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re: Should Golfers be called athletes?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:46 am to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:46 am to tgrbaitn08
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Gymnast are athletic and they compete....they are competitors...not necessarily athletes.
They are definitely athletes... it's just not a sport.
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Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:48 am to SlowFlowPro
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there isn't a score involved in either
There is often as much or much more money involved in a large business negotiation or important trial than in a poker game.
No score?
The dude that negotiated selling that app to FB for $3B. No score involved there?
The dude that wins a massive patent infringement suit for a company. No score there?
Business men, lawyers and poker players - not athletes.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:48 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:now u talking semantics. If the "event" they "play in" involves athletic movements, they are an athlete
quote: Gymnasts don't directly compete against each other, they compete against the obstacles. Not a sport? Gymnast are athletic and they compete....they are competitors...not necessarily athletes.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:50 am to LSUBoo
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They are definitely athletes... it's just not a sport.
What about diving? Definitely athletes, but there are judges involved. Does that mean it's not a sport?
What about track and field? Usain Bolt - no doubt an athlete. Track has to be a sport right?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:51 am to kbro
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What about track and field
Bruce Jenner was a badass bitch!
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:51 am to kbro
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What about diving? Definitely athletes, but there are judges involved. Does that mean it's not a sport?
Not a sport.
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What about track and field? Usain Bolt - no doubt an athlete. Track has to be a sport right?
Starting to slide into a grayer area, but I'd say it's a sport since they are all running simultaneously.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:53 am to Schmelly
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Various activities were graded on 10 components of athleticism: endurance, strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, nerve, durability, hand-eye coordination and analytic aptitude. Boxing ranked first, followed by hockey, football and basketball. Golf ranked -- take a deep breath -- 51st out of the 60 sports, just behind table tennis and horse racing. It did, however, place just ahead of cheerleading and roller-skating, with fishing finishing last.
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"Golf is like sex: You don't have to be an athlete to do it. And you don't have to be good at it to enjoy it.''
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 9:55 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:53 am to kbro
I'll throw a chink in the "have to directly compete against someone to be a sport" argument. If usain bolt races tyson Gay side by side...sport. If they run separately & winner judged by time....competition?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:56 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:so that settles it. It's a sport and has athletes. Just not very good ones.
Various activities were graded on 10 components of athleticism: endurance, strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, nerve, durability, hand-eye coordination and analytic aptitude. Boxing ranked first, followed by hockey, football and basketball. Golf ranked -- take a deep breath -- 51st out of the 60 sports, just behind table tennis and horse racing. It did, however, place just ahead of cheerleading and roller-skating, with fishing finishing last.
Nope, nevermind, anything that says golf is more athletic than cheerleading is null and void
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:57 am to AudubonEagle
quote:lol
Should Golfers be called athletes?
Do you know how many golfers are on TD that would like to think they are athletes?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:57 am to LSUBoo
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What about diving? Definitely athletes, but there are judges involved. Does that mean it's not a sport?
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Not a sport.
I guess you can call diving a competition, but I do view track as a sport. Although parts of it (hammer throw, discus) seem more like games.
The Olympic Games are called the Olympic Games for a reason though I guess. There are a lot of things I'd classify as games or competitions.
Golf being one of those, as well as darts and bowling.
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 10:00 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:58 am to Schmelly
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anything that says golf is more athletic than cheerleading is null and void
I can confirm the athleticism of a few cheerleaders(female)
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:59 am to kbro
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discus)
I was the city champion in the 8th grade, so I'm an athlete
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:00 am to jeff5891
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Should Golfers be called athletes?
lol
Do you know how many golfers are on TD that would like to think they are athletes?
totally separate argument Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:00 am to AudubonEagle
Athletes are highly skilled at a some type of physical act that does not come natural to most people. Some of those skills are certainly more desirable and challenging than others, but trying to qualify the definition is pretty useless since there are so many exceptions that you cannot have a general definition.
350lb offensive lineman is not the same as a 230lb running back
NASCAR driver is not the same as a track and field runner
Weightlifter is not the same as a gymnast
Fencing, curling, archery, synchronized swimming, equestrian jumping are all Olympic sports
Trying to define an athlete is an excercise in futility. Instead, the argument should be one that ranks the skill set required, both physical and mental, for a sport.
350lb offensive lineman is not the same as a 230lb running back
NASCAR driver is not the same as a track and field runner
Weightlifter is not the same as a gymnast
Fencing, curling, archery, synchronized swimming, equestrian jumping are all Olympic sports
Trying to define an athlete is an excercise in futility. Instead, the argument should be one that ranks the skill set required, both physical and mental, for a sport.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:00 am to jeff5891
quote:I don't think playing golf makes you an athlete, but there are golfers that are definitely athletes.
Do you know how many golfers are on TD that would like to think they are athletes?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:01 am to DivotBreath
quote:give this man a hand
Athletes are highly skilled at a some type of physical act that does not come natural to most people. Some of those skills are certainly more desirable and challenging than others, but trying to qualify the definition is pretty useless since there are so many exceptions that you cannot have a general definition.
350lb offensive lineman is not the same as a 230lb running back
NASCAR driver is not the same as a track and field runner
Weightlifter is not the same as a gymnast
Fencing, curling, archery, synchronized swimming, equestrian jumping are all Olympic sports
Trying to define an athlete is an excercise in futility. Instead, the argument should be one that ranks the skill set required, both physical and mental, for a sport.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:01 am to 777Tiger
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I was the city champion in the 8th grade, so I'm an athlete
Is discus a sport?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:02 am to 777Tiger
quote:well played
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anything that says golf is more athletic than cheerleading is null and void
I can confirm the athleticism of a few cheerleaders(female)
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:02 am to 777Tiger
These people are more athletic
than these guys
than these guys
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