NationStates Jolt Archive

I see no sport thread, so i create a sport thread. For discussing all types of sport from decent ones like rugby to crap, copycat ones like Rugby league and American football (j/k).

the only sport i have found that is evenn a romote sembelance of fun is trampolining.

I loves me some fencing and tai-chi and raquetball.

I see no sport thread, so i create a sport thread. For discussing all types of sport from decent ones like rugby to crap, copycat ones like Rugby league and American football (j/k).Well, sometimes when I feel like a sloth from just playing pinball, I get the blood pumping a bit with minesweeper. It requires a bit more agility.

Anybody here a UFC fan?

www.UFC.tv

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the only sport i play for fun is pool, because i'm crap and it's funny and you can drink at the same time. i also do kayaking, but not very often anymore unfortunately. apart from that the only sport im interested in is motorsport, specifically the WRC. oh, and i sometimes watch boxing if it's on when i'm bored and channel surfing.

I loves me some fencing ....

Oh goody! Me too. :D

I wish i had tried fencing actually, it sounds fun. Trouble is i get the feeling that it would be too diciplined for me (like tiquando. That was horrid)

Anybody here a UFC fan?

www.UFC.tv

Not really, I prefer boxing

Not really, I prefer boxing

Boxing's good too. Last fight I watched was the Taylor/Ouma fight on HBO. I used to box a little bit myself, but now I'm a bit out of shape. It was a lot of fun.

Baseball, NCAA Football, Soccer and Golf, things I find amusing.

Boxing's good too. Last fight I watched was the Taylor/Ouma fight on HBO. I used to box a little bit myself, but now I'm a bit out of shape. It was a lot of fun.

Lst one I watched was the kahn fight, but the Williams one before it was good. how Calzaki doing on your side of the pond?

Anybody here a UFC fan?

www.UFC.tv

starting to get into it more and more


Nothing tops hockey tho...

Ewwwww... sports.. *pukes*

Lst one I watched was the kahn fight, but the Williams one before it was good. how Calzaki doing on your side of the pond?

To be honest I haven't seen him fight yet.

starting to get into it more and more


Nothing tops hockey tho...

I'm a half-ass Devils fan, but I'm more into UFC. Can't wait to see Liddel knock out Tito Ortiz.

The only sports I really watch these days are soccer (when I can find it) and football. As a general rule I'd much rather be playing sports than watching them though.

I'm a half-ass Devils fan, but I'm more into UFC. Can't wait to see Liddel knock out Tito Ortiz.

I'm going to see your boys manhandle my Bruins again tonight

and Ortiz pisses me off for some reason. That should be a great fight

I regularly play hockey (field hockey that is) and badminton. Other sports I like but play rarely are table tennis, football (soccer), snooker/pool. I watch cricket, football and sometimes rugby union on the television.

Tennis all the way!!!!

my favourite sport is Rugby (I still have my nose intact!!!) and would you believe it Northampton Saints are quite good :D

my favourite sport is Rugby (I still have my nose intact!!!) and would you believe it Northampton Saints are quite good :D

Want to watch a real tema mate, get yourself down to welford road!

I'm waiting for day two of the 3rd Test to begin. No sleep for me tonight!

My favourites are cricket, Aussie Rules footy, soccer & motor racing. I don't like tennis or golf.

I'm waiting for day two of the 3rd Test to begin. No sleep for me tonight!

*is depressed*

Is fapping a sport?

I'm waiting for day two of the 3rd Test to begin. No sleep for me tonight!

Ditto. Twas nt gud

Ditto. Twas nt gud

Hopeless, its like watching Newcastle play. Just when you think we're actually doing well, bang! 115-1

My favorite sports to watch, in order, are: Baseball (Mets), Football (Jets), Soccer, Tennis, Hockey, Basketball, Skiing/snowboarding, and Speedskating. I will watch most other sports if nothing else is on, except for golf. My favorite sports to play, in order, are: Baseball, soccer, (street) football, and racquetball. I haven't been able to try as many things as I want though...

I wish i had tried fencing actually, it sounds fun. Trouble is i get the feeling that it would be too diciplined for me (like tiquando. That was horrid)

I hear Tai-kwon-do is a holiday camp next to Kyokushin Karate. That was terrible. *shudder*

The only sport I'm decent at is shuffleboard. (I guess I'm good at chess, too, if that counts as a sport.)

V8 supercars

my favourite sports:

Basketball (european, not american)
Road bycicle (like the Giro or the Tour)
Soccer
Cricket (never played it, but looks fun, although matches are a bit long)
Rugby
Windsurf and sailing (except America's Cup, too many stupid rules and they go far too slow)
Hockey and skating (on ice)
Skiing
Table tennis

sports I really hate or fail totally to understand:

Snowboard
Olympic fencing (looks unreal)
Volleyball
Womens' soccer and basketball (too much violence)
Softball (why mistreat baseball like that?)
Tennis (*hatehatehatehate*)
Waterpolo
Polo

I wish i had tried fencing actually, it sounds fun. Trouble is i get the feeling that it would be too diciplined for me (like tiquando. That was horrid)

Fun? Its the best sport EVER INVENTED!

I just ot my own foil:D

Women's football makes my eyes bleed.


And can someone explain why American Football is called football at all? It's more like rugby, which is properly known as rugby football, but would never be known as football simply because it doesn't involve using the foot the majority of the time.

The only sport I'm decent at is shuffleboard. (I guess I'm good at chess, too, if that counts as a sport.)
No, chess is a game not a sport. This is clearly true, because you need to have some mental ability to play chess.

