Which is the hardest sport?

[4matic]

All around which sport do you think is the hardest, most physically demanding, ect?

Above is the top 10 ranked on espn.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills

My personal opinion is that hockey is the hardest sport because how physical it is. some will say that football is more physical and it is but its not nearly as fast.

ie.

football- 300 lb man sprinting at about 6-8 mph hitting you running at the same speed. add the two and you have 12-16mph at impact.

Hockey- 210 lb man hitting you into a board that gives 2 inches either way going 25+ mph = 25+ mph at impact. and if the 2 of you are skating at eachother and hit at full stride again 25+25 = 50 mph at impact and plus your on metal skates only a few millimeters wide.
edit: these are just to give you all and idea. not scientific info. :)
so what do you guys (and gals) think?


ps. could quite possibly be the largest pole ever.

[Long Black Veil]

Rugby

[ferret]

Does this really qualify as a debate?

[Anonymous]

Football is more physically demanding of athletes than Hockey players. Remember: many football players have to play in rain, mud, heavy winds, searing heat, snow, etc. and often, these players are slamming into eachother repeatedly. In Hockey, it's 1 weather condition all the time and physical contact is only about 60%...football is 95%. Also remember that Football games are more consistant from one game to another.

[ArchAngelKIng]

Ya but only a few Football games are played in weather that is 30F 0C but in Hockey that's the minium when it starts, after the ice has reached it's temperature of 29F -1C at a minimum. Usual games are played when the temperature is -10C 25F. And being a full contact sport with an hard object being tossed around at 100 to 150 miles an hour doesn't tickle when you get hit by it either.

AAK

[nOOB]

Winning the Stanly Cup(Hockey) is one of the hardest things to win.

[Anonymous]

The hardest: The World Cup [FIFA]

[Spyder]

Hockey- 210 lb man hitting you into a board that gives 2 inches either way going 25+ mph = 25+ mph at impact. and if the 2 of you are skating at eachother and hit at full stride again 25+25 = 50 mph at impact

you fail at teh physics. If you are travelling at 25mph and hit something going in the opposite direction at 25mph, they dont add up: it would be just like hitting a wall at 25mph.

[ArchAngelKIng]

Hockey- 210 lb man hitting you into a board that gives 2 inches either way going 25+ mph = 25+ mph at impact. and if the 2 of you are skating at eachother and hit at full stride again 25+25 = 50 mph at impact

you fail at teh physics. If you are travelling at 25mph and hit something going in the opposite direction at 25mph, they dont add up: it would be just like hitting a wall at 25mph.

Spyder I don't believe you said that? ha ha ha ha they do add up dude! That's what dopler radar does when a cop is going in the oposit direction and nails your ass for speeding?

So you mean to say I was going 5 mph and I hit a train going 200 mph but it would be like hitting a wall at 5 mph?

I think it would be like hitting a train at 205mph but I live in a different multiverse than you.

Cheers,

AAK

[kas]

I chose ice hockey. If you think about it - it is. They have to manage to stay on their feet on slim blades, while moving around w/ a stick and a puck. Gotta have mad coordination skills. Then the fact that you get to get checked into glass, have a small puck flying at your face, or a stick in your back/side etc wow tough sport.

[4matic]

EE most of the time i would agree but hockey player will play 82 games in the reqular season and atleast 4 more but as many as 28 extra games. football only play what 16 and like maybe 3 or 4 extra?

[squeak]

Rugby

[[NAKED] Young DVP]

What about bowling? Or what's more, what about CURLING???

Huh? HUH!!!???

[[NAKED] Young DVP]

I actually have to go with gymnastics. Difficulty is not just about endurance and physical contact. It is also about training, concentration, brute strength, agility, dexterity, and determination. Anyone who can hold an inverted 'Iron Cross' for over a minute has my full attention!

[steaLer]

you forgot Golf. a perfect balance of physical/mental/eye-hand cordination.

[Thordic]

I had a long post, and the forums ate it :(

Summary - Golf sucks.

