Why is sport so important
Discussion
A long long time ago, a man could measure his worth by going and slaying some dragons, or doing a little bit of warmongering on the side at the weekend, them returning to his grateful village and impregnating the fittest girls.
Since all of those things are generally frouned upon these days (well, except for in certain bits of Norfolk, but i digress) these men now have to just rely on kicking an inflated pigs bladder around for an hour and a half on a Sunday afternoon instead............
Since all of those things are generally frouned upon these days (well, except for in certain bits of Norfolk, but i digress) these men now have to just rely on kicking an inflated pigs bladder around for an hour and a half on a Sunday afternoon instead............
k!!!!Amirhussain said:
Because its exciting to watch football, Olympics, boxing etc
No, really, it isn't.Participating in a sport that one enjoys is pleasurable, watching one that one participates in is enlightening, but watching some other random activity is about as fulfilling as watching soap operas while posting on mumsnet.
marshalla said:
Amirhussain said:
Because its exciting to watch football, Olympics, boxing etc
No, really, it isn't.Participating in a sport that one enjoys is pleasurable, watching one that one participates in is enlightening, but watching some other random activity is about as fulfilling as watching soap operas while posting on mumsnet.
I think playing sport is done for the same reason many men and women dance. For those few minutes and hours you forget everything, all problems, all work, all those flatpacks that need putting up. There is just you and the line. Everything is focused on getting that ball over it.
Despite the fact that you know you are going to wake up the next morning with pain from the bruises and such, on the Saturday nothing else was important.
Spectators might watch for the same reasons, I don't know. I'm just talking about playing.
I used to ride a mountain bike off road, on bridleways and such. There was a climb from Lewes to a radio mast on the Downs. I used to time myself and when I got to the toop and clicked the stop watch I was often unable to remember bits of the ride as I was concentrating so much. Not quite a sport, but in essence the same. I was competing against myself.
For some reason the pain in my legs, the coughing, the jarring of the handlebars was all worth it.
Despite the fact that you know you are going to wake up the next morning with pain from the bruises and such, on the Saturday nothing else was important.
Spectators might watch for the same reasons, I don't know. I'm just talking about playing.
I used to ride a mountain bike off road, on bridleways and such. There was a climb from Lewes to a radio mast on the Downs. I used to time myself and when I got to the toop and clicked the stop watch I was often unable to remember bits of the ride as I was concentrating so much. Not quite a sport, but in essence the same. I was competing against myself.
For some reason the pain in my legs, the coughing, the jarring of the handlebars was all worth it.
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