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Sounds like a Euro. If you don't like American football and basketball then don't watch it. It doesn't matter to me.
I am from Slovenia (in Europa) and I like ALL SPORTS from all over the world and I have nothing against American sports. I love basketball !:A
I Second TLong. If you don't like it, don't watch it.
Meanwhile, I'll continue to watch the highest quality of sports compe ion the world can offer.
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It is kinda funny though.
Why don't you americans like to play the sports the rest of the world loves to play ?
eg: Rugby - It's got to be the 2nd or 3rd biggest sport in the world but yet you guys don't play it (you play your own little game called American Football) no other country plays American Football !
And Cricket, why don't you play that? Every country in the world apart from the Americans play that game.
Do you guys not play it because you may be scared of losing to another country?
I'm not trying to pick a fight here, i just want to here your opinion on the subject, and ask WHY don't you play them ?
Because Cricket is gay....
it's not bad.....
but what about rugby ? if you were to show a game to all the NFL players they would run and hide like little girls.... Why don't they play the game without helmets and a tonne of pads on them ?
Don't get me wrong i love basketball and the NBA.
I just want to know why play you own little games, why not play what the rest of the world plays aswell.
Because we are self-absorbed. We invented football, baseball, and basketball so we like them better. Our country was founded on the premise that we could do things better so its only natural that we would think we could invent better sports. Personally, I think we succeeded.
1. Cricket is easily the dumbest game ever invented. Second to Soccer.
2. Rugby, Not popular here?? Dont know why, never thought about it. Prob same reason why soccer isnt, it stinks.
I could say the same thing about baseball . . .Because Cricket is gay....
Because americans don't give a damn what you think. We have a mind and are not afraid to express it. No matter what your political affiliation, as a country we are kinda like a George W or the stereotypical texan. We do what we want, we say what we want and if you don't like it, piss off. Maybe the rest of the world should should have an opinion instead of doing what everyone else is. But since you mentioned it. You know why boxers wear boxing gloves? Its not to protect the head. Its to soften the blow on your hands so you can hit harder and more. Put pads and helmets on the rugby players and they'll hit harder.
Soccer is not stupid and rugby is a decent game. The reason practically everyone is the world plays soccer is that it's not cost intensive. You need one ball, an open field and makeshift goals made out of whatever you can make them out of. The same applies to rugby in terms of all you need is a ball and a group of people who want to play. Most of the world does not have the economical advantages that the US has. We play our type of football because kids grow up playing in little leagues, then middle school, high school, etc but to play in league/team-like structure, there are extra costs to incur like helmets, pads, uniforms and goal posts. Basketball is spreading in popularity because once you get a court built, all you need is people to play and a ball. The lower the cost to play a game, the more accessible it is to the world. Personally, I love football and basketball and will watch some baseball and hockey. And I agree that since the US was the birthplace of these sports, we tend to play them more than other worldwide games. And of course, some people believe that we do things better in America so we do American things. It's good to see that there has been some recent excitement about soccer here and it would be great if we could get excited about the World Cup the way the rest of the world gets excited but that would be hoping too much. And because rugby is somewhat similar to football without being football, I don't see rugby florishing here.
I know i'm not alone in remember playing basketball as a kid with a kickball and a bucket nailed onto a pole with the bottom cut out.
Malik Rose used to tie a milk crate with the bottom cut out of it to a tree.
If you find Cricket the dumbest sport ever invented, you have to agree with me that baseball is a close second.1. Cricket is easily the dumbest game ever invented. Second to Soccer.
Soccer dumb?????
It looks like you have no appreciation for sports. 4 billion people find soccer the most entertaining sport on Earth. But, hey, what do those suckers know . . .
In my opinion, WWE is dumb. Drag races are dumb. Bullfights are really dumb. NASCAR is boring. Luge is boring. Curling is boring as .
Soccer, which is called football everywhere else in the world, is anything but dumb.
Rugby RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2. Rugby, Not popular here?? Don't know why, never thought about it. Prob same reason why soccer isn't, it stinks.
All the NFL Players? Guess you have never see Ray Lewis, Lavar Arrington or Roy Williams play.if you were to show a game to all the NFL players they would run and hide like little girls
All this from a continent whose soccer violence makes what that dumbass did in Oakland looks like child's play.
"Hey our team lost, let's beat the out of people"
or better yet "You scored an own goal against the US...time to get shot."***
Edit: Not European but still pretty stupid.
And I played basketball with a bicycle rim nailed to a tree. I thought about mentioning the bucket/milk crate/bicycle rim/peach basket in my original reply but it was getting a little long already. But we all also had some type of pre-existing interest in the game. We saw others play it and it was an established game to us. The expansion of access to news and media is what is driving a sport like basketball to new heights around the world. Some kid in eastern Europe who doesn't have access to a TV or even know about the sport can't play it. But as NBA marketing goes global, now most people have at least seen it if not developed an interest in playing.
Mikey:All this from a continent whose soccer violence makes what that dumbass did in Oakland looks like child's play.
I agree with you. Soccer related violence is a horrible by-product of the sport. In any case, I believe you are referring to Europe, and the violence there.
Where I come from, Argentina, the violence is much worse. Several people per year are killed in soccer-related violence, similar to what happens with gangs here in the US. The only difference being that those assholes in Argentina claim to defend the colors of their club when they fight against rival fans.
you are correct, I was referring to England.....the shooting incident was in Columbia.
I think its ironic that Americans are labeled as barbaric when things like that go on in other countries. Our behavior at sporting events can improve but we do not have the high number of extreme incidents that are present around the world.
Whoever labels American sports fans as barbaric is clueless of whatever goes on with sports fans in other parts of the world.I think its ironic that Americans are labeled as barbaric when things like that go on in other countries.
In Argentina, when you go to a soccer match, fans from the visiting team have to be placed in different areas of the stadium than fans from the home team. If not they would kill themselves right there and then.
But Mikey, we digress.
Soccer rules!!!
Rugby rules!!!!
Basketball rules!!!
American football is OK.
Baseball sucks!!! (except in the playoffs)
Rugby is cool, I'd much rather have it than baseball or golf. No way should a sport allow for physically unfit people to dominate, ie any golfer, John Daly,all middle relief pitchers,David Wells. It's like it's an invitation to fat people that they can be star athletes too AND not ever have to get in shape. Also we can get rid of NASCAR, its not the fastest cars nor is it skilled, like rally sport. They just drive in circles for hours and hours. How can it be a sport when the drivers always thank the car makers for a great car? It would be like a baseball game where some batters use plastic nerfball bats and others get aluminum and at the end, Barry Bonds thanks Louisville slugger for such good equipment. Lame.
You contradicted yourself by using the phrase rally sport. Fat people can be good at rally racing, why call it a sport?
Babe Ruth, David Ortiz, Cecil Fielder
Shaq, Keith Traylor, Khalid El-Ahmin,
Any lineman in the NFL
Fat people can be good at their sport and at times use it to their advantage, just as i showed examples. How i like to define a sport between an activity is by how much of an advantage do you get from being stronger and quicker?
Which brings me to that beer commercial, i can't remember if it was for Labatt Blue or Michelob light but the one about the fat goalie for the hockey team. He drank so much beer he was obese and he covered the entire goal. Hilarious.
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