Originally posted by 7ate9Well said!
Chess is sport at a higher level. It simulates the top people running the battles of war in those days of renown... represented throughout the olympic games.
Other sports have evolved as time and those battles moved on. Modern day sports aren't so much about wars, but simply pitting teams against other teams in an endeavour to be the best. Nation against na ...[text shortened]... & fails to simulate any aspect of war. Chess I consider the No. 1 sport there has EVER been!!!
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Originally posted by 7ate9I don't agree, and you might want to look the word sport up.
Chess is sport at a higher level. It simulates the top people running the battles of war in those days of renown... represented throughout the olympic games.
Other sports have evolved as time and those battles moved on. Modern day sports aren't so much about wars, but simply pitting teams against other teams in an endeavour to be the best. Nation against na ...[text shortened]... & fails to simulate any aspect of war. Chess I consider the No. 1 sport there has EVER been!!!
I wish everyone would take some time to look the word sport up before they post.
Many sports are like a war, including Bowling. I guess you've never played in a league, and just tinker with bowling here and there. I used to play head to head all the time, and you can see bowling quite often on ESPN Sports.
When I bowl, the 10 pins are those of my enemy. The front 3 are the defense, trying to knock me away from the fest. Pins 4, 5 and 6 are the armies of my enemy. 7,8, 9 and 10 are the enemies resources.
Knock them all over, and you've destroyed one of 12 cities!
NFL is like a war, you are trying to capture the flag... and the only way to capture the flag is to bring the ball 100 yards to the enemy.
Soccer is like a war. A war where little girls trip, slap, and pull hair.
Baseball is a war, where you try to deliver the ball past the enemy, and if they knock it out of the park they gain ground.
Cricket is like bowling and baseball all in one.
Tenis is like a war, where you try to sneak the ball past the enemy.
All sports can be a war, but that isn't the definition of sports. So again, if you have not taken a few minutes please look the word up... and any sport can be played on a higher level than you think.
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Originally posted by blade68Everyone in the US played it when they were kids... next they realize how boring it is and move onto real sports.
You've never played it then?
FYI - the rest of the world call it football.
Football? No Way! Do you guys call NFL soccer too?
You're not telling me anything I don't know, and surprising enough I understand the world loves your 'football' but for some reason the USA is never going to embrace it. I know the rest of the world loves it better than they love their own mother... we just don't like it at all.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitWell just 'cos you don't like it, don't slag it...
Everyone in the US played it when they were kids... next they realize how boring it is and move onto real sports.
Football? No Way! Do you guys call NFL soccer too?
You're not telling me anything I don't know, and surprising enough I understand the world loves your 'football' but for some reason the USA is never going to embrace it. I know the res ...[text shortened]... rld loves it better than they love their own mother... we just don't like it at all.
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I don't like cabbage, but wouldn't be deragatory about it!
Originally posted by blade68But we would never have met if I didn't!
Well just 'cos you don't like it, don't slag it...
I don't like cabbage, but wouldn't be deragatory about it!
Sorry, I hope you understand that I do understand most of the world loves your football... and I'm not silly enough to think any of the sports played in the US are more popular than football is.
I've emailed my sports radio station and posted here at RHP in defense of your sport... just took a small jab at it today.
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Originally posted by 7ate9good post.
The ORIGINAL olympics is where the representation of war is found. The events in the original olympics were actual tasks that were used in battles. They could see who was the BEST at war. i.e. The marathon where the runner took important war-winning messages to the battle field. It evolved into girls throwing ribbons in the air, because driving tanks or flying planes is stupid.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitOK! No probs...
But we would never have met if I didn't!
Sorry, I hope you understand that I do understand most of the world loves your football... and I'm not silly enough to think any of the sports played in the US are more popular than football is.
I've emailed my sports radio station and posted here at RHP in defense of your sport... just took a small jab at it today.
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