I play Inline Hockey in winter and cricket in summer. I've been on teams playing soccer, basketball, indoor cricket, indoor soccer and canoe polo in the past.

The only sports I really follow are Rugby, Cricket and Ice Hockey, but there are others that I'll watch if they're on or a particularly good/big game is on.

Cool, a thread where I can really get myself flamed and hated :D

Here goes (football= soccer here):

I detest football, I think it should be banned or at least only televised matches should be allowed. It brings with it a subculture of violence and prejudice where a fan of one team is not safe to walk in the city of another team while displaying their allegiance. Children in school often have to lie about which team they support to avoid being bullied. The number of lives lost in the name of football is totally unacceptable. Players get an obscene ammount of money, and whats this of being able to buy and sell players of foreign nationality? Surely that defeats the point of having a national team when half the players on said team have been bought or loaned from other countries?. The whole thing is a shame, causes far too much trouble AND its boring to watch. Personally I can think of far more fun things to do than watch 22 scantily clad grown men kick a bag of air around a patch of grass (or mud) for 90 mins while a hundred thousand odd fans get themselves worked up enough to take part in a riot.

Yes yes, I know the riots are often caused by a minority but it rarely ends in a minority rioting, thus I say that fans are unable to maintain their self control after a watching a match.

Football long ago ceased to be "The Beautiful Game", it's an ugly, comercialised pantomime.

Oh and just to support the thread:

Sports I do like:

Motorcycling - favourite
Tennis - second favourite
Table Tennis
Badminton
Rock Climbing
Martial arts ( but not boxing)
Canoeing
Sailing
General Motorsports (drag racing is a bit boring though even though the cars themselves are impressive)
AIR RACE!!!!!

Football long ago ceased to be "The Beautiful Game", it's an ugly, comercialised pantomime.

Like most sports that get broadcasted on TV, you know.
Also rioting is very important. Look at what happens in Siena AFTER the race. Some years ago the Contrada dell'Istrice was banned for 2 years because of rioting.

and whats this of being able to buy and sell players of foreign nationality? Surely that defeats the point of having a national team when half the players on said team have been bought or loaned from other countries?
Eh? What are you on about, man? National teams are made up of players from one country - you can't loan or buy in players of other nationalities.

If you mean clubs, you have a (crap) point. Clubs have no responsibility to the FA of the country they play in to ensure they have a certain number of 'native' players. Clubs are (mostly) privately owned businesses, and it is a fundamental principle of the economics that most countries are based on that there should be free movement of labour.

Hopeless, its like watching Newcastle play. Just when you think we're actually doing well, bang! 115-1

Yep, still theres 3 days to go... Can somone explain why Jones was picked?

rugby broadcast and you get no rioting there, or at any other sport actually.

No, chess is a game not a sport. This is clearly true, because you need to have some mental ability to play chess.

That's what I thought, but some people told me it was a sport. Thanks.:)

I like the idea of playing most sports, but don't really have anywhere to do so. I suppose I could join a gym, but the idea of paying to exercise is odd.

And can someone explain why American Football is called football at all? It's more like rugby, which is properly known as rugby football, but would never be known as football simply because it doesn't involve using the foot the majority of the time.When it was first being played, there was more kicking.

I like the idea of playing most sports, but don't really have anywhere to do so. I suppose I could join a gym, but the idea of paying to exercise is odd.

When it was first being played, there was more kicking.

Ah, that makes more sense, now if someone would explain why you need padding.

Track and Field all the way, it is the greatest sport ever!

Ah, that makes more sense, now if someone would explain why you need padding.

Seconded.

Right, here goes....

Cricket: Could we not just give up playing Australia, and spend our winter beating Zimbabwe?

Union: I give up.

Football: Top of the league!!!! Extremely happy Manc enjoying being top for the last few weeks.

Even better, the scousers are currently in a mediocre league position, and won't progress in the Champions League!!!

Track and Field all the way, it is the greatest sport ever!

Been there, done that, competed at national level.

Ah, that makes more sense, now if someone would explain why you need padding.Because the tackling from a 300 lb. linebacker would hurt more than being tackled by a skinny rugby player.

Right, here goes....

Cricket: Could we not just give up playing Australia, and spend our winter beating Zimbabwe?

Union: I give up.

Football: Top of the league!!!! Extremely happy Manc enjoying being top for the last few weeks.

Even better, the scousers are currently in a mediocre league position, and won't progress in the Champions League!!!

if you did that all the other Nations will say you are scared

if you did that all the other Nations will say you are scared

I don't give a flying, be-spectacled fuck. If Australian pitches were not rendered condusive to one of Warne, McGrath and Ponting, and were a tad more mutually compliant, and if the general constituents of bowling; swing and sweam, were if any use, then playing in Australia would be of more merit.

I don't give a flying, be-spectacled fuck. If Australian pitches were not rendered condusive to one of Warne, McGrath and Ponting, and were a tad more mutually compliant, and if the general constituents of bowling; swing and sweam, were if any use, then playing in Australia would be of more merit.

so far you lot are the only ones going on about it
then i don't care much about it, i just hear people go on about

so far you lot are the only ones going on about it
then i do care much about it, i just hear people go on about

Couldn't understand the latter point, however every sub-continental side complains about Aussie pitches, whilst the racism endemic to the crowds is frankly deplorable.

Because the tackling from a 300 lb. linebacker would hurt more than being tackled by a skinny rugby player.

Considering I know of no skinny rugby players, I find that very unlikely.

Couldn't understand the latter point, however every sub-continental side complains about Aussie pitches, whilst the racism endemic to the crowds is frankly deplorable.

just jolt beening a pain for me
it's i don't care much