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What do you think is the best sport of all time? Vote, and share your enthusiasm. Whatever sport that is not represented above, you may write it in.
General_Failure
10-07-2005, 05:44 AM
Where is the online games? q.p
Clicky :3 (http://generalhaberdashery.com/links/boomhs.wmv)
Soccer (or as the rest of the world knows it, football). Unbelievable sport - beautiful to watch, amazing to play and a great mix of tactics and action.
I can be partial to some American Football, rugby and golf though ;)
thomear
10-07-2005, 11:35 AM
Definately hurling. I saw it once on TV, it was bloody brilliant. Think of hockey, on a recangular grass pitch, with soccer goals down each end with posts rising above the net. There's a goalie down each end, and there's no rule limiting the rise of the hockey stick, people flick it up and smash it. Best sport I have ever seen (it's Irish) although I've only seen it once or twice. Highly entertaining
kyaa the catlord
10-07-2005, 12:32 PM
Haaaaaarrrrrr! Hurling is great. :D
(But it isn't like hockey, really, more like Shuffleboard)
I say video golf is teh best.
Scott
10-07-2005, 12:45 PM
Hurling? Curling? Confusion?
Curling = Lame sport involving yelling at a rock
Hurling = Cool Irish sport that I really want to see now
Monkey
10-07-2005, 01:34 PM
Hurling = suicidal sport that is tons of fun to play (trust me) :D
It's for people who think that rugby is a bit too pansy...
kyaa the catlord
10-07-2005, 02:00 PM
Hey, I like yelling at rocks. :D
Balain
10-07-2005, 02:25 PM
Curling = Lame sport involving yelling at a rock
Hurling = Cool Irish sport that I really want to see now
Hey curling is a fine sport. One of the great sports.
Shamu
10-07-2005, 02:46 PM
*Glomps Kobun* Even though you made fun of it, you still added a horse sport! YAY!
Polo is actually very difficult to play, you have to be able to control a 1/2 ton animal at a very fast pace while trying to hit a little ball accross a field...very hard to do. I've played it a couple of times and fell off my polo pony more than I hit the ball :p. (BTW, equestrian sports are the only sports in the world where men and women compete equally. At least at the olympic level.)
If I was going for a sport that everyone else is more familiar with, I'd have to say that American football is my other favorite sport. I love tackle sports, especially if I get to play too :D.
First of all, no video/computer games will be considered to be a proper sport. Not before female mud/jello wrestling or verbal/physical bitchfest is considered to be a sport first. Also, I tried to include more internationally popular sports, hence the inclusion of cricket (I don't get the craze behind it in Commonwealth countries, like India) but not stuff like lacrosse, hurling, curling, etc. Many winter sports have been excluded as well. And though American football and baseball may not be popular outside of the American continents and few Asian countries, I had to include it, because I'm American. AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!
Polo was included so I could get some brownie points from Shamu and all other pony-loving members of this board :D
Trump
10-07-2005, 04:18 PM
OK, here is a sport you REALLY left out. Ultimate frisbee!! Combine aspects of soccer and (american) football and play with a cool flying disk.
The biggest problem with soccer in the US is that it doesn't lend itself well to broadcast. There are few stoppages for commercials (so networks don't like playing it).
Citizen
10-07-2005, 05:03 PM
You forgot lacross. Canada will hate you for leaving out their national sport.
I like baseball and handball. Golf...what a laugh.
You forgot lacross. Canada will hate you for leaving out their national sport.
I like baseball and handball. Golf...what a laugh.
Only in the summer, last time I checked. In my book, lacrosse is not popular enough to be mentioned in the top ten list, nor big enough to be mentioned.
Besides, I'm not afraid of Canada.
Here's a rundown on my favorite sports, favorite professional sports team, and favorite players.
Soccer- Manchester United, Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Baseball- Atlanta Braves, John Smoltz.
Basketball- San Antonio Spurs, tie between Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.
Pretentious
10-07-2005, 06:03 PM
Basketball's the funnest to play, baseball's the only one that's watchable. All other sports can blow me, especially soccer and hockey.
Citizen
10-07-2005, 06:05 PM
Only in the summer, last time I checked. In my book, lacrosse is not popular enough to be mentioned in the top ten list, nor big enough to be mentioned.
With hockey in the winter. Not sure what goes on during spring and fall. They probably combine spring with summer and fall with winter. I'd look it up...but it's Canada-related. Not worth it.
