[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Most boring sport

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Cindy -- who can't understand why she finds gymnastics so fascinating
> but can't muster the same interest for the bike dudes

Iggy:

Heck, you think all the sports you folks have listed are dull, you forgot
the most boring of ALL!  Professional Chess.


Silly thing is, when you look at all the so-called "sports" out there where
people don't seem to really DO much, or get paid a ton to sit on their
butts, I'm amazed Pro-Wrestling gets as much flack as it does.  Yes, it's
"sports entertainment."  Yes... the outcomes are pre-determined (barring a
major problem or accident, like when you actually SAW Sid Vicious' leg snap
during a match... I've got that on tape somewhere.  *ouch*).  But to call
those guys fake is disrespecting the amount of dedication and work they put
into it... Your average pro-wrestler does more work and gets more of a
workout per year than almost any other athlete in a "real" sport... not to
mention that it's an inherently more dangerous job for a LOT less pay.
(When Brett Hart got a 5 mil contract for 3 years, it was considered a MAJOR
contract... compare that to some athletes in other sports that get $15 mil
or more per year, and then spend most of their time on the benches.)


At the risk of offending some, here's a couple of my personal views:

Golf... not a sport.  (Tiger Woods is a technician, not an athlete.)

NASCAR... not a sport.  (Jeff Gordon is a driver, not an athlete.)

Baseball... a sport.  (Nolan Ryan was an athlete.)

Hockey... a sport.  (Wayne Gretskey was an athlete.)

Darts... not a sport.  (Any game you can play with one hand, while drinking
a pint in the other, isn't a sport.)

Horse Racing... a sport... for the horses only.  (Jockeys are just dead
weight, IMHO.)

Football... a sport.  (Jerry Rice is an athlete.)

Rodeo... a sport... kinda.  (You may disagree, but most of those things
require a lot of durability and ability.)

Billiards... not a sport.  (Minnesota Fats was a practical physicist and
technician, IMHO, not an athlete.)

Basketball... a sport.  (Kareem, Wilt, and yes... even Jordan... are all
athletes.)

Gymnastics... a sport.  (I kinda have to agree with this, since my
step-sister is a professional gymnastics teacher and a gymnast herself, so I
know what they go through.)

Rugby, Soccer, and Swimming... all sports.

Diving, Bike Racing, "X-Games"... borderline.  All require skill... but...


Pro-Wrestling... "sports entertainment"... with real athletes.  (Get in the
ring and do what Goldberg, Undertaker, and Brock Lesnar do a few times a
week and see how long *you* last... *chuckle*)


'Nuff said.

Iggy McSnurd