do you play badminton and why you like tennis?
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Yes, I play badminton. It's my favorite sport to play. I don't like tennis nearly as much as badminton.
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Tennis vs. Badminton\n=====================\n\nStatistics don't lie. The speed and the stamina required for badminton are far greater than for any other racket sport. At the 1985 All England (Tennis) Championships, Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. At the 1985 World Badminton Championships in Calgary, Canada, Han Jian of China defeated Morten Frost of Denmark, 14-18, 15-10, 15-8. The following is a statistical comparison of those matches. \n------------------------------------------------------------\nTennis\n======\nTime:                  3 hrs & 18 mins\nBall/Shuttle in Play:  18 mins\nMatch Intensity*:      9 percent\nRallies:               299  \nShots:       1,004  \nShots Per Rally:       3.4\nDistance Covered:      2 miles  \n\nBadminton\n==========\nTime:  1 hr & 16 mins\nBall/Shuttle in Play:  37 mins\nMatch Intensity*:  48 percent\nRallies:  146\nShots:  1,972\nShots Per Rally:  3.5\nDistance Covered:  4 miles\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------\n* The actual time the ball/shuttle was in flight, divided by the length of the match. \n-----------------------------------------------------------\nNote that the badminton players competed for half the time, yet ran twice as far and hit nearly twice as many shots. \n-----------------------------------------------------------
350691
Yes, I think it is a very fun sport.  What about you?
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I love tennis, it has been a huge part of my life.  I am a big fan of Federer, who is unbelieveable, and the homefront boys of Andy Roddick, Andre Aggasi, and James Blake.
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Mine is Football.. aka Soccer.. Aww, I haven't played in ages.. But I like Tennis too.. And loadsa others.. Aw man, who wants a game of anythin right now?! lol.. What's yours..?
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I like badminton. It's a popular sports in Singapore. I play badminton every Wednesday 8-10pm @ Yio Chu Kang Communnity Club. Most of the players are beginner level.
1146627
depends...if you are a social creature, then soccer..if you dont play well with others then tennis
310794
There was a tennis court just behind my house growing up. I used to go there a lot to just hit the balls around from time to time, but eventually I learned how to play (by watching Wimbledon over summer vacation). Ever since then I've loved the game. I never was the best player, but I always have a good time. How about you?\n\nAh, the other part of the question. I love this sport because you can play it no matter what age you are. It's very relaxing, and doesn't need to be strenuous at all, and yet if you are very competitive it can be a very good workout.
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i love that tennis is a very simple game in terms of the rules. very little room for interpretation at a professional level. compare to rugby, cricket, american football, squash...\n\nTennis is a war against yourself - one of the most psychologically challenging sports i've played.\n\nProbably the greatest thing about tennis - the all-round athletic and other talent needed. you have to be quick, have good reflexes, balance, mentally strong, timing, fitness...\n\nTennis has also been a sort of fashion parade over the years, more than any sport i can think of off hand. People like Borg, Agassi, Rafter, Wiliams sisters, Chris Evert etc were/are sex symbols and fashion icons of sorts in their heyday.\n\nPerhaps an interesting topical issue in tennis that is worth mentioning is the debate surrounding relative prize money of men vs women. they're still not equal in most Grand Slams I think. An interesting barometer of the times.\n\nContrasting styles and rivalries mcenroe vs connors, sampras vs agassi, Evert vs Navratilova, Federer vs Nadal...\n\nEquipment evolution - wooden raquets - aluminium - fibre glass - graphite and who knows what they play with these days. Clothes worn - initally women had to wear long skirts, and these days they practically wear nothing. (So i guess a theme could be how tennis has generally been quite an interesting reflection of the values and "rules" of the times over the years.\n\nProfessional vs amateur eras...
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I totallyyy love tennis! It's such an awesome and interesting game to both watch and play..! The French Open, my fave Slam of thm all is getting under way today..\nMy fave player: Rafael Nadal (by a longgggggggggggg mile!)
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I like soccer and tennis.
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people say i am good at softball, tennis, baseball, basketball,and football. my favorite sport is football though.
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I like badminton too and get really in to it lol!!! IDK it's just health codes or something. "stop america from being obese" haha they'd have to ban mcdonalds for that to happen ;) (and KFC!!!)
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sure ,is tennis optimum sport
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Hey! I LOVE LOVE LOVE badminton!! It's one of my favorite things to watch and play. I don't know, Americans just like very physical sports. You know, sports that involve damage of the brain and breaking of the neck. It's quite pathetic, if you think about it. I mean, those athletes are like ancient gladiators, destroying their bodies for superficial wealth and trapped in a life where ppl. can get mad at them for not running into the other guy hard enough.\nI don't know, I HOPE that Americans would start watching badminton.
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The answer to your question can be found on the official website of the International Badminton Federation:\n\nhttp://www.badmintoninternational.net/website/council.asp
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Badminton came from a childs game called "Battledore and Shuttlecock", some form of the sport was played long ago in Ancient Greece and Egypt.\nThe game was called "Dead Bird" in India during the 19th century. It started as a tennis game with two children and they lost their ball in the neighbours garden. The neighbours were out so they found a dead bird and used that instead. In 1873 it was played at a party given by the Duke of Beaufort at Badminton, his estate, and bacame known as "The Badminton Game", the modern rules were set forth in the basic form by the Bath Badminton Club organized in 1887.\nThe International Baminton Federation was formed in 1934, there weremember groups in 42 counties. The bird used was a sparrow!\n\nhope that helps.