Poll: Favorite Sport

[smithy_2045]

Australian Rules Football.

100% manly

Spoiler

Dont argue with Dustin Martin

Let's see him to that to a pies player. Carn the magpies!

Go back to the dentist you dirty Collingwood supporter, or ill unleash Cameron Ling upon you.

Good old Collingwood forever!

Carn the pies!

 

[Puddleknock]

To watch - soccer/football
To play - badminton. But since there is no badminton option then I'll go football soccer.

Though two things I'd like to say about the poll. If you want to call football "soccer" fine, but at least list American football as Football (NFL). It is a little confusing to those of us who call football football and live where american football is a niche sport.

Second (and this one may well just be me), but I assume hockey means Ice Hockey rather than field hockey. I used to play hockey (real hockey....on grass and all), so just left the option alone. I always enjoy talking about sports as it really highlights cultural differences.

 

[killercyclist]

i'm heavy into cycling, partly because i race bikes as well as i love the freedom of riding most anywhere. don't care much for most other sports, especially not american sports (football, basketball, baseball, etc).

 

[GrimTuesday]

I'm a baseball nerd. And I'm a Yankees fan (as is my dad, as was my grandfather).

Damn Yankees. The Mariners deserved to win that World Series in 2001, Even with the 9/11 tragedy, we were the superior team, but that's the way of baseball...

Nooooo, that was so meant to be the Yankees win! There was the 9/11 angle, Jeter made "The Play" during the ALDS, there was that electric atmosphere ("No game six!" Lou Pinella had vowed a comeback win in the ALCS which meant a game 6 would have been in Seattle. But the crowed. My God, I had chills watching it on TV). Then there was the World Series, which had the Yankees winning a few come-from-behind games (after Byun Hyung Kim blew some saves for the Diamondbacks). It was also Paul O'Neill's last series before he retired. It seemed absolutely meant.

God, I was a superstitious mess during that series. I honestly made myself freeze in place whenever something good happened for the Yanks. Didn't wanna ruin the good vibes. But that freakin' bloop single...

I can remember listening to the series on the radio (we didn't have a TV back then), and being absolutely devastated when we lost. Its kind of funny that like the team we tied with for the most wins, the 1906 Cubs, neither of the teams won the World Series despite having two of the best records ever.

 

[TheGauntman]

Basketball; more specifically NBA. Unfortunately the free-to-air digital sports channel in Australia, One HD, no longer televises NBA, and I'm not getting a pay TV subscription for one sport.

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[Naeras]

Favorite sport? Karate.
Other favorite sport? Handball.

Favorite sport of those suggested there? Football. Manchester United being my favorite team, hooray for comebacks!

 

[Supertegwyn]

I just love Tennis. Fave player would have to be Lleyton Hewitt.

 

[phantasmalWordsmith]

where is the rugby option? D: Rugby is my favorite sport by far, fun to play and fun to watch.

I'm with this bloke. Rugby is by far my favourite sport; it's fun to watch and I can play to some degree but not enough to actually make a hobby of it.

 

[Jonluw]

I'd say soccer...
Except there's no such sport.

It's called Football. Harumph.

Aww, come on, cut me some slack, its the time of the day that many American are up including myself (although I'm always up it seems), and we call it soccer. To be honest, I would prefer we call American football Gridiron but there's not a ton of support for that.

[HEADING=2]I will never ever cut anyone slack for calling football "soccer"!![/HEADING]​

Spoiler: Raaaargh?

[HEADING=3]Raaaaaargh![/HEADING]​

[sub]Huh. For some reason, I didn't get a message when you quoted me. Strange.[/sub]

Thats because I fucked up the quote by accidentally deleting the last ] and had to go back and edit it, if you have to fix it through the edit function, it doesn't send the message.

Like I said, I totally get your objection, but I was just going with what I call it. Also, for all you who call it handegg, I find it somewhat insulting, as it is meant more to mock the sport, that to give it an appropriate name.

I thought I was making it clear that my reaction was supposed to be a joke with the ridiculous font size and stock image...

It's just a pet peevee; not something that holds any significance.

