"tarafied1" said:I find that most if not all sports, including racing, is less enjoyable to watch on TV. Or watching in general. If you play the sport you have an appreciation for it. Being there is just better. Hard to explain. Well, like golf, I'd rather have my toenails ripped out with pliers then watch golf on TV. I suck at golf but I sure love driving the golf cart... Hockey has a Zamboni, baseball, a lawn mower, etc. well you get the idea.
I must admit the antics of "professional" sports figures turn me off of sports. They are mostly dumb jocks with no idea how the real world works and "we" lift them to hero status so it goes to their heads. All because they can play with their balls.
To me the whole point of sports on TV is entertainment. Were you entertained watching it? Did you not want to miss a moment and stayed during the commercial? What I find annoying is the sports reporters that stick the microphone in the "jocks" face and ask why did you win today? Or what are you going to in the second half? Do not get me started on those sports "heroes" who think it is all about them. It is just a GAME and they are there to entertain.
Now if you want to compare a sport to soccer try water polo. 6 field players and a goalie, they pass the ball around and try to shoot it in the goal. The goalie tries to keep it out of the goal. After watching 7 seasons of water polo I am entertained by it, more so if my daughter is playing. Never played the game, but I know the work that my daughter puts into it.
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