Which sport is the hardest to play.

@BMD004

You might want to watch out with the 'stupid' comment. It will get you modded.

From the OP quote: "hardest to master"
...so you are saying that the pros are not the closest to mastering it :?

Also, you have already contradicted yourself in this thread:

[QUOTE="comp_atkins"]12 years fully committed to 1 thing every day for 8-10 hours a day is a tremendously long amount of time. assuming the person had the resources to commit to such an endevour and the attitude to improve themselves daily i'm sure there are ppl who could pull it off..

BMD004

Then you later wrote:

99.9% of Gamespot wouldn't make any professional sports teams or leagues even with 12 years of training. BMD004

Seems like a rather large contradiction
...so which is it.

Also, why are you so upset over this...it is just a sports discussion on a game forum...no reason to bring out the name calling :?

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All sorts of formatting issues, had to copy and paste a couple times to get it right

@BMD004

You might want to watch out with the 'stupid' comment. It will get you modded.

From the OP quote: "hardest to master"
...so you are saying that the pros are not the closest to mastering it :?

Also, you have already contradicted yourself in this thread:

[QUOTE="comp_atkins"] Yeah, if you did nothing at all for 12 years but 1 thing. But who lives life like that? Professional athletes don't even practice that long every day. BMD004

Then you later wrote:

99.9% of Gamespot wouldn't make any professional sports teams or leagues even with 12 years of training. BMD004

Seems like a rather large contradiction
...so which is it.
Seems like a rather large contradiction

Also, why are you so upset over this...it is just a sports discussion on a game forum...no reason to bring out the name calling :?

[QUOTE="Aspen706"] I think the other guy got it right about the pro stuff, but your right on all of what you just said.rawsavon

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Aspen706"] I think the other guy got it right about the pro stuff, but your right on all of what you just said.Aspen706

How about highdiving? First you have to know how to swim. Then you have to conquer any fear of heights. And finally, you need to learn the moves that satisfy the judges and at the same making the least splash when hitting the water.

Baseball. You can hit or you can't. wstfld

jordan couldn't hit and he ended up batting 250 in the AA fall league against some of the best pitchers outside the majors. so. yeah. false.

Wrestling

MMA. I love watching UFC but i dont want to get hurt.

For me hockey, because I can't ice skate.

Soccer. The area is too big to run to, and you start kicking and kicking the ball. Then if the ball goes to the other side of the HUGE area, you have to run as fast as you can to retrieve the ball. Goalkeepers are the luckiest and unluckiest players in soccer, know what I mean? They're lucky because they don't have to run run run, yet they're unlucky because if the ball ever comes in, it will be their fault :lol:

[QUOTE="Aspen706"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] You have changed your OP (took out the 'master it' part) So you have changed the rules of the game during the middle of the match No one ever masters a sport...but the pros come the closest (hope we can agree on that) Your OP asked what was the hardest to master...that equates reaching a pro levelrawsavon

From what I've seen, Sepak Takraw seems to be about the most difficult sport to master.

Here's a demo.

Paintball is hard to play. Professional paintball that's really hard. Easy to get into, hard to succeed.

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I'd agree with Tennis. If you don't start training at a very young age then its almost impossible to ever become a pro.Engrish_Major

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I'd agree with Tennis. If you don't start training at a very young age then its almost impossible to ever become a pro.Stanley09

@BMD004

You might want to watch out with the 'stupid' comment. It will get you modded.

From the OP quote: "hardest to master"
...so you are saying that the pros are not the closest to mastering it :?

Also, you have already contradicted yourself in this thread:
[QUOTE="BMD004"][QUOTE="comp_atkins"] Yeah, if you did nothing at all for 12 years but 1 thing. But who lives life like that? Professional athletes don't even practice that long every day. rawsavon

Then you later wrote:

99.9% of Gamespot wouldn't make any professional sports teams or leagues even with 12 years of training. BMD004

Seems like a rather large contradiction
...so which is it.

Also, why are you so upset over this...it is just a sports discussion on a game forum...no reason to bring out the name calling :?

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All sorts of formatting issues, had to copy and paste a couple times to get it right

I know I said "if you practice for 12 years for one thing." But it didn't come out how I intended for it to. So I realize it sounds like a contridiction. But I later corrected myself and told you exactly what I meant.

And I'm not really upset over it. And about the name calling... I never called you stupid. I called your argument stupid because it doesn't even have anything to do with the topic. And don't take it personally, it's not my intention.

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I'd agree with Tennis. If you don't start training at a very young age then its almost impossible to ever become a pro.Aspen706

I know I said "if you practice for 12 years for one thing." But it didn't come out how I intended for it to. So I realize it sounds like a contridiction. But I later corrected myself and told you exactly what I meant.

And I'm not really upset over it. And about the name calling... I never called you stupid. I called your argument stupid because it doesn't even have anything to do with the topic. And don't take it personally, it's not my intention.

BMD004

You did contradict yourself...clarification or not. You can retract a statement, but you cannot change what is said in a debate.
You seemed upset. But you are the only one that knows the answer to that.
-usually when people result to name calling (either about the person or their point) it indicates one of two things:
1. they have nothing left to fight back with (no more points to make)...so that fire away with that
or
2. they are so angry that that is their only means of letting it out

And I was just giving you fair warning about the 'stupid' comment. I only report spam (b/c it annoys me) and pr0n (not safe for work). I am a big boy, and I can take care of myself. But other people are not so kind...and will report you for the smallest of things (or a mod could just happen to see it as well).

I never take anything personally on interwebz. I think in all my time here I have only gotten 'heated' like twice....a sports debate will never be the cause of that :lol:
I just enjoy a good logic debate and proving things through mathematical means...this afforded me that opportunity.
After the first page, it was no longer about the actual debate. It was about being able to prove my point through logical analysis (so a successful, fun thread for me)

Golf and being a leg spin bowler in cricket.

Any contact sport is definitely harder than a non-contact sport. Why? Because there's the added element of getting hit. However, for a breakdown of these contact sports, rugby is definitely the hardest, because unlike hockey or football, it's not a constantly stopping game. Oh, and basketball isn't a real sport.Sasquatch90

[QUOTE="Sasquatch90"]Any contact sport is definitely harder than a non-contact sport. Why? Because there's the added element of getting hit. However, for a breakdown of these contact sports, rugby is definitely the hardest, because unlike hockey or football, it's not a constantly stopping game. Oh, and basketball isn't a real sport.ScF2007

Golf was always confusing to me.

I am not a natural athlete, but i still play football.So I have to work harder than most people on the field, so definitely that.