It is a pretty popular sport though. Lot of fun as well.
Pretentious
10-07-2005, 06:21 PM
Lacrosse, in the immortal words of George Carlin, isn't a sport. Lacrosse a ****** college activity.
Donut
10-07-2005, 07:55 PM
Where's the choice for Naked Twister???
That's a sport. And if it isn't recognized yet, it will be. :D
deepbluevibes
10-07-2005, 09:38 PM
tennis, tennis, tennis. no other sport requires as much stamina, determination, hand-eye reflexes, co-ordinated footwork, flexibility in your body, and concentration as it.
you have to have strong legs, strong arms, strong waist, strong back, strong neck, and flexibility in all of those, plus more, plus the ability to do slice shots, backspin, topspin, lobs, smashes, dropshots, speciality shots, jump-steps, the over 15 different types of serves, and volleys just to name some stuff, to even be able to get a *decent* game going.
in any other sport, the most knowledge you need to get a basic game going (with the exception of MAYBE hockey and golf) is just that you have a ball and you need it to get into a goal or area of some kind by beating the shit out of it as hard as you can or throwing it in there as hard as you can. tennis is a technique sport, not power, which is why it's so unique and why it fucking kicks ass.
plus, it's just damn cool to do a slice serve and see the ball LITERALLY curve through the air, much more violently than any other sport (except maybe ja'ali) and not to mention, the insanely fast flat serves, and drop shots are always awesome to see. the game just ragh owns
If you didn't notice, there's no water-related sport up there. A big reason would be because I can't swim.
If we're doing favourite sportsmen...
Football - Eric Cantona
NFL - John Elway :D
Shamu
10-08-2005, 01:21 AM
tennis, tennis, tennis. no other sport requires as much stamina, determination, hand-eye reflexes, co-ordinated footwork, flexibility in your body, and concentration as it.
Eh hem...one word for ya...POLO! :D
Tennis isn't the only sport like that, although I do like to play it.
Dresh
10-08-2005, 01:30 AM
It's all about da baseball foo'. Pretty much the only sport I can stand watching, and playing it is pretty fun as well... though I haven't actually done that in ages. I bet I suck now. =(
The best sport is a sport Ive seen once, I dont even know what its called.
Its played in Thailand by really nimble guys who kick a ball over a volleyball size net... Basically volleyball with your feet. The reason its so go is the players are freaks and smash the ball while doing flips. The potential for neck breakage is huge. Coolest ever.
I voted rugby thou cause atleast I can watch the international games without getting bored, unlike every other sport on TV here.
deepbluevibes
10-08-2005, 03:50 AM
Eh hem...one word for ya...POLO! :D
Tennis isn't the only sport like that, although I do like to play it.
how? 0_o i dont get it
Arkan
10-08-2005, 03:52 AM
Best sport ever is BLURNSBALL. Go watch futurerama.
No fictional sports either! As if there weren't enough sports to start with.
Shamu
10-08-2005, 04:23 AM
how? 0_o i dont get it
Well, have you ever ridden a horse? Have you ever ridden a horse at 20-25 mph? Have you ever ridden a horse while holding on to a mallet and trying to hit a small wooden ball at 20-25 mph while trying to avoid being hit yourself by other mallets on a horse?
You have to have extremely good balance and control of your body and you have to have good hand-eye coordination. Just like Tennis, you have to be able to stratagize your moves and your hits. But you have to do this while trying to control a half ton animal....Now do you see my point? I'll give you the footwork for tennis, but it's a breeze compared to being able to sit on a horse. I know, I've played both :p
Stephy
10-08-2005, 04:31 AM
I kind of like football a little. I would have to say I like the team The Philadelphia Eagles!
I don't like baseball, but any team that is playing against my dad's team, I tend to cheer on, hoping his team loses. He even has this fantasy baseball team set up on the internet too... I think he may be obsessive with baseball.
I kind of like football a little. I would have to say I like the team The Philadelphia Eagles!
I don't like baseball, but any team that is playing against my dad's team, I tend to cheer on, hoping his team loses. He even has this fantasy baseball team set up on the internet too... I think he may be obsessive with baseball.
Playing fantasy baseball is not necessarily an indicator of obsessiveness. Some people actually put in money, and make/lose money through fantasy sports. Now that's obsessive.
I play fantasy baseball/basketball, and it's more playing for fun and keep tracking of my favorite players.