Those "experts" don't seem to have played any sports. I've played lacrosse, soccer, football, and baseball. They are listed in how demanding they were. Lacrosse requires stamina, strength, speed, tons of hand-eye coordination, footwork, awareness. Soccer requires ridiculous stamina, lower body strength, and good foot-eye coordination. Football doesn't require much stamina, in all honesty. Mostly strength and quickness on your feet. Baseball requires some hand-eye coordination, and thats about it.

Ernie, sorry, but you are wrong. Football is way less demanding than hockey. Football has tons of lardasses, try to find a SINGLE fat hockey player.

[steaLer]

how can it suck when it's a matter of opinion? agreed that it focuses on other areas and aspects of human body that hockey or football, but it's damn hard to score in Golf.

[Thordic]

Its a pastime, not a sport.

You stand around, whack at a ball, ride a little cart to the next spot.

Theres no pace, no intensity. The players don't have to be atheletic.

For something to be a sport, the players should at least have to be in shape.

[Low-Light]

Rugby

I say Rugby!

Its American Football Combined with Futbol

You Run all the damm time like a freakin soccer player and you Have to Run into Crazy Animal like people! And tackle and tack downs and the works... All without Pads. You can wear a Scrum Cap, like what wrestlers wear and a Cup but cups hurt from soo much running.

I Got my Freaking Ear Torn off with someones Ashy Elbows!!! lol

This season one of our guys got Bitten in the face! lol I believe this sport is the Hardest! or well At least most dangerous and most demanding.

Fun fun. I loved being the Team Hooker 8) :lol:

[Long Black Veil]

where's all the fat pro golfers then?

You do need to be in shape, and golf is one of the hardest sports...as far as skill goes, that I've ever played.

[J.A.C]

Rugby is what real men play, americans play football.

[MoreYangThanYin]

Hockey- 210 lb man hitting you into a board that gives 2 inches either way going 25+ mph = 25+ mph at impact. and if the 2 of you are skating at eachother and hit at full stride again 25+25 = 50 mph at impact

you fail at teh physics. If you are travelling at 25mph and hit something going in the opposite direction at 25mph, they dont add up: it would be just like hitting a wall at 25mph.

Spyder I don't believe you said that? ha ha ha ha they do add up dude! That's what dopler radar does when a cop is going in the oposit direction and nails your ass for speeding?

So you mean to say I was going 5 mph and I hit a train going 200 mph but it would be like hitting a wall at 5 mph?

I think it would be like hitting a train at 205mph but I live in a different multiverse than you.

Cheers,

AAK
Read up on some laws of Newton. An object traveling at the SAME speed of another object both ni opposite directions it will belike hitting a wall. You also have to bring into factor weight and resistance. I say martial arts because it takes a lifetime to complete (and it's never TRULY completed).

[Soxmls35]

You stand around, whack at a ball, ride a little cart to the next spot.

You don't ride around in a cart unless your old or Casey Martin (he should have never been allowed to do this but that’s another debate)

where's all the fat pro golfers then?

John Daly


The question that was proposed was which sport is hardest. Not which sport is most physically demanding. Rugby would beat football hockey and everything else if it was just physically demanding. You have to factor in other things such as mental concentration and ability.

Chess? (you may say its not a sport and is a game but I read somewhere that it might end up in the Olympics)

Anyway I chose martial arts because the way I see the question is what sport is the hardest to play (ie what sport can someone not just walk onto the court/field/etc. and play decently) Most all of the sports on the list you can walk on and play or play casually with little instruction.

[Long Black Veil]

fine, golf wins.

[HaloEight]

The hardest sport has to be miniature golf, I mean just try and get that damn ball passed the windmill blades on the first try, JUST TRY IT!. Don't even get me started on that damn gorilla either.

[steaLer]

actually, soxmls, youre right. martial arts also is very very hard and physically and mentally demanding.

[VtechDtackle]

school wrestlin was the hardest sport ive ever played in. ssoo demanding its crazy. The hardest sport profes. prolly football cause by the age of 30 u want to retire, its so hard

[Azrael]

Apache]For something to be a sport, the players should at least have to be in shape.

