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To me this sounds like you haven't really taken the time to understand how any sport works. Usually there's a lot more going on than "kicking a ball around", an
by jpeterson 14y ago
To me this sounds like you haven't really taken the time to understand how any sport works. Usually there's a lot more going on than "kicking a ball around", and these subtleties of planning and strategy are really what make them fun.
- yen223 14y agoToo true. Saying that sports is just "kicking a ball around" is like saying software development is just "banging away on keyboards", in that it is easy to dismiss something as trivial when you choose to ignore a lot of details.
- crazygringo 14y agoI can see how you would assume that, but it's not actually the case. I watched every single game of the last world cup (even the simultaneous ones! -- I worked at a TV station), have been to huge, emotional live soccer matches 20+ times, and the most interesting part of it all was the strategy, skill, etc. But at the end of the day, it really is just kicking a ball into a net. The military has planning and strategy too, but there the goal is replacing a government, or saving lives, or changing a society (or less noble causes) -- things that can change millions of people's lives in huge ways. So I can get into military planning and strategy, for example. But if it's just to kick a ball into a net... after the game, and after the world cup, I find myself asking, "why do I even care?"