ESPN boss says eSports is "not a sport"

[ohmylanta1003]

MoiseHnkel said:

ohmylanta1003 said:

MoiseHnkel said:
from the same people who believe they are sportif by watching sport on TV.

come on.

If Chest, golf and Bridge are sport - you know damn rigth they are not Neutral on the subject.

How can you compare chess and bridge to golf? Golf is undoubtedly a sport.

hobby at best.

'' However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee (through ARISF) recognises both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and SportAccord, the international sports federation association, recognises five non-physical sports, although limits the amount of mind games which can be admitted as sports. ''

Mind sports, is used since 1996 to describe sport focus 90 % on the mind. 

But imagine IF Chest club and bridge a reconised as sports Jok everywhere will flip table Saying Think of the children. (and Now Game ?!? who will  they bully?? )

People just need to stop being mind stuck and change there view Pretty much, the same way God changed his mind about black people 1978.(In a June 1978 letter, the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaimed that “all worthy male members of the Church may be ordained to the priesthood without regard for race or color. Something, heretic before.) <- just to be clear its something funny that really happen.

 

Great job giving an argument for why golf isn't a sport. I'll make a real argument for why it is. Let's look at the definition of a sport.

Sport: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Okay. Let's break it down. Is golf an activity? Most certainly.

Does golf require physical exertion? Of course. The club head on a golf club travels in excess of 100 mph. Last time I checked, you can't just stand still and move something 100 mph with your mind.

Does it require skill. Absolutely. Golf is an incredibly difficult sport that makes even some of the greatest athletes look like idiots. If you don't think it's a hard sport, then you have never played. It requires a precision unlike anything else.

Do individuals compete? Yep. There are golf tournaments all the time for all different skill levels.

Is it entertaining? Well, considering millions of people watch professional golf tournaments on television and thousands attend, I would say that, yes, it is.

There you have it. Golf fits every single part of the definition. So by definition, golf is a sport.

Any counterargument? I don't think there is one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2AWiC2Ts0