Oh, and you got a frown from me for being an Eagles fan. I'm still not over Falcons meltdown.
Stephy
10-08-2005, 04:42 AM
Playing fantasy baseball is not necessarily an indicator of obsessiveness. Some people actually put in money, and make/lose money through fantasy sports. Now that's obsessive.
Oh, and you got a frown from me for being an Eagles fan. I'm still not over Falcons meltdown.
My dad does actually put money in it. I should have mentioned that. He did win some money already. See. Obsessive. ;)
Hey Eagles rock! Donovan Mcnabb, is pretty awesome. You have to admit it. All the players are pretty good actually.
My dad does actually put money in it. I should have mentioned that. He did win some money already. See. Obsessive. ;)
Hey Eagles rock! Donovan Mcnabb, is pretty awesome. You have to admit it. All the players are pretty good actually.
In my book, Michael Vick is the best QB ever. Go A-Town!
Shamu
10-08-2005, 04:45 AM
Brett Favre!! One of the hotest QB's in the NFL and I love the Packers...
GO GREENBAY!!!
Stephy
10-08-2005, 04:48 AM
In my book, Michael Vick is the best QB ever. Go A-Town!
Michael Vick, for the Atlanta Falcons? Meh, he's okay.... kidding. I think he is pretty good.
Donovon had a lot good going for him. He is a great QB. One of the best, I think. A very important player for the Eagles.
Edit: Gross. Greenbay Packers! :p
Shamu
10-08-2005, 04:50 AM
Edit: Gross. Greenbay Packers! :p
Girl!!!!! Don't you go makin' fun of my boys! :p
Brett Favre!! One of the hotest QB's in the NFL and I love the Packers...
GO GREENBAY!!!
I only remember him for starring in "There's Something About Mary". I have no clue what he has done for his career.
And double-EW for Green Bay!
Shamu
10-08-2005, 04:54 AM
Hey now...you're all gonna make me cry if you don't stop making fun of my team...I've been a Greenbay fan before you two were even stars your mother's eyes...so don't you be ew'ing my team.... :(
*goes off to cry*
Stephy
10-08-2005, 04:56 AM
Hey now...you're all gonna make me cry if you don't stop making fun of my team...I've been a Greenbay fan before you two were even stars your mother's eyes...so don't you be ew'ing my team.... :(
*goes off to cry*
... Don't cry! But Greenbay? I have disliked that team for a long while now.
Alphonse v.2
10-08-2005, 05:02 AM
but not stuff like lacrosse, hurling, curling, etc.
Polo was included so I could get some brownie points from Shamu and all other pony-loving members of this board :D
What the fuck happened to lacrosse, it's like hockey for people who can't ice skate, whats wrong with you.
Shamu
10-08-2005, 05:03 AM
*sticks tongue out at you GB haters*
Brett's NFL bio
At A Glance
The NFL's only three-time MVP (1995-97), ranks in the league’s top three in four major categories: second in touchdowns (376), second in completions (4,306), third in attempts (7,003) and third in yards (49,734)
Stands alone at third on the all-time QB wins list with 135, behind only John Elway (148) and Dan Marino (147). With a 135-70 record, holds the fourth-highest winning percentage (.659) among starters who have begun their careers since the 1970 league merger (min. 100 starts)
Possesses a 38-3 home record including playoffs when the kickoff temperature is 34 or below; owns an impressive 95.0 passer rating in those contests
Has started 205 consecutive games (225 including playoffs), an NFL record for a QB; made his 200th straight start Nov. 29, 2004, in Monday night win over St. Louis, a day proclaimed as “Brett Favre Day” in Wisconsin by Governor Jim Doyle
First NFL completion was to
himself, the quarterback snaring his own deflected aerial for minus-7 yards in contest at Tampa Bay Sept. 13, 1992
And....The Vince Lombardi Super Bowl Trophy was named in honor of the former Green Bay Packers Coach / General Manager in 1971
Stephy
10-08-2005, 05:07 AM
It's about 1:05 a.m here, so I am a bit tired, but tomorrow, I am so going on a long rant about the Eagles. :D
Hey now...you're all gonna make me cry if you don't stop making fun of my team...I've been a Greenbay fan before you two were even stars your mother's eyes...so don't you be ew'ing my team.... :(
*goes off to cry*
Shamu, unless you were a Green Bay fan since you were a fetus, that won't be possible... I'm 22 btw.
