Athletic Olympians?

[caseyotis]

I like tennis, but whenever I hear people brag about it, I just sit there dying of laughter on the inside.

Why on earth is that? Tennis requires more talent and physical exertion than many other sports.

i just think it's funny. I play it occasionally, but I just think it's a funny sport.

Funny? In what aspect? I'm not being aggressive, but I'm pretty passionate about tennis, and I guess I don't see what you see about it.

[death_owl]

Is there anyone out there who plays a sport? Like, in an actual league or team?

yeaaa school basketball tennis and track team :DDD

[isaysroar]

I play varsity volleyball and track and field

[Hosj]

I play Soccer on a rec team... And I guess I am decent..

[mrburrito]

Going to defend my title as grade level pacer test runner tomorrow.

[Allinea]

I'm on my school's swim team and I do color guard.

I like tennis, but whenever I hear people brag about it, I just sit there dying of laughter on the inside.

Why on earth is that? Tennis requires more talent and physical exertion than many other sports.

i just think it's funny. I play it occasionally, but I just think it's a funny sport.

I wouldn't say tennis requires more talent or exertion than any other sport. That's being extremely biased. Each sport requires something different of its athletes, which is why I could drop a long-distance runner in the pool and they probably wouldn't make it to the other side just as I can't run more than two laps without dying. Take color guard for example--in terms of exertion, that is--we make sure to stretch out thoroughly before doing anything else because of how much we use various muscles. How you view a sport is entirely arbitrary.

[caseyotis]

I wouldn't say tennis requires more talent or exertion than any other sport. That's being extremely biased. Each sport requires something different of its athletes, which is why I could drop a long-distance runner in the pool and they probably wouldn't make it to the other side just as I can't run more than two laps without dying. Take color guard for example--in terms of exertion, that is--we make sure to stretch out thoroughly before doing anything else because of how much we use various muscles. How you view a sport is entirely arbitrary.

Well, I didn't say that either, so I don't know why you bring it up.

[Allinea]

I wouldn't say tennis requires more talent or exertion than any other sport. That's being extremely biased. Each sport requires something different of its athletes, which is why I could drop a long-distance runner in the pool and they probably wouldn't make it to the other side just as I can't run more than two laps without dying. Take color guard for example--in terms of exertion, that is--we make sure to stretch out thoroughly before doing anything else because of how much we use various muscles. How you view a sport is entirely arbitrary.

Well, I didn't say that either, so I don't know why you bring it up.

I'm confused now as well. I was trying to say that you may view tennis as a sport that requires more exertion, or "work", I guess you could say in a way, but other sports do too, just in different ways

[hexagonaria]

Is marching band a sport? Also, state science olympiad involves a lot of running for me. OSU is one of the largest campuses in the country.

[caseyotis]

I wouldn't say tennis requires more talent or exertion than any other sport. That's being extremely biased. Each sport requires something different of its athletes, which is why I could drop a long-distance runner in the pool and they probably wouldn't make it to the other side just as I can't run more than two laps without dying. Take color guard for example--in terms of exertion, that is--we make sure to stretch out thoroughly before doing anything else because of how much we use various muscles. How you view a sport is entirely arbitrary.

Well, I didn't say that either, so I don't know why you bring it up.

I'm confused now as well. I was trying to say that you may view tennis as a sport that requires more exertion, or "work", I guess you could say in a way, but other sports do too, just in different ways

I'm not confused. I just don't know why you said "I wouldn't say tennis requires more talent or exertion than any other sport". I mean, did someone say that that made you respond? I didn't. I just said that tennis requires more exertion than many other sports. But like you said, it's exertion in different ways, so saying that has no intrinsic value anyways. .-.