That rules out football and baseball. There are a LOT of very out-of-shape people in both sports.

[Scorpion]

After playing Football, Fake Football, Wrestling, Running Track, Tennis, and Hockey in High school My list is as such.

Football, Track, Hockey, Wrestling, Tennis, Fake Football.

Football is 90 minutes of movement, you need excellent coordination and have to know where your team is at all times, there are no line shifts, there are no downs, there are no breaks except a 10 minute half time. Your faced with a ball that is moving in excess of 60 mph that hurts like hell when it hits your skin. People trying to break your legs, and yeah there's physical contact too.

Hockey is much like football except unless you were like me and the goalie you were never on the ice for more then a minute really unless you got trapped. As the goalie mostly I just stood there and only really had to do anything physically when my defense messed up and the other team got their sticks on some rebounds.

Track just barely edged out wrestling on my list, its very physically demanding and mentally demanding. The work you do leading up to a single race is intense and is by far the hardest I've ever worked at something in my life.

Wrestling is more mental then anything, but its very demanding on the body as well. You have to know what to do in every situation and perform it. Being strong is good but won't always win it for you.

Tennis, all about conditioning and coordination. Matches can be long or short, its a very mentally challenging game and physically demanding as well. Its non stop movement and alot of technique.

Fake Football is just a joke. You don't need to be fit, you don't need to be strong, you don't need to be fast. The work outs are pathetic, the players are crybabies. You wear way too much protection for just a few seconds of contact. Of everyone on my team I had to work the hardest because I was the kicker and I actually had to worry about being coordinated. I'd say the only other person on the team who had any worries other then myself was the QB and half the time he wound up running the ball anyway.

[Nefarious]

its a toss up between soccer and hockey
and are we talking indoor or outdoor soccer?

Indoor Soccer/Outdoor Soccer:
Although indoor is more intense (like hockey), it doesn't last long and at times, outdoor soccer can be just as intense depending on your position. Outdoor requires the most running of any sport out there and has the most uninterupted play. Indoor is very intense, but there is a lot more stoppage and short shift. Soccer also requires the most skill of all sports. You need speed, quickness, lowerbody and upbody strength, foot-eye coordination, selflessness, quick decisions, smart decisions, awareness, the ability to take a hit, a good sense of balance, the ability to control your body in the air and on the ground, stanima and more.

Hockey:
THE most intense sport in the world. The 30 second shifts are almost lost in the game because they last forever when your on the ice, but aren't even there when you're on the bench. Hockey requires, amazing hand-eye coordination, speed, lowerbody and upbody strength, stanima, the ability to take a hit, and a good sense of balance.

Football:
Incredibly slow. Theres only about 5 seconds of play for every 15-20 seconds of nothing. And with all the players available, you aren't on the field for more than 20 min of game play if you're good. Requires speed, quickness, hands, awareness.

Golf:
You may THINK its easy if you have never played it, but its not! It's hard to just hit the ball at all when you first try. Even harder to hit the ball 400 yards straight down the fairway or hook it around the dogleg. Even harder to sink a 20 foot put, even harder to get out of the bunker and onto the green, even harder to hit through a forest onto the green, want me to list more? Golf is one of the hardest sports you could ever play. The professional golfers are not 20 years old, they are 30+ and started when they were 7 years old. Golf is a very tough sport because you need great hand-eye coordination, incredible touch, awesome eye sight, and a good sense of balance.

[kael]

Outdoor soccer is harder than indoor, indoor is smaller and less endurance needed and such.

[Scorpion]

Indoor requires more finesse, but is definetly no where near as hard as outdoor.

[kael]

Ive, played all those sports but gymnastics. THat stuff takes balls. Coordination and strength and endurance. I dont think any of those are the hardest, its different for each person and what you put into the sport. Like with basketball I put everything I have into that. Who knows.

[J.A.C]

Outdoor soccer is harder than indoor, indoor is smaller and less endurance needed and such.

