Sports: Play it or fashion statement?
825615
fashion is also the one thing in sports, bcuz without fashion people will say "hey, that group ain't good, look at them, their uniforms is not even for games, they look like they are not playing.." Plus fashion will make your audience cheer you up cuz you're so colorful.
15964
wear both, are you kidding - show your team love
993359
Mankind's REAL Obsession is what they do with the ball.  I want to be better than I was last season, playing this game.  I want to score more, play more, Start, Win... Now this is FUN.\n\nCompetition; I can hit the ball harder, further, longer, etc.  I want to win, I play to win, I hate to lose, if I lose, I learn from it & work harder to not let it happen again.  To play is FUN, to win is FUNNNNEERR.\n\nBalls also make exercising more enjoyable.
19160
I play sports and like sports in general so I find it to be a fun extra outlet for competition. \n\nThere are those that don't like it at all and it is not for everyone.\n\nLike some things, you should try it to see if you like it and not just base your decision totally off of the opinions of others.
893239
No. Exciting. No.\n\nNo 4 on 4 in regulation...totally changes the sport.\n\n4 on 4 is exciting in OT, because you get to watch some of the fastest skilled players on the ice.....but it takes away from the TEAM aspect of the game.\n\nNot a better brand of play, a sometimes exciting brand, but not the brand that I prefer...I'll take the old pair of Levi's over the flashy pair of Diesel's...
566857
Really interesting question.  Thinking about it, sports really do serve as a vehicle to bridge cultural gaps.  By participating in the same leisure activites, it lets people from different cultures realize that maybe they are not too different.  In addition, fans respect great players of the games they follow regardless of where they live or come from; during international events (ie Olympics) or by having international players on local teams, people become more interested in the personal stories of these players and thus more interested/more accepting of other cultures.
675198
Do you and your partner only use sports metaphors in the bedroom? Is getting lucky a slam dunk? Do you try to score every night. If you don't get enough do you become a basket case, or do you just bounce off the wall? Is she right down your alley, or are your thoughts in the gutter? Do you try for a hole in one with a stiff putter? Is this the fairway to do things? You just bowl me over sometimes. Remember there is a penalty for high sticking.
496173
Look at all the money the tennis girls make out of image rights, sex sells.\n\nBeach volleyball uses beach wear.\n\nI have never watch womens cricket, but I'm sure they wear trousers, otherwise the pads rip your calves to bits.\n\nHockey girls have always worn skirts.\n\n\nWomen wear what they are comfortable with, and it sells tickets, men don't have to sell tickets in the same way, mens sport is quicker, more powerful etc, and generally a better spectacle.
1086516
Yes .. it is a sport ... and a silly one.
969235
Are you talking about an athlete or an athletic supporter?
135513
Actually, what sports do is provide a general discration.  Take the superbowl.  Looks like alot of wasted resources BUT this single game provides entertainment for hundreds of millions of people.  And what would life be without entertainment?
293480
Not really.  \n\nThe women that play sports are generally fit, attractive, and good looking.  Take a non-athletic person or a sedentary one, and most people will tell you that the athletic one is more attractive.  The fact that they play sports adds to their attraciveness.
768184
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...
811147
it is a sport! the profesionals can make good money out of it.\n\nkby\n\n.
642349
I think most athletes would say that practicing or playing a sport is much more enjoyable because, even as in my case if my favorite team Duke Basketball wins, I will celebrate but when I train to run a mile and work for months, then if I win or even just improve my time, it means so much to me since I have invested much time and effort and have even made sacrifices.\n\nEven people who play casual basketball, baseball, volleyball, or whatever sport they like, feel satisfaction when they see progress in their game from practicing and of course they get fit to a certain extent.\n\nNow some people really love a team.  They do have a lot of fun and make friendships through their love of sports and perhaps they may have more fun than a casual player.\n\nBut there is nothing like becoming a champion and receiving the respect and applause.  Most spectators dream of being the star who they watch or of marrying them perhaps.
991259
Well I think with Basketball they would have to wear a sports jacket under the new Dress code. After all the players that aren't able to play have to. I would actually guess most of it is Dress codes by the league. The NFL though proably just kinda doesn't worry. They proably have a small thing like that the coaches are to look respectable but that's about it. Actually if you look at NFL coaches they usually look pretty reasonably dressy.
1138612
I'm not aware that folks actually 'compare' them - folks simply have an opinion of which they prefer.\n\nTo say one is better than the other is pointless as they are very different sports with different athletic requirements no more no less.