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Originally posted by Alf W View PostTo be a sport both fitness and skill have to come into play.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by Alf W View PostTo be a sport both fitness and skill have to come into play.
Hence, cycling, running, rowing, walking are not sports they are fitness and endurance tests. Stuff like darts, shooting, golf and snooker are games defined by just skill.
Good wind-up.
This is the view of those who discovered from an early age that they are crap at competitive sport, don't understand it, and are thereafter in denial of its worth.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHuge cheer was Jessica Ennis on the start line and another when she won.
12.54, same as what won the gold in Beijing in the individual event - and this is the heptathlon!
That sticks her well in the lead.Comment
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Has Cameron taken a few weeks off?
He always seems to be in the crowd at the Olympics. And was lucky to get all those tickets.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHe always seems to be in the crowd at the Olympics. And was lucky to get all those tickets.
In other words he is "out of the way", which can only be a good thing.Comment
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The national flags superimposed in the water with CGI in the rowing events are clever. The boats go over them without too many artefacts as do waves, although oars do sometimes disappear.Comment
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Originally posted by Alf W View PostTo be a sport both fitness and skill have to come into play.
Hence, cycling, running, rowing, walking are not sports they are fitness and endurance tests. Stuff like darts, shooting, golf and snooker are games defined by just skill. Sports are things like football, rugby, hockey, basketball, volleyball, judo, taekwondo etc etc etc.
Please, spend some time observing and training with top class athletes if you don't think running, cycling and rowing are skilful. You might discover you're talking BS.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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