Your wrong sir, you have to run a lot more indoor.

[Scorpion]

Not really JAC, the field is smaller and the play is alot more positional. It might seem like your running more at times because the play moves faster but its actually less demanding then outdoor.

[J.A.C]

Because its smaller means fast paced games, a attacker wil have to play defense, a defender will have to play attack, why do you think outside halfs are 45 mins, and inside 20-30(depends).

[Scorpion]

I play both currently JAC. Indoor is pretty much position based, and we have line shifts just like in hockey.

[J.A.C]

Ive played soccer since I was 6 years old, and I would say its outdoor thats position based. I only attend to indoor tourneys 4-5 times a year though.

[Nefarious]

scorp, outdoor is a ton more positional than indoor. since indoor is so small, where you are on the field changes everytime cuz you have less room and less people. indoor is more constant than soccer while you are on the field, but you do have short shifts like hockey.

[J.A.C]

btw, i agree that outdoor is harder then indoor, but you do have to work more indoor, but when you play outdoor half the game is tactic and position, and you have to play a lot without the ball and you cant afford to step back.

Off topic: In USA, do you actually have indoor leagues and stuff..?

[kael]

Yes, I play indoor and outdoor here. There arent professional leagues for indoor, but there are leagues for people to play in.

[J.A.C]

btw there is no answer for your question 4matic, 1 sport can be hard for 1 person and easy for another, if you say hockey your right if LBV say golf hes also right.

[Scorpion]

Lies! Lawn Darts is hardest of them all!

[Anonymous]

You all forgot Snowboarding...where people actually DIE from it. Then there's also Skateboarding.

[kael]

Skiing is also difficult, I am a free skier and believe me try to do a flip off of a jump. Its terrifying. Free Skiing is actually considered harder than snowbaording becaue of the 2 skiis and their lenght and such. Plus the snowboard has a wider base making it easier to land. Its nuts trying stuff on skiis that people do on snowboards.

[Nefarious]

There arent professional leagues for indoor, but there are leagues for people to play in.

YES THERE IS!!!
its just real small and teams keep dropping out. MISL is what it's called it think. Dallas Sidekicks!

[Doc Wattson]

Stop compairng you high school, backyard football to the NFL. To say soccer is even as close to the NFL is a joke. Get hit by a linebacker and see how "out of shape" they are. Football players are in incredable shape. The only "fat" players are lineman and that is because they are incredably strong. Look at power lifters, are they fat? Hell no, it just takes mass to put on mass. Most of those "fat" players you beat you in a race. Watch Larry Allen (Offensive Gaurd, 340 lbs) five years ago when he chased down Don Beebe (Skinny, fast WR) from behind and across the field. Some of you guys seriously don't understand how hard a sport Football is.

-Gary-

[J.A.C]

Could say the same thing with you and soccer doc.

[Nefarious]

Doc: you seriously don't understand how hard a sport soccer is.

try running with any of the professionals. try to get by one of them with a soccer ball. get slide tackled by one of them. Get shoulder pushed off the ball by one of them. Try winning a header against one of them. Football = 100 yard stop and go, 1 way. Soccer = 120 yard nonstop, upfield downfield and across field.

[Nefarious]

and dont forget all the pads in football

[Azrael]

Stop compairng you high school, backyard football to the NFL. To say soccer is even as close to the NFL is a joke. Get hit by a linebacker and see how "out of shape" they are. Football players are in incredable shape. The only "fat" players are lineman and that is because they are incredably strong. Look at power lifters, are they fat? Hell no, it just takes mass to put on mass. Some of you guys seriously don't understand how hard a sport Football is.

The largest part of the average lineman's body? His gut. You can't say that about power lifters. They aren't even remotely the same kind of strong. Some are in incredible physical shape, but steroids help them get that way. Others are just plain fat. I'm sorry, but you can't say Fridge Perry wasn't a fatass. Sure, he's huge, I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley, but I'll say that about any 400 lbs guy, no matter how much is muscle and how much is fat. 400 lbs is scary hitting you any way you slice it, because of sheer mass, not muscle.

