People who dont like sport

Green Giant · 06-01-2014 2:50pm

Sports nut right here

Aside from the hysteria of seeing my favourite team/sports person achieve success, the biggest pleasure I derive from sport is the social aspect of it. Several times I have been at a match, or in the pub watching a match, when I begin talking to a complete stranger beside me because we have one thing in common - a keen interest in the game.

I'm always up for a chat about football in particular so when I get talking to a random person, it's a fantastic ice breaker. I actually ended up making quite a number of friends in college just because of one conversation with a group of lads over a Champions League night.

wretcheddomain · 06-01-2014 2:53pm

Green Giant wrote: »

Sports nut right here

Aside from the hysteria of seeing my favourite team/sports person achieve success, the biggest pleasure I derive from sport is the social aspect of it. Several times I have been at a match, or in the pub watching a match, when I begin talking to a complete stranger beside me because we have one thing in common - a keen interest in the game.

I'm always up for a chat about football in particular so when I get talking to a random person, it's a fantastic ice breaker. I actually ended up making quite a number of friends in college just because of one conversation with a group of lads over a Champions League night.

So in other words, you've nothing else to talk to others about if you're socialising. Relying on one subject, as another posted in a similar thread on AH, ends up being the worst type of person you can meet. What happens when you meet someone who doesn't talk about Champions League finals all the time?

Green Giant · 06-01-2014 3:01pm

wretcheddomain wrote: »

So in other words, you've nothing else to talk to others about if you're socialising. Relying on one subject, as another posted in a similar thread on AH, ends up being the worst type of person you can meet. What happens when you meet someone who doesn't talk about Champions League finals all the time?

That is not what I was saying. I take an interest in many non-sporting topics and have several friends who don't care for sport at all.

The point I was making is that it can be a great way of getting to know people with whom you otherwise have no connection. In some cases, the sport chat forms a platform on which a genuine friendship is built.

So no, I am not a narrow-minded tool who refuses to talk about anything other than Luis Suarez, the Champions League, Barcelona, etc.

Princess Peach · 06-01-2014 3:15pm

Arrow. wrote: »

I think the point made was obvious:

Sports covers and garners a huge range of interest. There are hundreds of sports.

To say you don't like any sports is like saying you don't like any types of films at all.

And that is bit odd in my opinion, regardless of what other interests you may have.

There is genuinely not a single sport I would sit down and watch. Much prefer to actively do something myself than watch others do something that bores me.

I like films and books if they have an interesting plot, but could not sit and watch any sport. There's just nothing there for me at all.

Don't need anyone to feel sorry for me though, I keep myself happy and entertained

leggo · 06-01-2014 3:42pm

Green Giant wrote: »

I'm always up for a chat about football in particular so when I get talking to a random person, it's a fantastic ice breaker. I actually ended up making quite a number of friends in college just because of one conversation with a group of lads over a Champions League night.

This. It's a fantastic social outlet in so many different ways (as music gigs etc can also be, before everyone pipes up). For example: like many, I'm broke as hell this month after Christmas until I get paid at the end of the month. Not to worry, the NFL playoffs are on, so I've got plans for the month with people around every Saturday and Sunday! Also getting to catch up with friends recently after Christmas while watching the big UFC event at the end of December. And what am I paying for a healthy post-Xmas social life? Just a subscription to the sports channels. I run a small business setting up fan conventions before airing WWE events (it's a kinda sport) in pubs. Sports, and everything that go with it, enhances so many different aspects of my life, it's brilliant in that respect.

gugleguy · 06-01-2014 3:47pm

The thread derailment gang have arrived. I don't have any time for sport.

gugleguy · 06-01-2014 3:49pm

Sorry, the Thread Derailment Team.

Porkpie · 06-01-2014 4:07pm

Not that really into sport. I can see that I am missing out, although I can't force myself to like something I'm not a fan of (kind of like religion!)

The one thing that does annoy me though is when people say things like "well, great match last night, wasn't it?". Fair enough, most blokes are into football but don't just assume I am!

