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For me, its an American classic.

I like another American Classic. That classic is Football.

Rugby, American Football, Wrestling, Paintball and Calvinball. :)

Cowboy Action Shooting and Nascar. :D

Bowling is nice but not actually sports.
Archery's also nice but too snob.
For me it's swimming and diving then :D !

Calvinball is good.

Football, the American kind not soccer

It's the most tactical game I have ever seen.

National. Football. League.

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Tetherball

Australian rules football especially when the Hawthorn hawks are playing :).

Hockey is a classic, has great contact, lots of on-the-fly tactics, passion, grit, and is definitely the MOST fun to play.

Hockey Rules

You poor, poor souls. Have u never experienced the thing that is rowing. "Atheletes Row, everyone else is just playing games."

My favourite sport is Rugby. American football comes in a close second due to the similarities between the two.

Rugby. All else pales into insignificance. As to that blasphemous comment, Gooooold, I laugh at you. There are very few similarities between RU and NFL. RU games are faster, harder, and far more fun to play. The average RU team is a far greater bunch of athletes than any NFL team, as evidenced by the utter trouncing of the Americans at both American Football and Rugby when playing against real sportsmen, rugby players.

But then, I'm not at all biased.

Fooball is going to win...both of them

... simply the most popular sports in the World.

Fooball is going to win...both of them

... simply the most popular sports in the World.

I'll just clarify, you meant real football right? Not the American stuff.

archery! then probably fencing track and canoeing. but archery is best!

Once agian rowing, rugby's better than American football but it is nothing compared to rowing. For one thing rowing is so much more physically demanding, its ike the 5th toughest sport in thw world, rugby and soccer is way down in the 90ties.Sorry if i seem 2 be picking on rugby, its just cause in my school rugby players get all the glory, rowers do all the work

Hockey is a classic, has great contact, lots of on-the-fly tactics, passion, grit, and is definitely the MOST fun to play.

Hockey Rules

Testify!

I played hockey for 8 years. It owned.

Too bad Gary Bettman is such a schmuck, I wanted to see the Red Wings whoop some more ass this year.

:upyours: <---This one's for you Bettman!

I'll just clarify, you meant real football right? Not the American stuff.
read between the lines ;)

but yes you are rite.

My favorite sport is something MOST people wouldnt consider a sport at all. DCI (Drum Corps International)

i like football because of the simplicity. jumpers for goalpost etc. its a game that can really bring people together, easily. as a professional sport its ridiculous though. my favourite other sports are rugby and cricket.

Pro Wrestling! ;)

woo, that was my 200th post. its only taken me 1.5 years or so.

No DCI fans?

:) cricket.
or croquet
then again the eaton wall game is pretty good

Once agian rowing, rugby's better than American football but it is nothing compared to rowing. For one thing rowing is so much more physically demanding, its ike the 5th toughest sport in thw world, rugby and soccer is way down in the 90ties.Sorry if i seem 2 be picking on rugby, its just cause in my school rugby players get all the glory, rowers do all the work

That's probably because the guys in the other boat aren't trying to whack you with boat paddles. :)

Baseball was my first love as a kid, but hockey has quickly become my current favorite. To me it has it all.
Physicality: Nothing like a hard body check against the boards
Finesse: The beauty of a "one-timer"
Athletisism: Ever tried to make a kick save?
Sheer Brutality: Let's drop the gloves, chucklehead!
Character: Most hockey players are great guys, even the minor league players. My son has a birthday this weekend (he's gonna be 6) and half of the local minor league team is going to be at his party. Ask anyone who has interviewed hockey players and they'll tell you they're the most down to earth guys in sports.

actually i like hockey, but not the sort of hockey that i think is being refered to on this thread, i.e. ice. i like...grass (?) hockey. my sixth forms got an astro turf pitch, and i always used to play hockey during games, it was great.

Volleyball

I like auto racing. All kinds.

Being from New Zealand it should be fairly obvious.

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Oh and ofc, Backyard cricket. (http://www.civil.usyd.edu.au/people/wilko/backyard_cricket.htm)

Australian Rules Football. Then soccer. Science, too, but not many people consider science a sport.

I'm crazy for soccer, Calvinball, and Hatchetball, a game that me and my friend thought up involving a hatchet, a soccer ball, and a slanted garage roof.

Does foosball count as a sport?