And I was just jonsing on you. I don't really care for Green Bay....
No really, I'm not that big of a football fan.
[EDIT] Personally, Id rather see Atlanta Braves win the World Series than the Falcons winning the Superbowl. I don't even hope of Hawks making the playoffs, because I'm a pragmatic person.
Oh, and I'm gonna stop GB bashing, as GB fans are pretty obsessive. :p
What the fuck happened to lacrosse, it's like hockey for people who can't ice skate, whats wrong with you.
It happens to be a poll based on personal merits, so if you don't like it, go make your own. I won't tolerate bad language though. Lacrosse has been getting bigger only within the past decade or so anyway.
Shamu
10-08-2005, 05:18 AM
Shamu, unless you were a Green Bay fan since you were a fetus, that won't be possible... I'm 22 btw.
And I was just jonsing on you. I don't really care for Green Bay....
No really, I'm not that big of a football fan.
[EDIT] Personally, Id rather see Atlanta Braves win the World Series than the Falcons winning the Superbowl. I don't even hope of Hawks making the playoffs, because I'm a pragmatic person.
Oh, and I'm gonna stop GB bashing, as GB fans are pretty obsessive. :p
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Nah, I'm just giving you guys crap too. You have to be pretty tuff to be a Green Bay fan anyways (be careful though, we do bite hard):p.
Oh and I'm 5 years older than you, so no, I would have been a GB fan a while before you were born, and I was, because the men in my family LOVE football :D.
I once saw the Braves play my team in St Louis (yes I'm an avid Cardinals fan, but I haven't been keeping up with them this year :(), but the Cards were losing, so I didn't pay much attention to the game, that and my high school boyfriend was with me and we had just started going out, so yeah...
I once saw the Braves play my team in St Louis (yes I'm an avid Cardinals fan, but I haven't been keeping up with them this year :(), but the Cards were losing, so I didn't pay much attention to the game, that and my high school boyfriend was with me and we had just started going out, so yeah...
Braves is one of the best sports team in America. 10+ years of division championship is not a laughing matter. I just hope Braves beat Astros, then Cards:p, and win it all this year. They deserve it.
When I go to the ballpark, I'm just busy getting hammered. Whenever the home team scores, it's like YAY! and back to chugging... :D Nine innings of drinking indeed, though they stop selling after the seventh.
Pretentious
10-08-2005, 06:23 AM
That'll never happen. The Braves are the Philadelphia Eagles of the MLB. Only not quite as lame. They'll always choke.
Dead Sexy Vocab
10-08-2005, 07:33 AM
The fuckin' idiot who made this Thread should die.
HE/SHE FORGOT VOLLEYBALL, THAT WHORE!! :mad:
The fuckin' idiot who made this Thread should die.
HE/SHE FORGOT VOLLEYBALL, THAT WHORE!! :mad:
You are talking to me? I've stated that this is based on my personal preferences.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU FEEL YOUR FAVORITE SPORT HAS BEEN LEFT OUT, THEN EXPLAIN WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT AND WHY, INSTEAD OF CALLING NAMES AND BEING PISSED ABOUT IT. I JUST WANTED TO CREATE A THREAD WHERE PEOPLE WOULD TALK ABOUT SPORTS. I TRIED TO INCLUDE AS MANY SPORTS AS POSSIBLE, BUT IF YOU EVER CREATED A POLL IN THIS BOARD, THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THERE'S ONLY 10 CHOICES ON THE BALLOT. THAT'S RIGHT, TEN. T-E-N. I MAY HAVE LEFT OUT SOME OTHER SPORTS, EITHER THEY SLIPPED MY MIND, I DO NOT LIKE THOSE SPORTS, OR NEVER HEARD ABOUT THEM. THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU A REASON TO BE PISSED.
THERE IS NO REASON TO GET ANGRY OVER SOMETHING AS MUNDANE AS A 'FAVORITE SPORTS POLL' EITHER, SO PLEASE, GO AWAY AND VENT OUT YOUR FRUSTRATION IN A MORE CONTRUCTIVE MANNER.
Sorry to raise my voice, but honestly, if you don't like it, say so, take a chill pill, and go away.
That'll never happen. The Braves are the Philadelphia Eagles of the MLB. Only not quite as lame. They'll always choke.
