also think some resent the favoritism and accolades and money athletes get, perhaps are turned off by the macho bs involved, or just were never good at them and some people only like things they are good at and think stuff they suck at is crap.

Columbia

Sports is entertainment, and like all forms of entertainment there will be people who get it and people who don't.

You can't force people to like something, but I do feel sorry that they rarely get to feel the sort of ecstasy you have in this video (the clip from 0:56 to 1:14)

Of course for every moment like that, there's one which is the exact opposite...

Spunge

I do not understand it. It has bored me all my life.
But it feels like im missing out on something, i think id love to get that feeling i see when say your favourite team wins the league or something. I mean how do you even get a favourite time out of the premiership living here, just pick a random one, then suddenly youll cry if the lose a match ?

YbFocus

Watching a bunch of que3rs running abouta field for an hour kicking a ball about the place?
Boring as hell..

Motorsport, that as a genre of sport is quite different, it's fantastic.

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cletus van damme

ted1 wrote: »

Love playing sport, but to pushed about watching it, especially on TV. I'd rather be doing it.

I'm the same - I love my muay thai and the gym. I also will watch my kids play football.
But I've sod all interest in watching something on TV - maybe world cup, champions league final stages.
Although I love muay thai I'm not so keen on watching bouts of it - although watching it live is snazzy but on youtube/tv doesn't grab me

arybvtcw0eolkf

I love sport, couldn't do without it... That said I have an intense hatred for soccer, brought on mostly by the antics of the sissy pricks on the pitch.

Other than soccer I'll even watch curling ora game of bowling, I don't care once there's a sporting element to the game ~ but boy anything but soccer.