My all time favourite is Auto-Racing, of all kinds, but particularily Rally-Raid, F1 and Ice Racing. Its in my blood, going all the way back to my great grandpa (around 1905)

Of the ones named on your list though, Hockey is my favourite. Speed, Power, Precision, Strategy and a Good Clean Check.

Winter biathlon

Winter biathlon

do they ever have swimming in the winter olympics? that'd be funny

i like bowling (not lawn bowling).

Football (the proper kind).

IMO, no other game requires such a mixture of skill, sublety and strategy. To that person who said that football was like the 90th easiest sport to play, you are just plain wrong. It's the most popular sport for a reason, and also, it's just so simple to start up a game.

Football (the proper kind).

IMO, no other game requires such a mixture of skill, sublety and strategy. To that person who said that football was like the 90th easiest sport to play, you are just plain wrong. It's the most popular sport for a reason, and also, it's just so simple to start up a game.

I agree that Football requires a great deal of strategy. But, American "Football" is on a whole other level. It's extremely complex in its offensive and defensive schemes.

For me, its an American classic.

Shame on you! You left out Golf! Other than Golf id have to say baseball... : /

I'd have to say track and field is the best sport out there. No other sport can say they have anyone that can run faster or jump higher. Pole vaulting is the best though because thats what I do :P

Fencing and Fives. Damn, I sound really public school now :( . Fencing is great because it demands extreme precision or movement as well as good footwork and tactical thinking...and you get to stab people :D .

I don't understand how American Football can be more popular than Rugby...

Oh well, I voted for Hockey anyway, but then, I'm Canadian, so it's almost obligatory. I suppose one important distinction to make though is if you're looking for the best spectator sport or the funnest sport to play. I think Hockey wins either way, but it could make a difference to some people :D. I like playing cricket, but find it intolerably boring to watch. (Real) Football, on the other hand is actually fun to watch, but I've never really enjoyed playing it much.

i don't do much sports, but i love watching ice hockey, i used to enjoy playing Rugby (was pretty good too), i used to be very good at swimming (swam at county level and did one international gala), i love to kayak (canoe), and used to love archery. i also used to be pretty good at sailing too. sadly i do nothing now :(

I voted cricket, but realise dI should have said "other." Other being netball, since I like to play it and watch it. Cricket and rugby (union thanks very much) are great to watch too.

My favorite sport is... not actually considered a sport... but it should be cause it 's a contact sport... tones muscles...

Anyway, if I am to watch live, hockey is great. I mean... I hate hockey, but if I'm there, I get so into it... I also enjoy Canadian football as a spectator sport...

Hiking, kayaking... those I enjoy

And if ever a man takes me out to WWF wrestling as a date... *shudders* he won't live through the night.

Hockey - Jane Siberry

winter time on the frozen river
sunday afternoon
they're playing hockey on the river
rosy...

he'll have that scara on his chin forever someday his girlfriend will say hey where...
he might look out the window... or not
you skate as fast as you can 'til you hit the snowbank (that's how you stop)
you use you rubber boots for goal posts
ah... walkin' home

don't let those sunday afternoons
get away get away get away get away
break away break away break away break away

this stick was signed by jean belliveau so don't f*cking tell me where to f*ucking go
on sunday afternoon
someone's dog just took the puck-he buried it in the snow... your turn
they rioted in the streets of montreal when they benched rocket richard it's true

don't let those sunday afternoons
get away get away get away get away
break away break away break away break away

the sun is fading ont he frozen river
the wind is dying down
someone else just got called for dinner
rosy
hmm... sunday afternoon

Rugby, as long as we're referring to Union rather than League. I've also found myself beginning to like American football as well, although I wish there weren't as many breaks in play.

I like football, of the soccer variety.

Women's Beach volleyball.
I really admire the athleticism and skill of the competitors.
Honestly.
Just don't ask me to stand during a game.

I really like water-based sports, but only cause they're the ones I compete in.
Rowing, outrigger canoeing (waka ama), dragonboating (just won 5 races today!). That's competing though. I find it boring to watch.
Also Weightlifting and Powerlifting, also because I compete in them (well powerlifting, never competed in weightlifting, but I do enjoy watching it).
I enjoy watching gymnastics, for the incredible skill and agility. Wish I was 1/4 as good.

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I'll admit it... I am an Armchair Adventurer.
:D

F1 all the way.

Although I saw extreme dodgeball on Challenge TV before the race today and damn it's entertaining!