Oh, and pads. Soccer players maybe wear shin guards and a cup. Football players wear full body armor.

And Doc, 9/10 of the world says the NFL is pretty tame compared to soccer. There's a reason it is the international game. If anyone's opinion here is a "joke", it would be yours.

[J.A.C]

omg, i love you

[kael]

free skiing anyone?

[Nefarious]

Soccer players maybe wear shin guards and a cup.

they dont where a cup, kinda funky when you run so much. And the shinguards they wear are basicly useless because they are so small. The rule is that you have to wear shinguards, but they wear shinguards that are made for 6 year olds because the big bulky ones mess up their touch on the ball. Sometimes they will even take one of those little plastic cups, cut out the bottom, and cut it in half to use it as a shinguard. So i a way, no pads in soccer.

[Doc Wattson]

I understand how hard a sport soccer is. Hell, almost all sports played at the highest lvl are tough. I'll give you Soccer is tougher then Basketball and Baseball. Soccer is not an easy game but it is in no way the toughest. Don't confuse stamina with grit. Water Polo in my mind is a tougher sport then soccer. You swim the whole time and people are litterally kicking and punching eachother under the water since the ref can't see down there. My father was on the American Water Polo team and they use to file their nails to make sharp points that could cut other people's skin.

If you take out the endurance factor Soccer is not near one of teh toughest sports out there. Even if you continue to ramain bias to soccer for some stupid reason and fail to realize football is the tougher sport how can you say Soccer is tougher then Boxing? What about Hockey? I mean seriously, it's a joke that people would consider Soccer the toughest sport. You're all freaking Euro pantie lickers.

-Gary-

-Gary-
(I'm so right I told my name twice)

[Azrael]

Water Polo in my mind is a tougher sport then soccer. You swim the whole time and people are litterally kicking and punching eachother under the water since the ref can't see down there. My father was on the American Water Polo team and they use to file their nails to make sharp points that could cut other people's skin.

Actually, that's a really good point. I had totally forgotten about water polo. I don't know anything about the substitution system, but it still gets my vote over soccer. I wouldn't want to be in there for a second. Football is still way behind, though. :P

And with soccer, the endurance factor is the point. Saying that if you take that out, soccer isn't hard is like saying if you take tackling out of football, it's a cakewalk. The endurance factor is what makes any sport hard, including football. I could get hit by a 270 lbs lineman once and not be too worse for wear. Do it to me 20 times over the course of a couple hours though... that's why they call a good running back a "work horse". Endurance.

[kael]

Soccer is still difficult without endurance. Try putting a spin on the ball into the corner goal as 3 fullbacks rush at you. Or try dribbling a ball pass defenders, or trying being that defender that has to stop him.

[Scorpion]

Better yet, try blocking that 80 mph shot with your hands, chest, feet, or sometimes even head. Lemme tell ya, it hurts.

And for those who use the argument of fake football players taking alot of hits. I played football. I played against the top 2 teams in the nation at the time. I took TONS of hits as the kicker. However, never once did I get more then the wind knocked out of me, nor did I ever recieve a hit as painful as taking a shot to the shin when sliding in to block a shot by prolly the hardest shot in the league.

[blue]

ice hockey...

what other sport do they make bullet proof equipment for? and yes, they REALLY do make goalie masks out of bullet proof material.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/hockey4.htm

Today's hockey equipment comes from the realm of high technology. Ultra-lightweight synthetics have replaced heavy padding and leather. Kevlar (the material used in bullet-proof vests) is popular, as is Clarino, a Japanese-made material that is light and won't absorb water. Special foams are sewn into the pads to absorb impacts and deflect the puck. Helmets are made of a polycarbonate lightweight plastic. The outer shell offers protection, while an inner liner provides extra padding and comfort.

[4matic]

my ccm 1052 hockey skates are made of kevlar. and anyone that will laydown on the ice 5 feet a way from a guy shooting the puck at 85 mph + without a face shield has more balls then anyone. And unlike football pads most profesionals will use minimal chest and elbow pads. Brendan Shanahan uses the same chest protecter that he used in Midget AAA when he was 17.