Well, Braves did win the World Series back in '95. The way I see it, Braves always had All-Stars, but they never had superstars. Someone that can just take their teammates on their backs and ride it out. And by that, I don't mean the pitchers, but the hitters. Braves had so many Hall of Fame quality pitchers in the past, and many pitchers seem to have their best seasons at Turner Field.
This year, I was not sure if they were going to make the playoffs period, due to many changes in the roster. They had to play so many rookies due to injuries and slumps, yet they managed to win the division again. Not to mention the fabulous game by John Smoltz against Roger Clemens the other day. This year, I'd love to see Braves win it all in a ten-year anniversary of their last World Series victory, or have the White Sox get over the whole Black Sox dealie and win one for the New Millenium.
If you've been a Braves fan for 10+ years, them choking in the playoffs is almost expected. I hope that they could turn the trend around. And they at least made the playoffs, not like the Phillies or the Nationals.
deepbluevibes
10-08-2005, 09:00 AM
Well, have you ever ridden a horse? Have you ever ridden a horse at 20-25 mph? Have you ever ridden a horse while holding on to a mallet and trying to hit a small wooden ball at 20-25 mph while trying to avoid being hit yourself by other mallets on a horse?
You have to have extremely good balance and control of your body and you have to have good hand-eye coordination. Just like Tennis, you have to be able to stratagize your moves and your hits. But you have to do this while trying to control a half ton animal....Now do you see my point? I'll give you the footwork for tennis, but it's a breeze compared to being able to sit on a horse. I know, I've played both :p
except... you are not the horse. so there is that level of luck/randomness in it. the other reason i like tennis is that if you lose, it is 100% your fault. not your teams, not your equipment, not your horse, not anything.
and im not counting doubles
cause doubles fucking suck ass
Myrsilus
10-08-2005, 10:31 AM
Sports, huh...?
Not once... Not once have I seen boxing mentioned in this thread. Good lord people, boxing is damn awesome. There can be some truly epic fights in this sport here. And when you get some fit fighters in the ring, blood will be spilt.
Motor racing. Best. Sport. Evah.
Dr. Hobo is my hero
10-08-2005, 01:30 PM
Hmm... I can't decide between basketball and American football. I love both sports, though I may have to go with basketball because I am actually able to play it and play it pretty well. I'm from Chicago and an avid Bears fan, so I just have to say this.... Damn cheese heads!! :p
Shamu
10-08-2005, 02:03 PM
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Da Bears! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Sorry, couldn't contain myself...
DeepBlueVibes, there's something that you learn usually on the first day of a riding lesson, that anything the horse does is your fault (I'm not kidding, this is pounded into equestrian's heads) and for the most part it's true. The horse doesn't choose to be on the polo field. You use your skill as a rider to control as much of the randomness as possible. And Tennis has alot of luck/randomness to it too! Just like all other sports. There's nothing that special about it.
And I argue with you only on the basis that I've actually played BOTH sports.
I love playing both of them (even though I end up on my ass more than anything in polo :p ).
I agree with you about the doubles thing, it does suck.
Not once... Not once have I seen boxing mentioned in this thread. Good lord people, boxing is damn awesome. There can be some truly epic fights in this sport here. And when you get some fit fighters in the ring, blood will be spilt.
Perhaps I should've put boxing in there instead of cricket... I just assumed there'd be more enthusiastic fans of the sport on this board. Boxing is an ancient sport after all. But the popularity is dwindling, and is one sport where people end up dying quite often. Not too crazy about it.
Motor racing. Best. Sport. Evah.
I hope you were being sarcastic about it. Racing is not really a sport, whatever people say about it.
Hmm... I can't decide between basketball and American football. I love both sports, though I may have to go with basketball because I am actually able to play it and play it pretty well. I'm from Chicago and an avid Bears fan, so I just have to say this.... Damn cheese heads!!
If you are from Chicago, stick with either Bulls/Cubs/White Sox than the Bears. That way, you are less likely to be a depressed, alcoholic sports junkie :P
Myrsilus
10-08-2005, 11:06 PM
Not sure where you live, but boxing is big where I live. Everyone goes to see the fights and nearly everyone that is a die-hard fan bets money on these fights. It's not a dwindling sport as far as I'm concerned.
The deaths are sad, of course, but that is always a risk in full-contact sports. Even more so in combat sports. The career of a fighter is always a risky one, and I believe they understand this most of the time. I guess I can understand why you would not be too crazy about it, but for me, a martial artist, it's great.