Basketball's pretty cool, though I hardly ever see it. Call it football. By football, I mean what the vast majority of people mean when they say football, and shouldn't have to clarify.

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Rugby Union all the way.

Hockey for sure, with football(world) and Canadian football in a tie for second. NFL is boring as fuck: run, run, pass, repeat. I only watch because I like certain players(Vick, Cullpepper, Farve, Moss, etc.) and watching them play is like seeing god up close.

As a side note: NASCAR IS NOT A SPORT!!!! For christ's sake, if the athlete has no control over the outcome(and it's all about the vehicle in motorsport) than it's not a damn sport. I like F1, but by no means do I consider it a sport. Sure, it's hard on the drivers and all, but really that doesn't make it a sport in my mind and I really don't see how people can call it a sport. Not only that, but Nascar is boring to watch, christ, guys driving in circles for 500 miles, no thank you, i'd think i'd rather recite the Communist Manifesto ten times.

The poll's lacking one very important option: None.

Hockey for sure, with football(world) and Canadian football in a tie for second. NFL is boring as fuck: run, run, pass, repeat. I only watch because I like certain players(Vick, Cullpepper, Farve, Moss, etc.) and watching them play is like seeing god up close.

Then you, sir, know nothing about the sport. You're just a spectator looking for a good time.

As a side note: NASCAR IS NOT A SPORT!!!! For christ's sake, if the athlete has no control over the outcome(and it's all about the vehicle in motorsport) than it's not a damn sport. I like F1, but by no means do I consider it a sport. Sure, it's hard on the drivers and all, but really that doesn't make it a sport in my mind and I really don't see how people can call it a sport. Not only that, but Nascar is boring to watch, christ, guys driving in circles for 500 miles, no thank you, i'd think i'd rather recite the Communist Manifesto ten times.

Oh, really? So, the drivers never bump each other, intimidate other cars in packs, drift, and follow each other? Methinks you need to do a bit more research.

NASCAR definitely is a difficult sport, one which requires precise timing and finesse to achieve victory. It's boring to watch, though.

snowboarding

Then you, sir, know nothing about the sport. You're just a spectator looking for a good time.



Oh, really? So, the drivers never bump each other, intimidate other cars in packs, drift, and follow each other? Methinks you need to do a bit more research.

NASCAR definitely is a difficult sport, one which requires precise timing and finesse to achieve victory. It's boring to watch, though.

Oh really? so, if I have a signifigantly better car than you, I won't win? I suspecet not.

Unless you cheat (like Richard Petty), you can't have a better car. All you can do is tune it differently. This shows that you really know nothing about NASCAR.

Kayaking. Not for any other reason than I do it. And its bloody expensive. plus if its hot out, the girls paddle in swimsuits :D

I like kanirakane, Calvinball, and organics -- er, organism -- er, whatever the name is for that sport in which two people play on organs to see which one can drown out the other.

i'm not one for sports...but i love to watch baseball.

I must say, I've never been to america in my life, but baseball is so similar to rounders, and i love rounders, its the only sport i understand. so for me its baseball. plus my friend who has a holiday home in USA says baseball is the best.

Baseball was my first love as a kid, but hockey has quickly become my current favorite. To me it has it all.
Physicality: Nothing like a hard body check against the boards
Finesse: The beauty of a "one-timer"
Athletisism: Ever tried to make a kick save?
Sheer Brutality: Let's drop the gloves, chucklehead!
Character: Most hockey players are great guys, even the minor league players. My son has a birthday this weekend (he's gonna be 6) and half of the local minor league team is going to be at his party. Ask anyone who has interviewed hockey players and they'll tell you they're the most down to earth guys in sports.

YOu seen Australian Rules Football?
Protection is only used by the injured or small
More Finesse, Speed, Character, Athletism,Physicality
Brawling is not encouraged, but if you are good, you don't need it

I'm now going to bitch about NASCAR:

It is not a sport!!! Well, alright, I suppose, technically, it is. But, unlike the proper motor-sports (I'm talking Le Mans 24 hr or F1) these are a group of over-powered understeer mobiles driving in circles!! CIRCLES!!! At least I can enjoy the spectacle that is an Audi R8 ripping down the de la Sarthe at nigh on 400km/h... but NASCAR... please... and believe me, the drivers don't lose however much you said, 10 kilos or whatever... if they did, then they'd be dead. Believe me.