[Nefarious]

doc, soccer is a lot more than endurance. You take as many hits in a soccer game as you do in football + getting hit by the ball when you're in a wall. plus the fact that you can easily get a concusion from heading the ball from the keeper punting it 80 yards.

[Scorpion]

Even with the bullet proof goalie masks it still hurts like hell when you take one to the head. I remember one game I took a slapshot to the head, rebound went straight back to the guy and I was clueless to where I was. He shot again, I fell down and took the 2nd shot to my head and it deflected into the stands.

According to my coach as they helped me off the ice I was singing nursery rhymes and asking for some apple juice hehe.

[Athena]

now that explains a lot. ;) But I would have to say with Hockey there is a lot of stuff going on in a game.

[Doc Wattson]

Maybe I miss undetsand that question. Is it toughest sport as in which takes the most skill or toughest sport as in which has the toughest players. I was thining the latter. If you are talking skill then I don't know what sport I'd pick. If you are talking bad ass mofos then I still say you are a fool for picking soccer. I'm not calling soccer players wusses, some of them are super tough, but I'd take Tie Domi or Romanowski in a ditch with me over any soccer player.

-Gary-

[Community Nub Shauce]

...Wrestling is by far the hardest sport that ive played. It takes all body strength, and it tires you out like no other in just 3 minutes.

[stormFury]

I agree with steaLer. Golf is hard. I'm going later today :)

[Nefarious]

Maybe I miss undetsand that question. Is it toughest sport as in which takes the most skill or toughest sport as in which has the toughest players. I was thining the latter. If you are talking skill then I don't know what sport I'd pick. If you are talking bad ass mofos then I still say you are a fool for picking soccer. I'm not calling soccer players wusses, some of them are super tough, but I'd take Tie Domi or Romanowski in a ditch with me over any soccer player.

-Gary-

I think its a combination of both questions, or maybe just skill. but yea, i see your point now doc :) toughest sure is football or hockey, but skill is soccer.

[[NAKED] Young DVP]

fishing is a sport, right?

[[BUD]Apollo]

Hockey consist of triathalon participants...
Football isn't as demanding as hockey.
1) Hockey u skate and skate and get samshed against the boards the whole game, while in football you make a play take a erst smack a guy on the ass and then another play. I mean c'mon seriously!!!

[Community Nub Shauce]

You really have to wrestle to find out how hard it is.... otherwise you dont know the experience, i thought it was going to be easy till i tried it.

[Scorpion]

I dunno, I didn't find wrestling to be all that hard. Course I hold my school's record for fastest pin, and qualified for states my junior year (broke my ankle so no states for me)

The workouts were good, but if you knew your moves the matches were pretty much effortless. At least that was my experience.

[Community Nub Shauce]

yea.. effortless cause you knew what to do, when to do it, and you had the strength to do it. I agree, you get a lot of sucky wrestlers, but if you get one that also knows what the hell hes doing it gets pretty tough.

[Nefarious]

ice hockey...

what other sport do they make bullet proof equipment for? and yes, they REALLY do make goalie masks out of bullet proof material.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/hockey4.htm

Today's hockey equipment comes from the realm of high technology. Ultra-lightweight synthetics have replaced heavy padding and leather. Kevlar (the material used in bullet-proof vests) is popular, as is Clarino, a Japanese-made material that is light and won't absorb water. Special foams are sewn into the pads to absorb impacts and deflect the puck. Helmets are made of a polycarbonate lightweight plastic. The outer shell offers protection, while an inner liner provides extra padding and comfort.


oh, btw, thats just cuz the skate blades would cut through anything else, not to mention a 5 pound puck going 100+ mph

[WangChung]

into your weenie.

