What is the hardest sport to play?

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  1. Gulf Coast Tige

    Gulf Coast Tige Founding Member

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    Tell me what you think the hardest sports to play?

    I have played these and have found them the hardest for me.

    1. Hockey- The skating part killed me. Then I could not learn to stop once I got going. I still play, even though I get killed by the guys from up North.

    2. Baseball- The curveball killed me.

    3. Soccer- I tried to play it and these old men made me look like a fool. To make it worse, my 10 year old daughter eats my lunch when I try to guard her.

    I am(was) a pretty decent athlete. I started as a WR/TE for a 5A state champion football team and also played SF in basketball.
     
  2. Purple Jungle

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    I wouldn't consider golf a sport (more like a waste of prime real estate), but that's pretty rough. Also, I'm left-handed and no one has lefty clubs. I went to a driving range once with a summer camp and had to swing with a putter!

    Sports I consider difficult...
    Gymnastics (I wouldn't have the balls to do that vault thing)
    Water Polo (who wants to get their ass kicked while doing the doggie paddle?)

    Sports I don't understand...
    Fencing
    Crickett

    Sports that aren't sports...
    Golf (it's a game, not a sport)
    Bowling (see above)
    Shooting/Archery (it's a skill, albeit a difficult one)

    Just to clarify, I consider a sport to be a game that requires athletic activity (running, jumping, swimming, skating, skiing).
     
  3. geauxscott

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    as far as hardest to be really good at, I would have to say golf......its not the hardest to play, but it is the hardest to be good at.
     
  4. OklahomaTiger

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    Oddly enough

    I find the difficult sports to be the ones I've rarely played or not played at all.

    1) Cross Country - ever try running 26 miles? Me neither
    2) Water Polo - How about constantly swimming, staying above water, going against competition, and trying to throw a ball at a goal smaller than a goal in hockey.
    3) Ultimate - try guarding a person constantly with no timeouts over a 100 yard football field. Oh yeah, and if they score, you have to run to the other side of the field to get ready to receive the ball.
    4) Boxing/Kick-Boxing - try getting punched around the face and ribs for 12 rounds?
     
  5. DDTigerFan

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    Ultimate is awesome. That is one of the best sports, and requires you to be in great shape. Constant running. I love Ultimate!
     
  6. red55

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    Boxing is the hardest. You have to constantly improve or you get the crap beaten out of you.
     
  7. DDTigerFan

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    I didn't even think of boxing red. I would be a quick fight for somebody. I think after one punch I might just roll out of the ring and call it quits.
     
  8. BostonBengal

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    I'll agree with that list.
     
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  10. Gulf Coast Tige

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    Baseball is such a technical sport. You have to play baseball as a kid to have a chance of ever making it on a high school team. You cannot just say in the ninth grade, I am going to play baseball and expect to make the team. The same goes for soccer.
     

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