Interesting thing to note... I actually like watching boxing more than K1 or UFC fights.
Not sure where you live, but boxing is big where I live. Everyone goes to see the fights and nearly everyone that is a die-hard fan bets money on these fights. It's not a dwindling sport as far as I'm concerned.
The deaths are sad, of course, but that is always a risk in full-contact sports. Even more so in combat sports. The career of a fighter is always a risky one, and I believe they understand this most of the time. I guess I can understand why you would not be too crazy about it, but for me, a martial artist, it's great.
Interesting thing to note... I actually like watching boxing more than K1 or UFC fights.
Boxing IS dwindling, at least from the cultural perspective. Nothing can match the international attention boxers received in the past decades, from Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rumble in the Jungle, Leon Spinks, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, and even Mike Tyson. Seems like boxing has lost much interests after Tyson's career went down.
Boxing is destructive in a way that you bring up physically competitive young men, train them day and night to go out and have a brutal match that will live their body susceptible to more rapid aging than any other sports. And I would rather call boxing a combat sport than martial art.
Frankey-eh
10-08-2005, 11:23 PM
soccer. ^_^
I guess it began when I got an ex-pro-soccer player as my third grade teacher.
Myrsilus
10-08-2005, 11:27 PM
I didn't call it a martial art. I said I was a martial artist. It's alright for a martial artist to enjoy combat sports. I could talk about the differences all day, but I won't. And it's not like they are forced to become boxers. They want to do what it takes to last in the ring, so it's their choice.
I guess boxing is not as popular as it was in the past decades, but it certaintly is not unpopular. There are plenty of great fighters alive and fighting right now so there is always something interesting to see.
I agree on the boxing popularity dropping after Tyson's career flop.
I didn't call it a martial art. I said I was a martial artist. It's alright for a martial artist to enjoy combat sports. I could talk about the differences all day, but I won't. And it's not like they are forced to become boxers. They want to do what it takes to last in the ring, so it's their choice.
I guess boxing is not as popular as it was in the past decades, but it certaintly is not unpopular. There are plenty of great fighters alive and fighting right now so there is always something interesting to see.
I agree on the boxing popularity dropping after Tyson's career flop.
I don't have problem with people enjoying boxing. I'm a fan of martial arts as well, but fighting in an enclosed ring until your opponent is no longer able to fight goes against my theory of practicing martial arts. But it's their choice, they do get paid for their efforts, so that's that.
Boxing was huge, especially during the earlier part of the 20th century, when people flocked around the radios to listen to boxing matches, everyone talked about the fight, and there was a rivalry between Germany and America at the match between Mach Schmeling and Joe Louis. It was more than just a boxing match.
Poularity of boxing is debatable. Many people I know choose to watch other sports events other than boxing, nor are they interested in boxing period. The circus of Mike Tyson and Don King was something else though.
Myrsilus
10-08-2005, 11:42 PM
I hate Don King... I was fascinated with Tyson before for his amazing power, but then he went and screwed up... That Holyfield fight was something else.
And once again, I do not consider boxing a martial art. I would hope no one really considers it one, especially since the term pretty much states that it has to be applicable in warfare. Boxing would be more at home on the ring or on the streets, if necessary. Kind of like TKD, only with emphasis on fists.
Fellow soccer fans- which European professional soccer league do you prefer, the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Liga, or the Dutch Eredivisie?
Seria A used to be the popular league was the most exciting one to watch during the 90's, but now I just keep my focus on Premier League, it is arguably the best soccer league in the world.
thomear
10-09-2005, 09:01 AM
australian football > american football
meh at baseball, too many pill poppers
love soccer. especially since i went to a chelsea match a couple of years ago when i was in england, went and met the players after the game as well
Fellow soccer fans- which European professional soccer league do you prefer, the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Liga, or the Dutch Eredivisie?
Seria A used to be the popular league was the most exciting one to watch during the 90's, but now I just keep my focus on Premier League, it is arguably the best soccer league in the world.
Premier League for me - I'm a Man Utd fan and have been for about 13 years. I can watch La Liga, especially if Barca are playing but Serie A bores me senseless.
悲しいパンダ
10-09-2005, 01:57 PM
Hmm....(thinking).....anyways. Very little basketball fans. Anyways, I wish I coulda voted twice. Basketball is a sport I grew up loving/playing but I'm also a tennis fan, though I haven't played it in awhile. I'm not much of a fan on sports team, more like a fan of the sport itself. I'd rather play sports than watch it.
