BOB!
I'm very very glad you are blogging. The boxing section in the opening paragraph was just one of the places I laughed out loud.
But... You break your own rules here:
You say -
1) Requires physical endurance, strength, quickness, finesse, and/or speed.
2) The outcome of the contest is determined by an objective measuring system.
3) The death of humans isn't the objective. (another laugh here... Love the War commentary!)
Then conclude that darts, pool, chess, and dodgeball ARE all sports.
Chess? You don't need any of #1 to play Chess. Smarts, sure. Spacial awareness, absolutely. but Those aren't on your list. And Pool is pretty questionable - Finesse, okay... but nothing else - and you can be an absolute PLANET and play pool well.
I stand by my comment that if you can be fat or thin and be world class at something then it isn't a sport. Thus... Bowling, Chess, Pool, Darts, all fall in the no column. Along with Golf.
The other hitch? Well if you're gonna use the Hemmingway definition then you can't discount auto racing. I'm willing to debate the sport of it... but if we're invoking Hemmingway then the issue is already decided.
Fat guys can drive well. Fat guys can golf well. That's a problem.
Some of the best drivers in the world, especially early in the history of racing were ANYTHING but athletic. They drove plastered. They smoked while driving the 24 hrs of Le Mans. I can't side with sport when you're able to do that.
So yeah, Bob - I'm calling you out again. ;-)
Then conclude that darts, pool, chess, and dodgeball ARE all sports.
Chess? You don't need any of #1 to play Chess. Smarts, sure. Spacial awareness, absolutely. but Those aren't on your list. And Pool is pretty questionable - Finesse, okay... but nothing else - and you can be an absolute PLANET and play pool well.
I stand by my comment that if you can be fat or thin and be world class at something then it isn't a sport. Thus... Bowling, Chess, Pool, Darts, all fall in the no column. Along with Golf.
The other hitch? Well if you're gonna use the Hemmingway definition then you can't discount auto racing. I'm willing to debate the sport of it... but if we're invoking Hemmingway then the issue is already decided.
Fat guys can drive well. Fat guys can golf well. That's a problem.
Some of the best drivers in the world, especially early in the history of racing were ANYTHING but athletic. They drove plastered. They smoked while driving the 24 hrs of Le Mans. I can't side with sport when you're able to do that.
So yeah, Bob - I'm calling you out again. ;-)
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