Unlike the stereotypical guy, I hate watching sports. The only sports I can voluntarily watch are hockey, soccer, and cage fighting, if you consider it a sport.

On the other hand, I absolutely love to play sports. I just hate watching them.

So basically, when the Superbowl comes around, I get a thousand "Why don't you like football?!"

Do you guys (and girls) like sports? Which sports?

I hate to watch sports on tv, I find it completely boring. I don't mind going to an actual game and seeing it live, but on tv, no way, boring as hell. I do however like to play sports, but that was mostly when I was a kid. I played baseball and basket ball. Now, I'm just too lazy to do anything. Not that I don't enjoy playing sports now, I'm just lazy and I don't like to run, lol.

I've never understood the concept of watching sports.

Yeah. Watching sports isn't my thing either. The closest thing I watch to a sport on TV would be poker if I stumble upon a tournament. So I don't even follow scores or anything. I'm not a big fanboy of any actors or actresses either,  so why would I be a fan and waist my time on athletes?
I'd rather be productive instead of watching others goofing around.

I don't like watching sports either. They bore me for some reason. The best part of the superbowl is the commercials.

Okay i for the most part hate sports...playing, watching, whatever. One exception is football, i love football. but everything else im not really interested in....especially boring ass baseball! ugh! especially where i live, boston...oh god its all you hear about every second, i just want to punch everyone that talks about it.

other than football, if it counts i do like boxing and ufc and such.

See, I personally find football to be both the most boring to sport to watch and play (tied with baseball) running for 2 seconds before you have to stop, re-set and start over? At least rugby be has the insta-restart option.

I actually think football gets right to the next play really quick. Especially compared to baseball...ugh, there must be 5 minutes between each play and they don't even have to do anything to get ready! In football they have to get the next play and get in positions, all these people, and theyre still quick about it.

Find sports is a lot more fun to watch when you have people to talk to about it. I enjoy watching soccer, football and hockey if there is someone to share the excitement.

I hate to watch sports because they are boring. I have no interest in playing sports either. I feel girly when I admit to someone that I hate sports :/

I love playing sports. I don't like watching most on tv. Football is ok but I love watching hockey either in person or on tv.  We used to have season tickets. I hate watching baseball but love playing it and love soccer in general.

Quote from: rexgsd on February 06, 2011, 06:00:33 PM
Okay i for the most part hate sports...playing, watching, whatever. One exception is football, i love football. but everything else im not really interested in....especially boring ass baseball! ugh! especially where i live, boston...oh god its all you hear about every second, i just want to punch everyone that talks about it.

other than football, if it counts i do like boxing and ufc and such.

Ya, I live in Boston too and I can't stand baseball season.  All everyone talks about is the Red Sox and if you don't like em, other guys look at you funny.

Well, in our line of life, whether you like sports or not---how can you NOT root for a team called the "PACKERS"? HELLO!!

I like to play soccer and baseball. That's pretty much it. They're also the only two sports I can watch on TV. I can't stand football, I really just don't get the point of it.

Quote from: Andy on February 06, 2011, 09:32:26 PM
Well, in our line of life, whether you like sports or not---how can you NOT root for a team called the "PACKERS"? HELLO!!

Hahaha!! I never even thought of that! (The Packers are my team.)

As for the question being asked...I used to think it was far less interesting to watch sports on Tv than in person, and I nearly always preferred to play. I've noticed this has been changing lately -- of course, my team's been playing the past few weekends, so...

Probably the first sport I really got into watching on Tv was lacrosse, but if I don't think they're trying hard enough I change the channel quick. Hockey's fun to watch, and I've enjoyed watching soccer as well. Football I've been getting into more. I also watch MMA sports when I catch them. Not sure yet if I've gotten into any others quite yet, but I imagine it'd be much the same way, especially as last winter I was listening to a basketball game on the radio.

Sports are always more interesting in person though: even if you don't care about the teams you get into it. I've always enjoyed playing them though, largely at least.

I think sports are boring to watch, and boring to play (crappy motor skills and delayed reactions have made it so).

To me, disliking sports is a "manly" thing because my father also dislikes sports. In my family, carpentry is a woman's thing, and so is eating meat and driving cars. I hope the therapist won't give me trouble because of my perception of manliness being slightly outside of the norm...

I actually love watchin baseball

I HATE watching sports.. it's boring, as I'd much rather be playing them..

However there are a few sports I can enjoyably watch: Dog/Horse Racing, Mountain Biking.. and the olympic jaz can be entertaining with country pride.

I was rooting for the Packers for the SuperBowl, but only because it seems imperative that you choose a team. I really was only watching for the commercials. But when it comes to watching sports I like to watch [American] football (only in person), baseball (because I understand the rules, regulations, and general play of the sport), and hockey. My favorite sport to watch is hockey. Since I'm from Michigan the only team to go for is the Red Wings. I really hated it when Osgood got injured.

Also when people say football on here, I'm never quite sure whether you're talking about American football or what Americans call "soccer" and most of the world calls "football."

Hi Guys
From a girl point of view. I don't watch sport or even follow it. I find even the big events such as the Olympics etc a bore. Always have. I like to exercise and run and go to the gym etc. And enjoy long walks. I even used to surf, not well . But watching, no way.

One of my friend's husband watches anything, especially golf. How can anyone watch golf .

One comment he made to her summed it for me. "Tiger really had to work for it on the last nine". She said to me., "what do mean he had to work for it, he's hitting a ball with a stick!!" Sums up sport for me

Cindy, now being on the cover of Sports Illustrated, I could do that