Contessa Raven · 06-01-2014 4:10pm

I work in a bookies. I spend all day, 5 days a week looking at and talking about sports. The last thing I want to do on my day off is watch more!

CrabRevolution · 06-01-2014 4:21pm

I dont care if people like sport or not-their loss/gain. But can we retire the phrase "22/30 men kicking a bag of air around a pitch" and any variants?

You can simplify absolutely everything to that level; "music is some device vibrating to make sound waves", "books are just paper with ink soaked into them", "films are a series of pictures shown quickly", "acting is just saying words and doing things" etc.

Simplifying something into a crude description isnt a valid criticism or reason to dislike it.

35cent · 06-01-2014 4:31pm

I mainly watch motorsport (particularly F1) and I watch football as well. It doesn't bother me if someone doesn't like watching sports but I don't like it when people who don't watch sports assume you're a "meathead" just because you do or belittle it by saying "it's just cars going in a circle" or "it's just 22 men kicking a ball in a field".

Ray Palmer · 06-01-2014 4:33pm

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I doubt there's more than a handful of people, when push comes to shove, who don't enjoy say a World Cup penalty shootout or an Irish gold medal at the olympics.
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So wrong on this. I couldn't be bothered in the slightest neither would many of my friends. Wouldn't look up from reading the ingredient of a packet of crisps for any sporting crunch moment. The same way I wouldn't be bothered by what is happening in Strictly Come Dancing or X Factor in a final.

The fascination of sports from obese people wearing a sports top too small for them amazes me. I don't see how they are bothered by sport if they can't be bothered wanting to see their feet. The endless boring chat is just an extra irritant on top of the many concessions that I have to make for sporting events. Fantasy football is one of the most annoying conversations to hear.

mickydoomsux · 06-01-2014 5:51pm

Arrow. wrote: »

Why would a player want to 'poach' talent?

Money.

They still have bills to pay when their careers are over.

gobnaitolunacy · 06-01-2014 5:59pm

Find it irritating esp. Newstalk radio in the mornings, why they have to harp on endlessly about sport when they have a show dedicated to it I can switch off. Couldn't care less about the goal that Macaroni scored or how Liverpool United are doing.

mickydoomsux · 06-01-2014 6:06pm

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Find it irritating esp. Newstalk radio in the mornings, why they have to harp on endlessly about sport when they have a show dedicated to it I can switch off. Couldn't care less about the goal that Macaroni scored or how Liverpool United are doing.

Exactly. The fact that both Radio 1 and Newstalk both have a nightly show about sports is laughable. And it shouldn't be tagged on the end of every news bulletin.

The news is for real-world things, not how good a man did at a game. If i want to see who won the match last night i'll check the net or turn on Sky Sports News.

jonnny68 · 06-01-2014 6:27pm

I'd watch football 24/7 if I could, like most sports favourites would be.

Football
Darts
Boxing
GAA
Snooker
F1
Athletics

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 6:29pm

Arrow. wrote: »

I think the point made was obvious:

Sports covers and garners a huge range of interest. There are hundreds of sports.

To say you don't like any sports is like saying you don't like any types of films at all.

And that is bit odd in my opinion, regardless of what other interests you may have.

Terrible example. :P

You've picked shopping as a past time and then compared it to one game you don't seem to like.

How many forms of shopping is there compared to the number of sports there are?

As I've said, there are tons of sports out there. Maybe some people just haven't found the right one.

If you're not willing to try something, you won't know if you like it.

I abhor watching golf. Always have. I like to play it though.

Metal in this example = rugby say, not music. So another bad example.

We're onto conspiracy theories now...

They set up academies to give kids the chance that they had to make it to the very top because they may not otherwise have the opportunity in today's game.

Why would a player want to 'poach' talent? Poaching is the wrong word here also because it's not really poaching if they've no facilities or clubs in which they're affiliated.

