Comments on: To Be or Not to Be a Sport http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/06/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-sport-that-is/ St. Louis Women's Web Magazine Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Archie http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/06/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-sport-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Archie Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:35:32 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=1501#comment-1130 So I've put a day or two of thought in on your post and have decided, however begrudgingly, that NASCAR is indeed a sport. However, it has be so soiled by the "culture" surrounding it that saying it is a sport is akin to saying Jean Claude Van Dame makes "films." It's a shame, but even good intentions can be ruined by commercialism and hoosiers... I think calling something a "sport" or not always serves as a way to qualify an activity as challenging or worth accolade. When is hunting a sport? Only when the "hunter" doesn't do(play) anything else, sadly the term only exists as a qualifier for cultural relevance. So I’ve put a day or two of thought in on your post and have decided, however begrudgingly, that NASCAR is indeed a sport. However, it has be so soiled by the “culture” surrounding it that saying it is a sport is akin to saying Jean Claude Van Dame makes “films.” It’s a shame, but even good intentions can be ruined by commercialism and hoosiers…

I think calling something a “sport” or not always serves as a way to qualify an activity as challenging or worth accolade. When is hunting a sport? Only when the “hunter” doesn’t do(play) anything else, sadly the term only exists as a qualifier for cultural relevance.

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]]> By: pete http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/06/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-sport-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 pete Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:09:03 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=1501#comment-1115 NASCAR is not a sport. ...unless YOU push the car around the oval. Golf is not a sport. Walking 18 hole golf course is a breeze. After all, it's just walking darn it! Golf is a past time. Literally, it takes an entire day. And lastly, I would have to agree with you boyfriend. He is a very rational man. Gymnastics is not a sport. Same for the bobsleigh and the like in the winter olympics. Because if that's a winter sport, then I've been an olympic athlete since I was 4 - sliding down on a hill on a piece of cardboard. NASCAR is not a sport. …unless YOU push the car around the oval.

Golf is not a sport. Walking 18 hole golf course is a breeze. After all, it’s just walking darn it! Golf is a past time. Literally, it takes an entire day.

And lastly, I would have to agree with you boyfriend. He is a very rational man. Gymnastics is not a sport. Same for the bobsleigh and the like in the winter olympics. Because if that’s a winter sport, then I’ve been an olympic athlete since I was 4 – sliding down on a hill on a piece of cardboard.

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]]> By: annie http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/06/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-sport-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 annie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:16:36 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=1501#comment-1104 I will fully acknowledge the extreme situation they've put themselves in and by no means am naysaying on their talents. But NASA astronauts are in extreme danger for injuries when a shuttle is launching. Is that a sport, too? :) I will fully acknowledge the extreme situation they’ve put themselves in and by no means am naysaying on their talents. But NASA astronauts are in extreme danger for injuries when a shuttle is launching. Is that a sport, too? :)

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]]> By: Kerry http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/06/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-sport-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Kerry Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:42:05 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=1501#comment-1101 While I agree that many activities do not qualify as a sport, I have to disagree with your NASCAR theory. Have you ever really watched a race? One of your qualifications for a sport is that one "must exert a level of physical activity that results in multiple calories being burned as a result of using athletic ability". During a NASCAR race, or any professional car race for that matter, a driver can loose a significant amount of weight due to the physical extremes they put on their bodies. While making the "multiple left hand turns" as you put it, the drivers are under a tremendous amount of force and pressure, causing stress and possibly injury. I, my very good friend, have to disagree with you on this one! I should qualify this comment by saying that I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a NASCAR fan, however I do appreciate the extreme physical strain drivers put on themselves during a race. While I agree that many activities do not qualify as a sport, I have to disagree with your NASCAR theory. Have you ever really watched a race? One of your qualifications for a sport is that one “must exert a level of physical activity that results in multiple calories being burned as a result of using athletic ability”. During a NASCAR race, or any professional car race for that matter, a driver can loose a significant amount of weight due to the physical extremes they put on their bodies. While making the “multiple left hand turns” as you put it, the drivers are under a tremendous amount of force and pressure, causing stress and possibly injury. I, my very good friend, have to disagree with you on this one!

I should qualify this comment by saying that I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a NASCAR fan, however I do appreciate the extreme physical strain drivers put on themselves during a race.

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