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WHAT IS A SPORT?

I have often heard people, in bars, at games, on the web, debate the age old question "What is a "SPORT"?

I have come up with a very accurate description of what the definition of a sport is. Try it. It works.

Here is my simple criteria:

If the activity in question can be engaged in without any appreciable drop off in performance while smoking a cigarette, it is NOT a sport.

Try a few:

Hockey? IS a sport. Clearly cant be played while smoking a cigarette.

Football? IS a sport. Same as hockey.

Car racing? IS a sport. You can drive a car while smoking a cigarette but, RACE one? No way.

Bowling? IS a sport. You can smoke while bowling but you kind of have to put the cig down before rolling.

Pool and billiards? Borderline. Ive see some good pool players shoot with cigarettes in their mouths, but I tend to believe they would be even better if they put the butt down before shooting.

Baseball? IS a sport. You could get away with smoking if the ball was never hit to you. But BATTING? No way.

Golf? IS a sport. You can smoke while riding or walking to the next hole but you have to put down the cig when actually hitting the ball.

Poker? NO WAY! (Sorry, ESPN!) You can play poker with TEN lit cigarettes in your mouth and it wouldnt change a thing. It might even make you BETTER.

So, there it is. Try it yourself. (Rugby, soccer, tiddly winks, chess, checkers, surfing and snowboarding (I said CIGARETTES!), bungie jumping, horse racing, etc.) Works every time!

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Favorite Athletes

Barry Sanders, Zoe Bell, Secretariat, Teemu Selanne, Ray Nitschke, Max Mcgee, Kelly Slater, Chris Pronger, Scott Stevens, Marty Turco, JS Giguere, Jack Lambert, Martin Brodeuer, Jurgen Klinsmann, Layne Beachley, Mia Hamm, Scott Niedermeyer, Hope Solo, Bonnie Blair

Favorite Sports Teams

Green Bay Packers, Anaheim Ducks, UCLA

All Time Sports Moment

1980 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey - USA 4 : USSR 3 // Secretariat wins the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths.

Most Memorable Game Attended

Anaheim Ducks beat the Sens in Game 5 to win the Stanley Cup // My first trip to Lambeau Field.

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Brett Favre's streak of 275 consecutive starts while contemplating retirement.

Ruth or Mays?

Mays. Ruth wouldnt even make today's rosters.

Unitas or Montana?

Montana. No contest. Unitas is another guy who wouldnt crack a modern NFL roster..

Jordan or Russell?

Russell (11 Championships in 13 years)

Gretzky or Orr?

Defense!. Orr.

Pele or Maradona?

Diego Maradona is an obnoxious little squirt who INVENTED diving as a legitimate strategy. Now, they ALL do it. Pele in a landslide.

Federer or Sampras?

Neither. John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors made men's tennis interesting. These guys made it boring again.

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger. Only player Ive ever seen who can compel non golfers like me to watch golf on TV.

Petty or Earnhardt?

Richard "The King" Petty

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Pac 10 (Duh)

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  1. by Ken
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Tigershark,

    As you probably noticed I gave up my responsibilities as the Ducks CL. My reasons are explained in one of the posted articles but one of my last things to do is find someone capable of leading the Ducks section come this season. I'm sure you are a very busy individual, but if you feel you have the free time I'd like to discuss putting you in charge of the Ducks section, you have the knowledge and are a great fan. I know you would take good care of the section.

    Lemme know what you think.