3 ms·
Look, I'm a huge gamer. But I think calling them "athletes" is an insult to actual athletes. Totally fine with referring to Pro gaming as E-Sports, but calling
by brotoss 12y ago
Look, I'm a huge gamer. But I think calling them "athletes" is an insult to actual athletes. Totally fine with referring to Pro gaming as E-Sports, but calling them athletes is taking it too far.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoHow about bowlers then? Or archers? Pool? Its a fuzzy line; but I agree, this one goes over the line.
- gadders 12y agoNo-one calls Chess players athletes.
- pitt1980 12y agoyeah, if they're not risking serious brain damage, they're not a real athlete
- atom-morgan 12y agoSo, what qualifies as an athlete?
- jdhawk 12y agoAn athlete (American and British English) or sportsperson, sportsman or sportswoman (British English) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed and/or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs.[1] Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. The word "athlete" is a romanization of the Greek: άθλητὴς, athlētēs, one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, a contest or feat. It is the general term for all participants in any physical sport; its application to those who participate in other activities, such as horse riding or driving, is somewhat controversial.
- atom-morgan 12y agoSo it's extremely subjective.