Cricket is still has no votes, maybe its cause Australia finally sux at it.. Surely theres a pom on this site who likes cricket.
Shamu
10-09-2005, 04:24 PM
Ok Yogi, I have to ask...what's a pom? Is that someone from the UK? I keep hearing that word, but I'm not exactly sure what it means.
And Jay has been trying to teach me the rules of cricket, since I've always wanted to know how to play cricket and rugby, but I think unless I actually see them played, I'm just not going to get it...I keep trying to compare them to American football and baseball even though I know they're different sports :p!
BTW I really don't understand why the Australians call us poms - they're the ones who were Prisoners of her Majesty :p
Shamu, don't bother with learning cricket. The moment you do, you may get into other British crap, like having teas and scones while slathering them with marmite.... Uggggggh, marmite. Rather, it's your duty as an American to go out and spread the glory of American football! USA! USA!
Steroids has been stigmatizing baseball, but then again, it's hard to see any sport that hasn't had its share of 'doping' controversy. Besides, there are many great players who haven't been juiced yet play spectacular games. Not the Braves today after the 8th inning. Curse you, Astros!
For Australian football vs. American football, I didn't even know Australia had its own football. Ooops.
Stephy
10-10-2005, 12:04 AM
Wah! Eagles lost today.... against the Cowboys (ew!).
Myrsilus
10-10-2005, 12:08 AM
Hell yeah. Go Cowboys. I'm a loyal fan and always will be a loyal fan.
Stephy
10-10-2005, 12:13 AM
Hell yeah. Go Cowboys. I'm a loyal fan and always will be a loyal fan.
I was going to make a comment about the Cowboys, but I'm not going to. I will only look stupid because my team lost against them. :(
Myrsilus
10-10-2005, 12:17 AM
You know best. :D
Although I will say this... I say I am a loyal fan, no matter how much they tend to suck these recent years... Hopefully they'll have another great era.
Don't really care for Cowboys, but am glad that Eagles lost. Falcons played a good game against the Patriots in absence of Vick, though it pisses me when Pats squeak by with their field goals.
Stephy
10-10-2005, 12:33 AM
Don't really care for Cowboys, but am glad that Eagles lost. Falcons played a good game against the Patriots in absence of Vick, though it pisses me when Pats squeak by with their field goals.
Oh please, the Falcons were lucky to even be close to the Pat's today.
They're not even in the same league as far as competition goes. :p
What ever have the Falcons won? Nothing.
Myrsilus
10-10-2005, 12:34 AM
I agree with Shy there.
They did play a good game, though.
akitaka
10-10-2005, 12:48 AM
I can't find fascination in general sports in that they feel super-repetitive.
Sadly, this is how I'm starting to feel with events like K-1 and Pride; it's always muay thai, kick boxing, kyokushinkai karate, vale tudo, brazilian jiu-jitsu, and in some cases, taekwondo. All major sporting styles that are effective, but damn does it get boring to see:
Masato: left hook
Buakaw: wasn't in range for hook, sends left kick
Masato: get kicked and is sent sprawling in the corner
Buakaw: right kick to the ribs
(ROUND END)
(Masato wins by decision)
(Repeat with Albert Krause and any other competitor)
Bah humbag.
Akitaka, don't worry, though I enjoy K-1 and Pride, I don't even count them as sports. Ha!
And for Falcons- yeah, but at least we got the Braves. Who lost today as well. Gah. But personally, I wasn't counting on either team today, for Falcons was without Michael Vick, yet managed to play a close game, and Braves was without its bullpen for the whole series. Yet they managed to play six hours straight.
Mechs
10-10-2005, 02:00 AM
Brett Favre!! One of the hotest QB's in the NFL and I love the Packers...
GO GREENBAY!!!
I know this is really late.....but I think I love you :D. Packers are the shit man. Just wish they would win some games :mad:. I havent checked up on them but that last I heard they hadn't won a game yet. This is a sad year for Green Bay so far. Oh and Football rocks all other sports.....except rugby :D.
Shamu
10-10-2005, 02:55 AM
I know this is really late.....but I think I love you :D. Packers are the shit man. Just wish they would win some games.
Green Bay Packers! FTW! o/\o, They'd better start doing better! :(
At least they've won a Super Bowl, unlike some other teams mentioned in this thread...eh hem...