[Scorpion]

Heh, as opposed to a 2lb ball hitting your head at 80mph Nef ;p

[Nefarious]

yea, and the soccer ball has more surface area and is filled with air in stead of the solid piece of hardened rubber

[Limbic]

Boxing-hands down. Nothing even comes close to being put in a ring with a 200lb, zero body fat, quick, strong, machine that wants noting more to do than turn your face into bloodpudding. You have to fight, run, shuck and jive your way to victory. Hockey is figure skating with a stick and dentures while chancing a slick disc. 8)

[Nefarious]

figure skating my ass. do you even watch pro hockey?

[blue]

oh, btw, thats just cuz the skate blades would cut through anything else, not to mention a 5 pound puck going 100+ mph

Thanks for making my point. :) i know that getting hit my a basket ball, football, soccer ball would hurt. im not saying that it wouldnt. but those are all air inflated. they have some give. as a kid ive gotten hit with them... although never to the force of a pro... but the same is for a hocky puck. gg they hurt.

Limbic - i agree wiht you there, boxing is tough. but its only 2nd on my list. 3 min rounds and a break? bah. they just dance around the ring and jab at each other ;)

boxing is very physical ill admit. but there is more to he game of hocky then just slapshots.[/quote]

[Nefarious]

yea, all a basket ball, football, and soccer ball do is knock the air outta you and sting for a bit. hell, you never get hit by a basketball... but then again, you get hit in the gonads by a soccer ball but not anything else. theres a chance in hockey, but you wear a cup so, yea.

[Low-Light]

No one Mentioned Fishing... lol I was Fishin on sunday.. Well Trying to.. And we Broke a rod and lost 2 weights and like 4 hooks w00t lol..

Its Fustrating... And takes time and Patience =P
I think thats a Hard sport.. Dont you? 8)

[blue]

well by golly then, what about nascar racing!! :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Low-Light]

LOL yea
Man your ass must hurt A lot after 500 laps!!!

How about Formation Sky Diving!

[J.A.C]

Atctually your on to something there sniper, rally and formel1 gets my vote.

[blue]

uh...

im sorry, apparently i left out the <SARCASM> and </SARCASM> tags, i appologize.

they should have gone both at the beging and then again at the end of that statement much like this.

<SARCASM>
well by golly then, what about nascar racing!! :roll: :roll: :roll:
</SARCASM>

sorry for the confustion folks.

[Low-Light]

lol why they are SPORTS!

How about Polo or water polo.. Or under water Ballet!

[J.A.C]

I dont think you understand how hard racing is, and how fit you have to be.

[Limbic]

Don't underestimate fishing. Sitting in a boat, possibly drunk,trying to hook a cricket on a small tiny hook. Lots of sweat,snakes,sunshine. Ever been in a canoe kneewalking drunk?
I don't play any ofthese sports currently but i doubt MOST hockeyhits are any harder than a NFL linebacker rolling over a RB. Don't let the fridged northern winters chill your objectivity.





Long Live the Dirty

[Thordic]

Tell that to this guy.

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040529/040529_lightning_hmed.hmedium.jpg

The side of his face was flattened, I wish I had a picture of the hit. This picture doesn't do it justice.

[Nefarious]

i saw that, not pretty. i think it smashed his right cheek bone

[Community Nub Shauce]

i wonder if the guy who hit him said, "GG nub"

[Nefarious]

i doubt it...

[Nefarious]

here, just watch this for some of the hits. it doesnt have the Nieminen hit on Lecavalier where his head split open and he had to stitch it up on the bench and then went back out to play, but hey, thats ok.

http://nhl.com/intheslot/watch/video/index.html

[[BUD]Apollo]

I wrestled in High School, and let me tell you it was hard, but when I watch a hockey game, especially the FINALS that are on....thats the roughest sport

[4matic]

rally racing is the hardest type of racing and i think it also takes the most skill.

[Community Nub Shauce]

I also do TKD (Tae Kwon Do) but... to me its not that hard. Sure... you get hit in the head a couple of times, but the fact of the matter is you dont get hurt a lot due to the padding. It's almost impossible to get hard and fast at the same time but still have control over your leg.

[babyseal]

muay thai's full contact striking + elbows or:
mixed martial arts' full contact striking + submission wrestling