Replacing Religions

[Locutus]

Originally posted by H Tower
how is athletics a sport?

How is it not?

And does anyone really worship tennis or volleyball?

I don't think any sport besides football is worshipped like a religion (esp. in Latin and South European countries), the other ones are just very popular sports world-wide.

[Disk Killer]

I would argue that Canadians come close to worshipping hockey as a religion; at the very least it's a part of the national identity.

[Boris Godunov]

American football is worshipped in this country. Baseball to a slightly lesser extent. And I've known several peole who worship tennis.

And don't Ming and Rah worship golf?

[H Tower]

Originally posted by Locutus

How is it not?

Athletics: Activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill and stamina.
Sports: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
Athletics encompasses all sports as well as exercise. Sports are specific athletic activity.

I don't think any sport besides football is worshipped like a religion (esp. in Latin and South European countries), the other ones are just very popular sports world-wide.

While I can tell you that American football, baseball, and NASCAR are all religions in the US. You named a bunch of sports that no one cares a whole lot about, asleepatthewheel named sports that are followed fanatically here in the US.

[Boris Godunov]

NASCAR isn't a sport, by your own definition!

[H Tower]

the pedals are hard to push, causing physical exhertion.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by H Tower

Athletics: Activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill and stamina.

That's one meaning, but it's also a specific sport in itself (or rather a branch of sports): running, high/long/pole jumping, javelin/discus throwing, hurdles, etc.

While I can tell you that American football, baseball, and NASCAR are all religions in the US. You named a bunch of sports that no one cares a whole lot about, asleepatthewheel named sports that are followed fanatically here in the US.

I can assure you all sports I listed have fanatical followings in large parts of the world (except athletics maybe, but that has a huge historic significance). But nothing remotely compares to football, that includes American sports.

[ixnay]

Originally posted by Locutus
That's one meaning, but it's also a specific sport in itself (or rather a branch of sports): running, high/long/pole jumping, javelin/discus throwing, hurdles, etc.

In the US that would be referred to as "track and field".

Athletics is essentially synonymous with sports.

[Locutus]

Hmm, well the international organisation behind the sport is called IAAF with the second A standing for Athletics, and althetics is the word for it in British, Dutch, German and French at least, so that's an American thing then...

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Locutus

How is it not?



I don't think any sport besides football is worshipped like a religion (esp. in Latin and South European countries), the other ones are just very popular sports world-wide.

You don't know how Indians workship cricket , then ?

[alva]

Yes, but noone is stupid enough - nope, not the English - to pretend that cricket is a sport.

[petermarkab]

Originally posted by aneeshm


You don't know how Indians workship cricket , then ?

So would the God of Indian cricket be Ganguly or Dravid?

regards,
Peter

[Tventano]

I always thought that India and Pakistan were the countries who worship hockey. At least it are the only countries there natives would mention dutch hockeyplayers to me by name. In other countries they would name football players.
Cricket I never understood, but it seems very popular in the British world.

[ulyanov]

Originally posted by Locutus


Being a bit US centric are we?

Football
Volleyball
Basketball
Tennis
F1 Racing
Athletics
Cycling

In Australia this would translate to

Football
Cricket
Football
Supercar Racing
Football
Football
Football


By football I mean any code....

[petermarkab]

Originally posted by Tventano

Cricket I never understood, but it seems very popular in the British world.

Yes i like the phrase the "British world"! Us brits held "mass" in Trafalgar square last month after the Ashes win! great!

regards,
Peter