Do gamers take sport seriously?

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Banana Phone Man

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Many people think of gamers as being very useless at sport. People's general image is that they are weak and clumsy. Can you prove them wrong?

I love my games but I have played badminton for Northampton County for 6 years. Played for a total of 8 years.
 

SimuLord

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Back in my younger days, I played baseball and basketball and boxed as a junior middleweight. I've gained about 30 pounds in my adulthood and have arthritis in one shoulder and both knees.

I'm still a huge sports fan in adulthood and identify as a jock/sports fan first and a gamer second. My Firefox home page is ESPN.com.
 

asinann

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I had a full ride to a university from playing football, so I'm going with no on being useless in a sport.
 

Gooble

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Played tennis for 7 years, football ("soccer") almost every day throughout secondary school, and various other sports such as badminton, hockey, rugby, athletics (I know that's a broad generalisation) and cricket. I also used to run most days for about 6 months.

So yeah, I love sport :D
 

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I think sport players don't take gaming seriously. There is such thing as competative gaming, and, as far as I'm concerned, it's a sport.
 

CoziestPigeon

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Badminton =/= sport.

I played rugby in high school and was a captain of my football team. I was good.

The pain you get from sport is unbeatable by any game. You hurt so bad, but afterward, if you won, it feels SO good.
 

October Country

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I have played badminton for about eight years and now I am kickboxing, so yeah, I love sports. It just feels so great to come home from practice totally exhausted and content.
 

cjbos81

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No they do not. Gaming usually involves many hours of sitting on your ass and snacking.

While some gamers have active lives outside of video-gaming, most are lazy fat asses who have no hope of ever do anything remotely considered athletic.
 

Glerken

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I take some sports seriously.
I play soccer competitively. Not a great fan of American Football.
Track.
Some basketball.
 

Internet Kraken

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I can play sports, but I really don't like to that much. Everyone just takes them to seriously.

I enjoy playing a game between friends, but I would never join a sports team or something like that.
 

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gigastrike said:
I think sport players don't take gaming seriously. There is such thing as competative gaming, and, as far as I'm concerned, it's a sport.
You sound like one of those misguided peoples who thinks Darts is a sport.

My idea: To be a sport you have to be considered an Athlete to be proficient at it.

Gaming is not a sport.
 

gigastrike

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megalomania said:
gigastrike said:
I think sport players don't take gaming seriously. There is such thing as competative gaming, and, as far as I'm concerned, it's a sport.
You sound like one of those misguided peoples who thinks Darts is a sport.

My idea: To be a sport you have to be considered an Athlete to be proficient at it.

Gaming is not a sport.
Anything competative can be a sport. Darts really can be a sport. I think curling is a sport too, and I'm not even canadian.
 

Time Travelling Toaster

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I'm quite a good basketball player and a long time gamer so yeah I take sports seriously just not sport games as they butcher the game IMO.
 
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Lesee...Baseball, Wrestling, (American) Football, and Golf in High School, Rugby and Football in College.

albeit I'm not the greatest at any of these.
 

Banana Phone Man

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Lovin' everyones view. Remember this was just a friendly question.
Don't distrispect people do/don't play sports/games.
When I'm not playing badminton I'm always on my 360.
 

MCGT

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I like sports and I play them quite a lot. I just suck at them though, it's really annoying.