Goosen thinks Tiger was faking injury

[SirKodiak]

IMO (i know that one),

A sport is an athletic contest between two (or more) individuals or teams that compete directly against one another.

A game is a contest with no restrictions on the number of participants. It may be anywhere from one to infinity. A game may be athletic in nature, or it may not. In a game, the contestants do not have to compete directly.

What do you mean by competing directly? That they have to be opposing each other? I ask because you listed shot put and discus but not the track events nor long jumping, pole vaulting, etc. Do you consider shot put and discus to not be athletic?

[filihok]

What do you mean by competing directly? That they have to be opposing each other? I ask because you listed shot put and discus but not the track events nor long jumping, pole vaulting, etc. Do you consider shot put and discus to not be athletic?

This is what everyone always disputes me on.

By competing directly, I mean that they must be immediately reacting to each other. They must be on the field at the same moment. They must be playing at the same moment.

I don't consider golf a sport because Tiger can play his round at 8:00 and Ernie Els can play his at 11:00. Same for track and field events.

I don't consider racing a sport because competitors could race at different times. Ben Johnson could run at 8:45 and Carl Lewis could run at 8:46 and the times could be compared to choose a winner.

[filihok]

I would never say shot put and discus are not athletic. They both require enormous strength and more technique than they are usually given credit for.

[belial]

Woods is about as hurt as Paul Pierce was. Hey makes for good drama though, even if it people know its fake.

[Swampdog]

Lol, Pierce was clearly hurt, as was Rondo AND Perkins.......and they still beat the Fakers. Come on now....

[HoustonGM]

So, I don't know much about golf, but, are people accusing Tiger Woods of faking an injury, getting surgery on that fake injury, and than missing the rest of the golf season because he has a fake injury? So, this guy, the best golfer ever, just suddenly doesn't want to play golf, so he fakes an injury?

Is that really what people are saying?

[belial]

Let's get the wheel chair out for Woods.

[belial]

So, I don't know much about golf, but, are people accusing Tiger Woods of faking an injury, getting surgery on that fake injury, and than missing the rest of the golf season because he has a fake injury? So, this guy, the best golfer ever, just suddenly doesn't want to play golf, so he fakes an injury?

Is that really what people are saying?

No. Sorry.

[Swampdog]

I dont like golf, but Woods is hurt. Seems silly to say otherwise. HGM makes good points.

[HoustonGM]

No. Sorry.

Than what the heck are people saying?

[belial]

That he is exaggerating the extent of the injury.

[HoustonGM]

That he is exaggerating the extent of the injury.

He had surgery on a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the golf season. That seems like it's a pretty bad injury.

[Swampdog]

To the point of having surgery, and missing the rest of the year, including 2 majors?

[belial]

Depends on the size of the tear. Wasn't injured too badly where he couldn't jump around like a kindergardner when he made birdies.

[belial]

To the point of having surgery, and missing the rest of the year, including 2 majors?

He can't get his grand slam he predicted he could anyway, so why not?