You can use Google there to see the good a lot of footballers have done for various charities, but it appears you've more interest in belittling a sport you don't like as opposed to providing any actual facts or evidence to support your argument.

Finally, someone gets it!

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 6:30pm

leggo wrote: »

There's an awful lot of spite from people who don't watch sports towards people that do. I wonder where that comes from...

Indeed... ;-)

rawn · 06-01-2014 6:33pm

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.

:-)

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 6:45pm

rawn wrote: »

I like board games, especially chess. I've played D and D. See the difference between me and an anti sports person? Can you actually get my point?

CrabRevolution · 06-01-2014 6:49pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Exactly. The fact that both Radio 1 and Newstalk both have a nightly show about sports is laughable. And it shouldn't be tagged on the end of every news bulletin.

The news is for real-world things, not how good a man did at a game. If i want to see who won the match last night i'll check the net or turn on Sky Sports News.

Yeah, if only there was some way they could say the real world news, and (this is the really smart bit) afterwards give a synopsis of recent or upcoming sporting events. Similar to the way every single radio and television station has done for at least as long as I have been alive.

That way everyone is happy, those that want to hear the news hear it, and those who want to hear the sport hear it. Its even better for the many many people who want to hear both.

mickydoomsux · 06-01-2014 7:21pm

CrabRevolution wrote: »

Yeah, if only there was some way they could say the real world news, and (this is the really smart bit) afterwards give a synopsis of recent or upcoming sporting events. Similar to the way every single radio and television station has done for at least as long as I have been alive.

That way everyone is happy, those that want to hear the news hear it, and those who want to hear the sport hear it. Its even better for the many many people who want to hear both.

The way i see it is that i have to listen to irrelevant nonsense about Rugby or some ****e when i want to hear about what going on in the real world.

Saturday and Sunday afternoons to early evenings are utterly unlistenable to someone who doesn't care about mans chasing balls and the pointless in-depth analysis of this.

Sports are shoved down your throat in this country.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 7:27pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

The way i see it is that i have to listen to irrelevant nonsense about Rugby or some ****e when i want to hear about what going on in the real world.

Saturday and Sunday afternoons to early evenings are utterly unlistenable to someone who doesn't care about mans chasing balls and the pointless in-depth analysis of this.

Sports are shoved down your throat in this country.

What would you say to a person who says the following:

"In general, say, 90% of the the radio is utterly unlistenable to someone who doesn't care about news, politics, and the pre recorded sounds of men strumming instruments and projecting rhyming sentences with their mouths... these things are shoved down your throat on the radio..."

I know what I would say...

CrabRevolution · 06-01-2014 7:32pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

The way i see it is that i have to listen to irrelevant nonsense about Rugby or some ****e when i want to hear about what going on in the real world.

Saturday and Sunday afternoons to early evenings are utterly unlistenable to someone who doesn't care about mans chasing balls and the pointless in-depth analysis of this.

Sports are shoved down your throat in this country.

Must be awful being unable to change the station or view other webpages. You should invest in a new television/radio or at least look at the thousands of sites on the internet where you can hear about "the real world".

I'd regard the popularity of sport in Ireland to be an overwhelmingly positive thing aswell.

mickydoomsux · 06-01-2014 7:36pm

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

What would you say to a person who says the following:

"In general, say, 90% of the the radio is utterly unlistenable to someone who doesn't care about news, politics, and the pre recorded sounds of men strumming instruments and projecting rhyming sentences with their mouths... these things are shoved down your throat on the radio..."

I know what I would say...

That's why music only stations and talk only stations exist in other countries like the USA.

In Ireland, every single station has to have sport on it for some reason, it's made to be unavoidable to people who don't care about it.

The same thing applies with TV. There just simply shouldn't be 10 minutes at the end of the main evening news dedicated to sports. It's not news. It's utterly irrelevant in the larger scheme of things.

It isn't an essential part of life or "the community". It's a past-time and that's it. People who say that sport is their life need to take a serious look at themselves.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 7:40pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

That's why music only stations and talk only stations exist in other countries like the USA.

