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I truly believe American Football is the worlds greatest sport

posted 10 years ago by EricaRene-Price
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I like soccer but I will never understand the rest of the world's complete obsession with this sport. It is a beautiful game but there is no sport more thrilling and Beautiful Than gridiron football. You have NFL in America and Canadian Football (which a friend of mine recently got me interested in) which are both amazing and intricate games. I truly believe American Football is the worlds greatest sport and if the rest of the world were introduced to it, over time they would grow to love it as well.

[–] Varsityscw120 10 years ago

I like college football better, they always seem to try. While in the nfl they dont, they only play for the money.

[–] Fluke_Skywalker 10 years ago

There are many things that are universal and unite us as human beings across borders, ethnic and cultural lines, and that's great, but what I love are the things that make us unique as nations. That's what I celebrate. There are things; beliefs, tastes, whatever, that are uniquely British, Japanese, Kenyan etc. American Football is just one of those things that is part of our social fabric here in the U.S. That the rest of the world (aside from our neighbors to the north, who share this passion and have contributed to it greatly) doesn't "get it" is A-Okay by me.

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[–] SloppyJ30 8 years ago

Right; sure. When most players are only a couple of bad games from being cut, they don't try. Of course they don't. Herp derp.

[–] Hollywood_Square_Contestant 10 years ago

But it's become too much of a business.

[–] strntz 10 years ago

I like soccer but I will never understand the rest of the world's complete obsession with this sport.

It's more fun to play than it is to watch (so is golf). The only time I watch it is during the world cup, and it's only to root for my country. With no dog in the fight, it's torture for me to watch. My son played college hockey, and I enjoyed those games because he played the sport. Otherwise, I'd rather watch paint dry instead of watching soccer or hockey. I can however watch any hoop, baseball, or American football game just for the enjoyment of the sport, and enjoy the four golf majors and the Ryder cup.

I played baseball, football, and soccer in grammar and high school (didn't care for basketball, but I'm a big fan of college hoops now). The reason soccer (and ice hockey) is frustrating for sports fans who are familiar with other sports is that there is no real precision in ball handling. There is no stat for turnovers because the ball is turned over sometimes 5 times in 10 seconds. There are some very athletic movements to be sure, but mostly it's the ball (or puck) going back from one team to another.

In countries where it's the only sport, it's loved by the fans, more for the team/regional rooting aspect of it more than the actual beauty of the game.

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[–] CapitanJusticia 9 years ago

American Football....a sport where a guy throws an oval-shaped object to another player who may or may not catch it. If the Receiver catches it, he runs for a few seconds before other players fall all over him. The actions stops and and this repeats.

How is that better that the world's most popular sport?

[–] strntz 9 years ago

American Football....a sport where a guy throws an oval-shaped object to another player who may or may not catch it. If the Receiver catches it, he runs for a few seconds before other players fall all over him. The actions stops and and this repeats.

You can use that treatment to disparage any sport.

How is that better that the world's most popular sport?

For instance, soccer is people running around kicking a ball back and forth until one side or the other eventually gets it into one net or the other, often to the surprise of the fans or even the players themselves!

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[–] doowopfan 8 years ago

^^perfect explanation, strntz. Soccer sucks.
Football is the best sport. So much strategy. So many different things can happen on any play depending on down, distance, score, time left, field position, strengths/weaknesses of the opponent, etc. It is just the best.

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