Author Topic: "Toughest" sports to play (Read 994 times)

myelo · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2004, 12:55:12 PM »

Gymnastics is difficult as hell.

Baseball? A lady once saw the Phillies’ John Kruk smoking a cigarette and started criticizing him, saying an athlete should take better care of his body.

He replied,” Lady I’m not an athlete. I’m a baseball player.”

Back in the 1970s a sports physiologist tested a bunch of professional athletes on things like strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance.

The best overall?

The jockey Willie Shoemaker.

txmx · « **Reply #16 on:** May 03, 2004, 01:20:34 PM »

They forgot motocross.

DoctorYO · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2004, 03:18:21 PM »

Table Tennis, #47 wtf... I demand a recount..

Ill make them eat the ball about 21 times and they leave the court as giant red welt....

Then they will see the power of Table Tennis FU.

DoctorYo

PS - IMO Hockey is more demanding than Boxing, Ive done both.. More varibles with hockey; Less with boxing..

Pei · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:51:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Replicant
Take it not many people have played Rugby....

Obviously not. Not sure how anyone can rate LaCrosse, Hockey or American football above Rugby: try playing without all the padding and helmets then maybe they would get in.

The Endurance, Strength, Power and Durability ratings should be way up there. 40 minutes each way, plus injury time of full contact sport and it's tougher to play Soccer?

Also where is Aussie rules on this list?

Nash · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:55:01 PM »

Bah... I played Rugby.

It's a contact sport.

Football and hockey are collision sports.

It's a cliche, probably, but true enough. Rugby players don't wear pads because they don't need them.

Fridaddy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:57:57 PM »

What, no Paintball?

Pei · « **Reply #21 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:58:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Nash
Bah... I played Rugby.

It's a contact sport.

Football and hockey are collision sports.

It's a cliche, probably, but true enough. Rugby players don't wear pads because they don't need them.

Try watching a Heineken Cup, Super 12 or international match: knocking around with a bunch students on a Wednesday afternoon doesn't compare.

Nash · « **Reply #22 on:** May 03, 2004, 10:05:40 PM »

You're right it doesn't compare.

Unlike the pro-guys with the contracts, we were *****ed up and totally suicidal.

Btw., paintball came within 1 vote of being officially recognized as an Olympic sport.

-tronski- · « **Reply #23 on:** May 03, 2004, 10:41:37 PM »

I read it as a poll of difficulty (skill) not toughest (which to me equals arduous or roughest), and even then I think Rugby still rates too low...

anyhow for "toughest": Rugby, rugby league, or Australian Rules Football, should easily be in the top 10.

Any doubts should be led to: The Bledisloe Cup, Wallabies vs. All Blacks (which I just got tickets for this years game), State of Origin: ie. Micheal DeVere in the first origin last year , or the AFL grand final

Tronsky

Pei · « **Reply #24 on:** May 03, 2004, 11:21:28 PM »

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Originally posted by -tronski-
The Bledisloe Cup, Wallabies vs. All Blacks (which I just got tickets for this years game), State of Origin:
Tronsky

Same here: fought my way through Ticketek this morning for 4 tickets!
I also got some for the Scotland match (Ill be supporting the Jocks but I don't hold out much hope for 'em).

Tomorrow I'll be trying for Wallabies- England at SunCorp.

As to the article:
It's obvious from the ratings that the experts involved don't really watch team sport outside of North America (Cricket didn't even make the list for example) so as such they have no concept of what other team sports involve.

montag · « **Reply #25 on:** May 03, 2004, 11:33:05 PM »

That chart is kinda bogus. For example, shooting is harder than bowling. It gets hot when your out there for hours shooting at targets in the sun. Driving is harder then baseball I know that. You spend alot of time standing out in the field or wating in the bleachers in baseball. In driving sports, your constantly driving and concentrating and it gets hot and you also get very tired from the stress. Weight lifting is a hard sport not just because of the power extertions but because of the discipline required to achieve your goal which takes years of self motivation to arrive at your final goal someday. Many who lift say that they never will be satisfied and keep going, thus the meathead syndrome.

Yep paintball is tiring and a great exercise if you play on big wooded fields.

Mini D · « **Reply #26 on:** May 03, 2004, 11:34:21 PM »

Hockey should have been #1 above boxing. Maybe boxing on roller skates would be tougher than hockey... but not straight up boxing.

MiniD

Nash · « **Reply #27 on:** May 03, 2004, 11:38:51 PM »

Agreed, cuz hockey is a dual sport. It incorporates boxing - only gloveless.

-dead- · « **Reply #28 on:** May 04, 2004, 02:12:15 AM »

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Originally posted by Nash
Agreed, cuz hockey is a dual sport. It incorporates boxing - only gloveless.

In which case Aussie Rules should really be number one - cos that's mostly boxing with no gloves and everyone has to play rugby in between fights.

Dowding · « **Reply #29 on:** May 04, 2004, 03:32:24 AM »

lol Dead

Went to see a Rugby League game on Sunday, it's one tough game.