I also really like the Pittsburg Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys (duh :p). So if any of those teams are doing well, then I'm happy. But I really like it when the Packers are doing good!
In other sports news...So I should forget about learning cricket huh? Then what about rugby? Should I still learn how to play that? :confused:
Green Bay Packers! FTW! o/\o, They'd better start doing better! :(
At least they've won a Super Bowl, unlike some other teams mentioned in this thread...eh hem...
I also really like the Pittsburg Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys (duh :p). So if any of those teams are doing well, then I'm happy. But I really like it when the Packers are doing good!
In other sports news...So I should forget about learning cricket huh? Then what about rugby? Should I still learn how to play that? :confused:
Yeah well, at least Falcons are better off than the Packers :p
Shamu, there's much hotness in a fiesty woman playing rugby than playing cricket. That's all I'm gonna say.
Myrsilus
10-10-2005, 03:00 AM
There's also a lot of fear that wells up in my body to know she wants to play rugby. o.o
You know you scare me, Shamu.
Shamu
10-10-2005, 03:36 AM
Meh, I scare alot of people...it's one of my faults, what can I say ;) ?
LOL, I'm just one of those people that's very physical, so contact sports like football (which I love to play) and rugby appeal to me.
That and there's nothing like laying on the couch on a Sunday afternoon with a big bowl of chili when it's a cold day, snuggling under a blanket and watching football. It's one of my favorite things to do :D. It's even more fun if I've been playing football myself before hand.
And yes Kobun, the Packers are not doing well right now...but I'm still holding on to that bit of hope that they'll do better!
I have not seen anyone mention any track & field type sports.
In just the past race, we had to run in the middle of heavy rain, got dirty like hell, I saw people falling while doing a downhill sprint *ouch*. I saw People who just could not take it anymore and huddle near a tree while throwing up whatever breakfast they had. Hell I have seen people pretty much moaning in pain as they tried to get the energy for the last mile( 2.5 mil run)..... And then there are the people who blast toward the finish after only 12 minutes ( pretty much a 5 min mile, while most people I have seen can barely do 1 ten minute mile).
Then there is poll-vaulting. That sport seems pretty fun, and I would love to try it this indoor season.
Myrsilus
10-10-2005, 03:53 AM
I have more of a respect for track runners than a derived enjoyment in watching them run. These people do amaze me.
Track and Field, I have respect for the sport, it certainly is not an 'everyday' sport, and certainly not something you could get drunk to, unless you were invovled in a drinking game where bets were placed by shots. It is probably more personal than most of the sports listed above, where participants thrive to break their own records. That's not as fun as other sports.
Besides, you guys get a big event every four years.
Nah Cross country is a team thing. So not only are you trying to help yourself, but you try to help your friends. We run together everyday, We do our workouts together, we give each other advice. I know for a fact I would be much worse if it was not for my fellow team members. That is why In many races I see certain schools clumped together. Plus it is an activity where you know your value, and no one can protest it.
Eh. I didn't like the track team kids back in high school, so that may be one thing.
Dr. Hobo is my hero
10-10-2005, 05:34 PM
Shamu it's all good the Pack aren't doing well (and I'm not just saying that as a Bears fan :P) I mean with the NFC north being as week as it is all of us still have a chance to win it. I mean c'mon Detroit is in first place. DETROIT! Yay for the crappiest div in football :D And I can't believe the Eagles got trounced by the Boys. Oh well they still play another game this year. Rivalries are always fun to watch, though being a Donovan McNabb fan I hate when the Eagles lose. And Donovan has to be one of the toughest qb's ever. Shin injury (not sure how bad), bruised chest (took out a tough sob like McNair last year), and a sports hernia and he's still playing? I mean day-um yo. The Mac Qbs are tough as nails.
Stephy
10-10-2005, 05:44 PM
And I can't believe the Eagles got trounced by the Boys. Oh well they still play another game this year. Rivalries are always fun to watch, though being a Donovan McNabb fan I hate when the Eagles lose. And Donovan has to be one of the toughest qb's ever. Shin injury (not sure how bad), bruised chest (took out a tough sob like McNair last year), and a sports hernia and he's still playing? I mean day-um yo. The Mac Qbs are tough as nails.
Yay for Donovon McNabb! I was disappointed in the Eagles yesterday.
Why Eagles? Why did you lose? :(
I am going to take a picture later in the day, with my Eagles Jersey on and put it in the picture thread.
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