W2R
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I do watch some sports, sometimes. But I don't follow team sports at all. I am female and these are my views on watching sports:
REASONS TO WATCH SPORTS:
1) I can relate to wanting to see sports if one participates in the same sport on a regular basis. For example, golfers wanting to watch golf, because they can appreciate good form and maybe even learn from watching it. The same goes for those in a softball league or skaters who watch ice skating.
2) Another reason for wanting to see sports, is to admire muscular, fit bodies and what the ultra-fit human body can do. Individual sports are best for this, IMO. I like watching boxing and gymnastics and track for that reason, for example. Those rippling muscles inspire me to get back to the gym and work out! Not that I would ever be that fit but it's an inspiration. When I watch sports, this is usually the reason why.
3) Horse racing is fun to watch because the horses seem so healthy and I like to guess which one will win based on what they look like and how they walk before the race. No way would I bet on a horse, though.
4) Watching sports is fun if you know a participant personally. When I was in university, the biggest football star at that school that year was in my 20 person American History class (with his "handler" who guided him from class to class, took notes for him, and so on). He seemed nice and I loved watching college football games that he was in, on TV that year. I don't know anybody who I would see on TV any more, though. So, this reason does not apply to me right now.
REASONS NOT TO WATCH SPORTS:
1) To me, betting belongs in a casino and I go there if I want to gamble. I can't see betting on sports because of all the corruption we hear about. I'd rather sit at the quarter slot machines where the odds are better known. I don't even do that much any more.
2) Also, here, there is a whole social scene revolving around Saints games, that I guess is rather repugnant to those who aren't staggering drunk. I just have no desire to be part of that. I do like it when the Saints win, because to me they are a symbol of New Orleans' recovery from the hurricane. But I don't usually watch the games or go to tailgate parties.
3) Speaking of which, many team sports like football games involve a huge amount of time during which nothing is going on. Why would I want to watch a bunch of people standing around on a football field. Not my cup of tea.
REASONS TO WATCH SPORTS:
1) I can relate to wanting to see sports if one participates in the same sport on a regular basis. For example, golfers wanting to watch golf, because they can appreciate good form and maybe even learn from watching it. The same goes for those in a softball league or skaters who watch ice skating.
2) Another reason for wanting to see sports, is to admire muscular, fit bodies and what the ultra-fit human body can do. Individual sports are best for this, IMO. I like watching boxing and gymnastics and track for that reason, for example. Those rippling muscles inspire me to get back to the gym and work out! Not that I would ever be that fit but it's an inspiration. When I watch sports, this is usually the reason why.
3) Horse racing is fun to watch because the horses seem so healthy and I like to guess which one will win based on what they look like and how they walk before the race. No way would I bet on a horse, though.
4) Watching sports is fun if you know a participant personally. When I was in university, the biggest football star at that school that year was in my 20 person American History class (with his "handler" who guided him from class to class, took notes for him, and so on). He seemed nice and I loved watching college football games that he was in, on TV that year. I don't know anybody who I would see on TV any more, though. So, this reason does not apply to me right now.
REASONS NOT TO WATCH SPORTS:
1) To me, betting belongs in a casino and I go there if I want to gamble. I can't see betting on sports because of all the corruption we hear about. I'd rather sit at the quarter slot machines where the odds are better known. I don't even do that much any more.
2) Also, here, there is a whole social scene revolving around Saints games, that I guess is rather repugnant to those who aren't staggering drunk. I just have no desire to be part of that. I do like it when the Saints win, because to me they are a symbol of New Orleans' recovery from the hurricane. But I don't usually watch the games or go to tailgate parties.
3) Speaking of which, many team sports like football games involve a huge amount of time during which nothing is going on. Why would I want to watch a bunch of people standing around on a football field. Not my cup of tea.
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