 

[staika]

My favorite sport to watch is basketball, it's just so much fun to watch but sadly my New York Knicks are doing shit. I just noticed that all the teams I like suck :/

My favorite sport to play is bowling, Yes I consider it a sport and I am actually good at it. I used to hate it but it grows on you XD

 

[Cazza]

Field Hockey. I loved playing it until I gave up because I really hated my team. I got busy and didn't join another one. I might join next season. Or more likely join the summer hockey as thats more social. Sucks I need to wait a whole year. I don't really watch it on TV though. It's rarely on. I don't watch much TV so I mostly miss it anyway. Though if I find it on I normal watch it.

Favorite team: Hockeyroos. It's the Australia women's national team. I have seen them player more then the Kookaburras which is the Australia mens national team. Also it's a better name for a team. I guess Im shallow.

As it's a team game I don't have a favorite player. They all do their part. Go goalie I guess. They do some really good saves though the forwards can get some really good goals.

My favorite position: Right Wing. Im a fast runner and it's so fun to leave the other team behind on a fast break. Any forword position is good if I can't get that.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I play badminton because I love the level of technique and deception you can play with. I have a general fondness for most sports, but soccer stands out to me...because things like this happen.

Seriously, it's like sporting art.

 

[Keneth]

You forgot to add "Competitive Gladiatorial Blood Sport" to the list. If there are no Christians getting eaten by lions I'm not interested. (As long as I'm not the Christian getting eaten.)

You guys do realize that modern arena sports are just an evolution of the Romans throwing minorities in a pit to watch them kill each other, right?

 

[SckizoBoy]

Football, by which I mean proper football and not American Rugby (though I did play along and vote soccer >.>). Big Man U fan. Going to be a very tight title race this year, will be humiliating if City win it, though I suppose with the influx of funds and resources now at there disposable I begrudgingly admit that it's pretty inexorable they're going to clinch a PL title at some point, I just hope it isn't some time soon.

And how far from Trafford do you live?! =P

where is the rugby option? D: Rugby is my favorite sport by far, fun to play and fun to watch.

Agreed on the question... don't mind playing, so long as I'm not in the pack. League or Union? (Union guy personally... SARRIES!!)

OT: Can't decide, I watch/follow football (proper football, played using the extremities on the end of one's legs, you know, one's feet...), cricket, tennis, rugby and F1 (more because my sister goes oooooon and oooooooon about it). Playing-wise, used to with archery, football & cricket, though these days, just Thai boxing if my knees don't pack up... -_-

 

[Talshere]

Badminton


Also, its not soccer, its foot ball.

 

[Sovvolf]

I prefer combat sports like Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA ect... However I guess they're not as popular or up there as most ball sports. I didn't see a option for them or an option for other sports so I just went with Football(British).

 

[doggy go 7]

a) soccer, although it's actually football, because, you know, you actually use your feet.
b) messi is easily the best player the game's ever seen. If you're not a football fan but like sport in general, look up clips of this guy and he may well turn you..... to football (not gay)
c) i support arsenal, although nowadays i wish i didn't ;(

 

[Bloodtrozorx]

American Football, The Washington Redskins and Johnny Unitas

 

[Bomberman4000]

I love watching football but as far as a game I truly know the ins and outs of and love beyond any other sport is baseball. I grew up playing baseball, played some in college, and now that I'm out I'm going to get certified to teach just so I can coach in the high school ranks and try to work my way up.

Favorite Team: Chicago White Sox (2005 was the greatest year of my life). My brother and I always picked rivals of each others teams to be fans of. He was a Cubs fan, so I gravitated towards the White Sox. Honestly, I'd say the Cubs are my second favorite team just because my brother and I are so close and I want him to experience what I got to in 2005.

I have pictures of me from the early 90's (I was born in 88) wearing miniature White Sox jerseys. Frank Thomas is my favorite player from that team, but I honestly believe the best player ever is Pete Rose. I wore 14 on every baseball uniform I've ever had because of Pete Rose. My dad was a big Rose fan, and we've studied his career from top to bottom and I wholeheartedly believe he should be in the Hall of Fame. But that's another discussion altogether.

Baseball is one of those games that I truly believe is passed down from one generation to the next. Steroids have taken a lot of the luster away from baseball in some fans' eyes, but to me there's nothing better than watching baseball on TV with my dad discussing every detail about the game.

 

[Zach of Fables]

To play: Volleyball. To watch: Football.