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Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:43 am to PrimeTime Money
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There is a difference between a physical feat and an athletic feat.
Is there?
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Definition of athlete : a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
NASCAR absolutely fits that.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:43 am to LNCHBOX
Classic post from you. Someone disagrees? Better call them stupid.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:44 am to TH03
Classic rebuttal of my extremely valid points.... oh wait, you glossed over them.
You're stupid. You try to call me out a lot, you fail a lot. No sense beating around the bush with you.
You're stupid. You try to call me out a lot, you fail a lot. No sense beating around the bush with you.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:45 am to TH03
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Better call them stupid.
It wasn't the most intelligent post.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:46 am to LNCHBOX
There is a difference, and I think that definition is flawed.
Training myself to hold my pee while playing a video game against someone else would make me an athlete under that definition.
A sword swallower performs physical feats, but he's not an athlete.
Training myself to hold my pee while playing a video game against someone else would make me an athlete under that definition.
A sword swallower performs physical feats, but he's not an athlete.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:48 am to LNCHBOX
You're the smartest person on this site man. One day maybe I'll be as smart as you and get butt hurt every time someone disagrees with me. 
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:48 am to PrimeTime Money
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There is a difference, and I think that definition is flawed.
Training myself to hold my pee while playing a video game against someone else would make me an athlete under that definition.
A sword swallower performs physical feats, but he's not an athlete.
Neither of your examples are comparable to what a NASCAR driver does though. That's like trying to say typing is a sport based of the definition.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:49 am to TH03
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You're the smartest person on this site man. One day maybe I'll be as smart as you and get butt hurt every time someone disagrees with me.
Pretty funny considering that I disagreed with someone else in this thread but haven't called them a single name and have just had an easy discussion.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:51 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Which is why their definition is flawed.
Neither of your examples are comparable to what a NASCAR driver does though. That's like trying to say typing is a sport based of the definition.
My definition is that a sport is any contest that requires physical skill to compete. However, not all sports require athletes to play.
Nobody in NASCAR is winning races due to superior athleticism. Therefore, the competitors are not athletes. In order to qualify as an athlete, athleticism has to matter.
This post was edited on 1/5/17 at 10:53 am
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:52 am to PrimeTime Money
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Nobody in NASCAR is winning races due to superior athleticism.
What do you base this claim on?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:53 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Reality.
What do you base this claim on?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:53 am to UF
To me a sport is when you're competing in an open motor environment (i.e. directly against competition) where variables can change from moment to moment.
Things like golf and bowling are skills but not sports imo.
Race car driving is definitely not a sport.
Things like golf and bowling are skills but not sports imo.
Race car driving is definitely not a sport.
This post was edited on 1/5/17 at 10:56 am
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:54 am to PrimeTime Money
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Reality.
I'm going to need something a little better than that.
Would you agree that NASCAR drivers require exceptional hand/eye coordination to be successful?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:55 am to LNCHBOX
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Nobody in NASCAR is winning races due to superior athleticism.
What do you base this claim on?
Tony Stewart?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:57 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Tony Stewart?
And all the fatasses on NFL lines? They get a pass because they play the right game?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:58 am to LNCHBOX
quote:Yes. But so does darts and bowling. But they aren't athletes either.
Would you agree that NASCAR drivers require exceptional hand/eye coordination to be successful?
Lots of things require hand/eye coordination. Drawing pictures and sewing requires hand/eye coordination. But so what.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:59 am to Mingo Was His NameO
Tony Stewart is proof that you do not need to be an athlete to be a successful race car driver. However, when you consider what drivers go through over 400+ miles, it's hard to consider it not a sport.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 10:59 am to PrimeTime Money
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Yes. But so does darts and bowling. But they aren't athletes either.
Lots of things require hand/eye coordination. Drawing pictures and sewing requires hand/eye coordination. But so what.
That's not the only aspect to racing a car, and I'm fairly positive you know that.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 11:00 am to LNCHBOX
quote:They are fat, but they are athletic. Superior athleticism matters in football. Therefore, they are athletes.
NFL lines? They get a pass because they play the right game?
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