Calvin Ball

I like soccer, but could make an argument for hockey.

It depends on you. For instance, an over-weighted person would rather like swimming because in the water is weight isn't such an handicap, and it would spare his joints.

I am over-weighted and still like soccer (to watch and to play twice a week and my joints are very well, thanks, can´t say the same about the adversaries shins.....)

Formula One. They don't cry when someone gives them a small knock! ;)

i don't know how many of you are in the u.s. but baseball is supposed to be the official sport here.

I we talking the best sport for playing or watching? Badminton has to be one of the most fun to play, but is bloody awful to watch.

Sailing or ASA sports car racing for "playing" and F1, ALMS, or Grand Prix for a spectator sport with CART and IRL right behind.

I'm a big fan of horse racing; which is odd, because I really hate horse people.

Curling, it is very much of a mind game, and the physical aspects of it are more demanding then they seam. I don;t know how many recreational curlers there are in other countries as I heard a stat once that 70% of all of the curlers in the world are Canadian.

Or what about Golf. Golf is the most popularly played sports of all sports in Canada [as defined by a survey asking the question - check all sports that you have played in the last year (often played once a year in a company golf tournament)]

@joey +1 for curling. I've always wanted to try it, but there are so few clubs in the US and none close to northern KY.

that's easy, it's hockey, hands down. :)

curling? seriously? It's not even that orignial...it's shuffleboard on ice. Hell, you can play "curling" at the bar on those long tables with sand. It can't possibly be the best sport if there are various iterations of it.

Also, I think you can separate individual sports and team sports and get the best from each category. Team sports are very different from individual ones.

Also, if anyone is going to make a serious claim as to what their opinion of the best sport is, they should cite reasons.

Hockey is the best sport because to start, you are skating on ice...this is unnatural and must be learned before you can even play, which means it takes a little bit more dedication. Second, its non stop action...I've watched games that have gone 10+ minutes without a whistle, back and forth. Hockey is one of the only sports that can be exciting without anyone scoring. And third, the blend of physical strength, speed and finesse is unlike any other sport. Guys are skating at 20-30mph, pucks are shot at 100+mph, you are getting constantly beaten down by 200+ lb guys and the split second timing can result in wins or losses.

No other sport brings that much skill into that fast of a game. Period.

"Calvin Ball "

A case can be made for this, yes. :)

well i guess it's decided, then. who doesn't love being plowed by 200+lb guys. sounds kinda like sumo wrestling. (which, by the way, has just as much physical strength, speed and finesse.)

To take you rhockey and put it in perspective...

Auto racing, especially ALMS and Grand Prix, requires endurance hours on end runs in excessive heat fighting extreme G-forces and maintaining control of a cra weighing in around a ton or more. It requires split second timing as the cars are moving at 180-200+. And it requires and awareness of your surroundings as one wrong move can send you onto your opponents tire and airborne and upside down in a matter of a moment.

and it looks so simple...

lol, Jake...I don't see where I used the word "plowed". Your insinuation is obvious.

I'd like to see sumo wrestler wrestle for 2 hours straight. Also, if you are *required* to be an out of shape fat ass...your case for best sport is silly.

Don't forget Chandler and Joey's invention: Fireball.

it has to be soccer because soccer is so simple. it's so... human. if you know what i mean. it's so simple it's just one of those things that human beings do, like walk and run.

Or how about Full Contact Ankara Crescent?

I don't mind Auto Racing and will agree that it takes endurance and timing. But it doesn't take strength or speed. Also, I know you cited Grand Prix which is much better than NASCAR. Watching cars drive in a circle isn't all that exciting. It's monotonous..unless there's a crash. Then its exciting.

Basketball is simple too...that doesn't make it great.

Football (soccer for those in the US & Canada) wins hands down.

Simple in concept, minimal in equipment, social games can be played in pretty much any flat space.

At the organised level, no sport so brilliantly combines the team ethos whilst allowing for those single individual moments of brilliance. Every score is vital, but you could only be a matter of seconds from one. It pits attacking flair against resolute defence, has constantly flexing tactics and strategies, and has, of any major sport, the largest chance of an upset (I'd find the study if I had time).

I'll watch pretty much any sport played at a high level, but I'll watch football played at pretty much any level

No strength, Darwyn? You clearly have never driven a car with manual steering at 180+ MPH. Hell, I've tacken my Vette to the track and gone 170+ and trust me, it took strength to keep the wheels turned even *with* power steering as I'd power out of the backside of a turn. Upper body strength is very much a rewuirement. I'd bet Danica Patrick could kick your ass arm wrestling. I know she could kick mine (and I would love it)

"Every score is vital, but you could only be a matter of seconds from one."

No, this is hockey. The field is simply too large to even make the statement that its a "matter of seconds". How about minutes? You can score in a matter of minutes.

"I'd bet Danica Patrick could kick your ass arm wrestling."

lol...well, right. And not to be sexist, but if a girl can do it, how much strength is really required, honestly?

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Not all girls are as weak as you might think...

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