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Sometimes, people get excited. There's something called adrenaline.Quote:
Originally Posted by belial
Because this man has spent his entire life golfing and became the best golfer to ever play the game. I don't think he'd willingly miss the rest of the season of the sport he's played his entire life.Quote:
Originally Posted by belial
Why not? Because winning majors is what is the most important to Tiger. This will be 2 less opportunities for him. He still figures to overtake Jack eventually, but you never know.
My comments houston were tongue in cheek. I think this whole thread is rediculous. I hate when people start talking about what is a sport and what isn't a sport and then twisting logic to suit their arguments. One person in here pretty much said nothing is a sport unless its a team event??? Really......who cares. If you don't like a sport,game,event, whatever..don't pay attention to it!! Call it what you'd like, but why start an argument to try and convince others that something isn't a sport because it doesn't fit your definitions?
As for Tiger......the greatest ever, there's no doubt he's injured. I don't think the injury was as painful as some may think it was during his round, but surely after the adreneline HGM referred to and maybe pain killer wound down it hurt like he!!. I say this, because I've played the sport (haha) of golf with a bum knee, golfers elbow, bad back, and other injuries at various times and they greatly effect your game. Just knowing the pain 'could' be there has to effect your game. I think the world of Tiger, and as much as he doesn't seem human I still believe he is. I don't see how anyone can win the US Open with a seriously painful knee injury. I think he knew it was hurt, took some pain killer and over dramatized it during his round. Added to the aura that is Tiger.
Even going out there and dramatizing effected his mental approach though, and what he did was amazing.
Of course, these are just my opinions.
it all comes down to jealousy, people usually hate someone when they totally dominate something or someone else and simply put, Tiger is worlds above anyone you can find on a golf course.
Agreed with your premise, but I think whats most amazing to me is that Tiger, as far as I see, has transcended that. What I mean is, many including I at one point hated him because he was so dang good. Hated is too strong, but definetly rooted against him. However, he has transcended beyond that to a point where most of those who rooted against him are now steadily in his corner. He doesn't have the haters.......and thats as much because of his amazing on the course feats as it is because of his off the field persona.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reade
I've never seen any other example of this. Jordan I would say got close.....and Muhammed Ali may have but I wasn't around during his time. I know initially alot of people hated him because of him dodging the draft and outspoken comments about the war. I can't say however if he reached the level of Woods or not.
Well, let's see:
Sport
1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2. a particular form of this, esp. in the out of doors.
3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
Game
1. an amusement or pastime: children's games.
2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games.
3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators.
So, the dictionary is basically noncommittal.
Sport
GameQuote:
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors. Some of the physical sports include association football, basketball, water polo, and baseball.
Wikipedia hedges a bit, but doesn't seem to be noncommittal (at least not in my biased view).Quote:
A game is a structured or semi-structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes also used as an educational tool. Games are generally distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work or art.
Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interactivity. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational or psychological role.
Known to have been played as far back as the 30th century BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures[1]. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.
Ah, here's some more discussion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Golf#Sport_or_game.3F
Anybody can let someone define things for them. Sometimes we need to step outside and see the world from our own eyes.
Is the difference between a sport and a game really a topic that needs to be spoken about like some sort of truth-seeking endeavor? Where thinking for yourself is crucial? O_o
Yes...practice makes perfect.
We learn small and grow big
agreed. problem is, I think games and sports can both be the same. Has anyone gone to a 'baseball game' recently? When was the last time you went to see 'the sport of baseball'??Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
Terminology is a b!tch isn't it?
I think what people try to say is while all sports are games, not all games are sports.
But really, who the heck cares?
Both statements are false. Not all sports are games.
That statement is only a half truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by belial
Not all sports are games, end of friggen story.
Does it friggen matter?
Out of curiosity, what sports aren't games?