RkyMtnHigh 0 #51 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuoteTHERE YOU ARE REV! I'm baack! hey sweetie! So, is skydiving a sport to you, yet? ___________________________________ What do you think, Rev?...Aahhh! Like an all time HIGH! Like an "herbal remedy" for what ails me! But Better! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #52 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteTHERE YOU ARE REV! I'm baack! hey sweetie! So, is skydiving a sport to you, yet? ___________________________________ What do you think, Rev?...Aahhh! Like an all time HIGH! Like an "herbal remedy" for what ails me! But Better! Ahhh, so to you, skydiving is a drug! It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #53 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteTHERE YOU ARE REV! I'm baack! hey sweetie! So, is skydiving a sport to you, yet? ___________________________________ What do you think, Rev?...Aahhh! Like an all time HIGH! Like an "herbal remedy" for what ails me! But Better! Ahhh, so to you, skydiving is a drug! ________________________ Pray for me, Rev! Yep..best drug $$ can buy! Ah-ee! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #54 November 6, 2003 Quotei was thinking about sex as a sport My coach says never to practice on the day of a competition. Heck, fishing is a sport. What isn't? You come up with some rules. Everyone (almost) follows the rules. You see who accomplishes the desired goal... That is a sport. People who get in to the "my sport is better than your sport" theme should relax and let others enjoy their thing. For a while, I thought skydiving was just a promotional idea for beer distributors because of all the beer that I seemed to be buying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #55 November 6, 2003 "It isn't a sport unless you can die from massive trauma." (not my quote!) This is why I get really cheesed when I see poker and billiards on ESPN - those are GAMES! Perhaps we can agree that a "sport" is a form of recreation involving physical exertion or risk..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #56 November 6, 2003 Quote"It isn't a sport unless you can die from massive trauma." (not my quote!) This is why I get really cheesed when I see poker and billiards on ESPN - those are GAMES! Perhaps we can agree that a "sport" is a form of recreation involving physical exertion or risk... exactly why golf is a game and not a sport....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #57 November 6, 2003 But chess is aparently??? go figure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flygator 0 #58 November 6, 2003 LOL! and I guess the same ones call "golf" a sport...LOL The secret to life is not arriving at the grave in a well preserved body but sliding in sideways completely worn out yelling "holy crap" what a ride!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pack40 0 #59 November 6, 2003 Skydiving is not a sport it is more it is a lifestyle. OVER Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KolibrieLinda 0 #60 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuoteWhat do you tell people that say Skydiving isnt a sport? I tell them it's not; it's a way of life! Yep that's the same overhere! Only then in Dutch Je hebt gelijk Het is geen sport maar een manier van leven. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #61 November 6, 2003 Personally, I don't think I'd call it a sport: Sports (scored by definite things such as time or goals): Hockey Baseball Basketball Archery Fencing Skiing Wrestling Boxing etc... Arts: (scored more by artistic impression): Ballet Gymnastics Ice Skating Snowboarding (when judged by tricks rather than speed) Skydiving etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #62 November 6, 2003 QuotePersonally, I don't think I'd call it a sport: Sports (scored by definite things such as time or goals): Scoring more points than the other team is a goal. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #63 November 6, 2003 Well, I start off by trying to explain a competeition, then after about a minute I give up and just say "Ah fuck it. It's a sport and anyone who thinks otherwise can bite my ass". Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #64 November 6, 2003 QuoteArts: (scored more by artistic impression): [bla bla bla ] Skydiving etc... Thats funny... and me who always thought truning points was a measurable technical issue, and had no artistic level to its final result..... But thats right, skydiving is all about Freeflying aint it... As far as this sport vs not..... who cares. The definition of sports is being awfully stretched lately (chess and bridge are lobying to get included in the olympics). That webster definition up in the thread would include needle point and reading as a sport..... come on....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #65 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuote"It isn't a sport unless you can die from massive trauma." (not my quote!) This is why I get really cheesed when I see poker and billiards on ESPN - those are GAMES! Perhaps we can agree that a "sport" is a form of recreation involving physical exertion or risk... exactly why golf is a game and not a sport.... Whoa there. You go out, out of shape (like I was), smoking upwards of 2 packs of smokes a day (like I was), and WALK 36 holes on Sat, 36 holes on Sun, and at least 3 18 hole rounds during the week (like I did before I found skydiving), and tell me it's a game. Then show me how the exact placement of your hands, legs, hips, and elbows directly effects your swing. When you do it every day for for most of your life, you get pretty damn good at it. Then you approach the 9th green, a sure skins match worth over $500 in your grasp, and shank it over the green. Feel that stress of losing that much cash on a physical fuck up (kinda like funneling a 4 or 8 way at Nationals, huh) and tell me it's a game. I love skydiving, but damn it, Golf IS a sport!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #66 November 6, 2003 QuotePersonally, I don't think I'd call it a sport: Sports (scored by definite things such as time or goals): Hockey Baseball Basketball Archery Fencing Skiing Wrestling Boxing etc... Arts: (scored more by artistic impression): Ballet Gymnastics Ice Skating Snowboarding (when judged by tricks rather than speed) Skydiving etc... In that case, you'd need to be more precise - Art - Freeflying, Freestyle - these are more subjective Sport - 4-way, 8-way etc, S&A, speed star, speed dives, tracking, CrW comp as distinctly defined. So we have the best of both worlds. We had the old definition of anything that Bob Hope could do and live is not a sport (golf, archery, baseball, chess,....) I like the definition of anything with an 'artistic' score is not a sport. (Just cause it's not a sport doesn't mean it doesn't require athletism, or skill - that's where people get their skirts up over it. i.e., freeflyers aren't wimps, just highly skilled and badly misguided ) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #67 November 6, 2003 Rev, and then you wonder why people make fun of you and dont respect you... golf????? Man... Thats gotta be worse then being canadianRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #68 November 6, 2003 You are on a roll today... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #69 November 6, 2003 QuoteRev, and then you wonder why people make fun of you and dont respect you... golf????? Man... Thats gotta be worse then being canadian Um, ahhh, hmmmm. Geeez. Nope, Nothing worse than being a Canadian, but ya did make me wonder for a bit there Remi. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SniperCJ 0 #70 November 6, 2003 I tell em "Oh? And golf IS a sport??" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #71 November 6, 2003 its not that dancers and gymnasts are not athletes, they are! Their art requires lots of physical training (and I've taught martial arts to some ballerinas and gymnasts who were soon kicking the tails of more experienced martial artists because of their flexibility and fitness) Many arts have more physical demands than many sports! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #72 November 6, 2003 First, I evaluate whether the person is a fuckhead or not. If not, I first of all compare freefall to swimming. Freefall is an element, not a sport, just like swimming. Then you can start with things like speed swimming, style, diving, waterpolo even, whatever. Same with freefall. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #73 November 6, 2003 The people that say that chess is not a sport are jealous of the people who can do something so incredibly difficult and intellectually demanding. Go do some math or something. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #74 November 6, 2003 Quotefreeflyers aren't wimps, just highly skilled and badly misguided Highly skilled? Hmmm... I've been giving them free coaching to overcome their stability issues. They're trying to do that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #75 November 6, 2003 QuoteDo you ever have people that will argue to no end that it isnt a sport? What do you tell them? Truly? I just look at them, exhale, and smile. It gives them the effect that I am thinking something about them without saying it. A tolerant attitude like when you listen to the opinion of a child, but don't think it is worth responding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