In Ireland, every single station has to have sport on it for some reason, it's made to be unavoidable to people who don't care about it.

The same thing applies with TV. There just simply shouldn't be 10 minutes at the end of the main evening news dedicated to sports. It's not news. It's utterly irrelevant in the larger scheme of things.

It isn't an essential part of life or "the community". It's a past-time and that's it. People who say that sport is their life need to take a serious look at themselves.

But the news is a collection of stories that people care about. That's it. Some like middle east, some like business, some like sport. They are giving people a wide range of new events, or news... Seriously, you have one odd way of viewing the world. Anything you don't like should be banned/ignored. Its childish.

Reekwind · 06-01-2014 7:45pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Exactly. The fact that both Radio 1 and Newstalk both have a nightly show about sports is laughable. And it shouldn't be tagged on the end of every news bulletin.

The news is for real-world things, not how good a man did at a game. If i want to see who won the match last night i'll check the net or turn on Sky Sports News.

Sport has a mass following and it permeates almost every layer of our society. It is popular and binds people together in a way that no other leisure pursuit remotely approaches. People talk about it on the radio and in the pub because the vast majority of people in this country have an interest in a sport.

So here's the hard truth: sport is of far more importance than whatever non-sporting hobby you in particular care for. Get used to it

mickydoomsux · 06-01-2014 7:47pm

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

Anything you don't like should be banned/ignored. Its childish.

I don't think it should be banned at all. Just do what they do in other countries and separate it from the important stuff

By your logic the news should cover every single past time on every single broadcast.

I can't wait for the train spotting and stamp collecting portions of tomorrows Six One.

looking_around · 06-01-2014 7:50pm

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.

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.

:-)

The only thing they'e 'denying' themselves is the pain of watching people work for living.
Thats all you're doing,watching people do their job, that happens to be competitive.

I don't get watching sports, participating, sure, but watching someone else win/lose.

Don't feel sorry for me, I prefer spending that time, learning, or actually taking part in something competitive.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 8:00pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

I don't think it should be banned at all. Just do what they do in other countries and separate it from the important stuff

By your logic the news should cover every single past time on every single broadcast.

I can't wait for the train spotting and stamp collecting portions of tomorrows Six One.

Nope. I say cover what is popular/significant. This applies to the news. You know this.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 06-01-2014 8:01pm

looking_around wrote: »

The only thing they'e 'denying' themselves is the pain of watching people work for living.
Thats all you're doing,watching people do their job, that happens to be competitive.

I don't get watching sports, participating, sure, but watching someone else win/lose.

Don't feel sorry for me, I prefer spending that time, learning, or actually taking part in something competitive.

I play also. The people I refer to do neither.

So far, about three people have understood my point fully. Well done ah.

looking_around · 06-01-2014 8:09pm

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

I play also. The people I refer to do neither.

So far, about three people have understood my point fully. Well done ah.

I don't play sports. I don't actually do anything competitive (other than trying to get a job,) I dislike competition.
My point was that I can understand people playing, can't get why people watch though.

Cantstandsya · 07-01-2014 3:03am

leggo wrote: »

This comes up a lot and I never understand people's problem with it. It just seems like a stick to beat people who relate to something in a way people don't understand.

When people use the term 'we', it's a way of identifying a closeness they feel with the team and fans of that team. When you look at a particular 'brand', as you call it, over time the players, coaches and personnel change constantly. The only consistent thing about said brand is the fanbase. They are the thing that keeps a brand/team/organisation going, a consistent collective 'being' when even the home base can potentially move these days. So, if anything, fans have more justification to use the term 'we' than anyone else.

It's not because they think they're a member of the team on the pitch.

The same could be said for any brand though. To use an awful analogy, Apple has what can be called "fans". The guys running and working in Apple might change but its fans will remain and, therefore, by the logic above, they are the consistent element to that brand. Go look in the video game section here and you will see "fans" of Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo etc. It seems to be a growing thing but sports brands appear to me to be where it all started.

