What is a Sport?

[Scaly piscine]

Check out the blood all over the referees shirt.. Like a bar room brawl that was, top television..

"Takes your breath away at times does sport" - there you go

Then the usual dodgy referee's decision. Skelton was a dirty fighter throughout, but Williams kept turning away from him - which is just as bad in my view.

Edit: By referee I mean judge

 

[steds]

Nothing like a real athlete

I dunno...

Or even.

 

[Pratters]

I hope no one brings a pic of Boony in here.

 

[steds]

I hope no one brings a pic of Boony in here.

Nah

 

[luckyeddie]

I did A Level PE too () and she's right.

Just to thread-jack a little - darts may be a sport, but darts players are not athletes. Not under any circumstances. There's a difference between a sportsman and an athlete, and 30-stone fatboys who use a total of about three muscles in their body on a regular basis and drink more alcohol than they do water have no right to call themselves athletes. Sportsmen yes, athletes no.

Sorry, that's just a pet peeve of mine.

Darts ceased to be a sport when they removed alcohol and started embracing each other at the end of the game.

Incidentally, why is that Sumo wrestler depicted by Steds holding a bunch of knitting needles? If he knocks the other lardy out of the ring, would it be right to call it a 'purler'?

(don't get enough kniitting jokes on CricketWeb. No wonder we've so few ladies)

 

[Eyes_Only]

(don't get enough kniitting jokes on CricketWeb. No wonder we've so few ladies)

And with jokes like that Eddie...you wonder why??

 

[luckyeddie]

And with jokes like that Eddie...you wonder why??

Hi, Megan. I'll try harder next time. Spent an hour in a craft shop today looking for a darned needle threader. Try as I might though, even I can't make a joke out of that.

 

[Eyes_Only]

You can't make a joke outta that!! You're slipping son!!

BTW: How's the Duck??

 

[simmy]

Nothing like a real athlete

Great **** though

 

[howardj]

My girlfriend told me a proper definition..

It has to have a governing body
It has to have an official set of rules
It has to involve individual/team based competition

Looks like in actual fact, there are very few grey areas, and lots of sports..

Far too broad. There surely has to be an element of physical exertion involved.

 

[luckyeddie]

You can't make a joke outta that!! You're slipping son!!

BTW: How's the Duck??

Trying to avoid bird flu.

I keep suggesting he take a break - possibly go somewhere Nice.

 

[Eyes_Only]

Trying to avoid bird flu.

I keep suggesting he take a break - possibly go somewhere Nice.

Tell him that Simon said hi

 

[luckyeddie]

Tell him that Simon said hi

Excellent - will do.

I really must get my act together again one day. That's both of the duck's fans asking about his welfare.

 

[Eyes_Only]

A definition of Sport...

A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.

Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport

 

[Eyes_Only]

Excellent - will do.

I really must get my act together again one day. That's both of the duck's fans asking about his welfare.

So who's the other fan??

 

[andyc]

A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.

Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport

http://forum.cricketweb.net/showpost.php?p=727140&postcount=6

 

[Eyes_Only]

That will teach me to read the rest of the posts!!

 

[Langeveldt]

Far too broad. There surely has to be an element of physical exertion involved.

No, after all darts and tiddlywinks are sports.. I think poker is as well

 

[luckyeddie]

So who's the other fan??

Pratyush

 

[Pratters]

I am genuinely worried cos of the bird flu thing.