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Do you need 'sport' to achieve those goals, though? Or would exercise enough be sufficient? I know several very fit people who don't play team-sports, but jus
by dingaling 9y ago
Do you need 'sport' to achieve those goals, though? Or would exercise enough be sufficient? I know several very fit people who don't play team-sports, but just take themselves for a long run or swim.
The article was rather flimsy and didn't actually answer its headline. It would have been more interesting had it addressed why people keep watching sport without participating.
- BLKNSLVR 9y agoI can't answer that definitively, but my preference is for team competitive sports, which is probably related to the motivation to perform as opposed to scratching a genetic itch. Agree that the article was flimsy, and that's putting it politely. Whether it's a function of age and cynicism or not, I'm not sure, but I'm much less fanatic about watching sports than I used to be. Jerry Seinfeld was right when he said that we're cheering for the uniforms. My home team for my sport-of-choice to watch is maybe 10% local talent and the rest are imports, and even the local ones don't necessarily stay put from one year to the next. Makes me care less and less.