I don't want to get too far into it, it's just something that I do not understand and that I find it baffling. You will obviously think that there is a difference between supporting Manchester United and supporting Apple or Sony but for many people there is no difference.

--LOS-- · 07-01-2014 5:24am

op I don't understand how you could think nothing can match the intensity of sport, if you're passionate about something, then it's all the same.

the_syco · 07-01-2014 8:46am

An opinion from the "other side", courtesy of 9GAG; http://9gag.com/gag/a9d6M30

osarusan · 07-01-2014 9:36am

--LOS-- wrote: »

op I don't understand how you could think nothing can match the intensity of sport, if you're passionate about something, then it's all the same.

Exactly, but everybody thinks the thing that they're passionate about is better than the things that other people are passionate about. You can hear it all the time:

"Yeah, but it's not the same. Art (or football, or cinema, or gaming, mountain climbing, or music, or a million other things) is different."

Sure, different for you, you love art. For me, my daughter's scribblings look the same as million-dollar modern art pieces.

For me, the 3 rounds of Hagler Hearns are perhaps the most exciting moments in the history of sport, but you might watch it and be bored.

Who cares?

But the posts about football fans being neanderthals and idiots and sports players being overpaid prima donnas poncing around the place are just as ignorant (and far more plentiful) than the posts calling people weird or gay.

sebastianlieken · 07-01-2014 9:47am

I'll play any sport you can think of (and have played most) and I'll have an awesome time.

I hate watching sport on TV. kinda retarded in my opinion, what a snore fest - just go do the sport yourself!

Kintarō Hattori · 07-01-2014 9:59am

I don't like sport and I'm certainly not denying myself anything as a result. You and the vast majority of people seem to enjoy it and that's great but why is it difficult to believe that there are plenty of people who simply have no interest. We're all different and variety is a great thing.
I've never partaken in sport and I don't feel my life is any worse for it. I cook, walk, cycle, watch movies, read, listen to music, play videogames, potter around the house, meet friends for coffee/drink/food etc.

There are plenty of other activities in life.

DeanAustin · 07-01-2014 10:36am

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Why not just use their money to build schools so that even the non-sporty kids could benefit?

Setting up your own academy stinks of poaching talent early to cream a percentage of future agent fees.

Your other point is a bit of a stretch.

God, I'd hate to live in your cynical little world.

mickydoomsux · 07-01-2014 11:03am

DeanAustin wrote: »

God, I'd hate to live in your cynical little world.

You already do.

DeanAustin · 07-01-2014 2:18pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

You already do.

If your world is one where you assume that footballers or other sports stars only do good things in order to benefit themselves then I certainly don't.

MonstaMash · 07-01-2014 2:22pm

Boxing, MMA, Olympic Judo, Moto GP...other than that, couldn't give a toss about sports.

pojfexcsc · 08-01-2014 4:18am

When Tony Watt netted the winner vs Barcelona, I've never felt as naturally high about anything in my life compared to that moment it was otherworldly and it will go down as something I'll remember for the rest of my life.

None of my other interests could match the satisfaction that single moment gave me and I'm sure every sports fan has their moment like that so yeah in a sense I feel sorry for someone who will never have a moment like that of their own.

e_e · 08-01-2014 9:53am

pojfexcsc wrote: »

I feel sorry for someone who will never have a moment like that of their own.

I've felt such highs during scenes from my favorite movies as well as songs from albums I love. This is not something exclusive to sport.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 08-01-2014 10:16am

e_e wrote: »

I've felt such highs during scenes from my favorite movies as well as songs from albums I love.

I've had highs from these too, and books and art. But these are all abstractions. Movies are fairy tales.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 08-01-2014 10:16am

e_e wrote: »

I've felt such highs during scenes from my favorite movies as well as songs from albums I love.

I've had highs from these too, and books and art. But these are all abstractions. Movies are fairy tales.

People who dont like sport

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