Climbing. The IFSC World Championships are going on now through September in cities around the world. I love the combination of puzzle-solving and absolutely insane athletic performance.
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Hockey and hockey.
Me too
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I've watched more tennis in the past couple of years than any other sport. I used to only watch the slams, but now I also typically watch a few matches from earlier rounds and everything after the Round of 16 in 1000 and 500 level tournaments.
Sincaraz era is upon us 🙏
I didn't know that existed thanks so much
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Pro Wrestling if that counts. Although I watch more for the shenanigans and drama than the athletics to be honest (haven't watched in a while though). Other than that, I don't really care much for sports.
I will say that if I'm in the company of someone I enjoy, who enjoys sports, I can adapt and enjoy it too.
To watch or to play?
Good point I edited it. Either
I don't really play any sports, especially these days. I had a hard time fitting in and working well in social situations so I had no interest in even attempting team sports as a kid. Later on - but back when I still had some friends left - I did enjoy the occasional 5-a-side football, but I was never a sporty kid.
For watching sports, I find I can get into almost anything if I give it a chance. My favourite is the Olympics, and getting hyperinvested into niche sports for a month every 4 years. Otherwise I am a big F1 (and general Motorsports) fan. I used to be really into watching football (soccer) too, but that has sort of cooled into a more casual interest over the last couple of years. I still watch games frequently, but it's not the same sort of obsession.
I watched almost every Indy Car race when I was a kid but lost interest when Indy and CART split. For some reason, I never got into F1; but I enjoyed the recent Brad Pitt movie quite a bit. I'm sure a lot in the movie was exaggerated for the screen, but I might watch a race or two to see if some of the excitement I felt during the movie is there.
You missed the perfect entry point after the gateway drug of the movie since the last race before the current break (Silverstone) was an absolute banger.
Otherwise F1 is mostly a case of chasing the dragon, at least if you only watch it for the races. A lot of races are going to be average at best, but every now and then you get a fantastic one that in one fell swoop reminds you of exactly why you watch every Sunday.
That being said, the reason F1 is so singularly compelling compared to other motorsports has nothing to do with the on track action. You get access to the drivers and their personalities in a way most other motorsports don't, which helps you really get invested. You have the development race raging through the season and often shaking up the power rankings of the teams. You have inter-team intrigue, cheating and politics and backroom games. It's engineering marvel, racing and a soap opera all rolled up into one.
The best gateway into modern F1 - especially given you don't know the results or anything - is this: don't look anything up, just watch the 2021 season in order.
If you want more behind the scenes stuff there is also Drive to Survive on Netflix, though I will say that while I thought Season 1 was quite good it went downhill quickly as they started taking big liberties. Last season was somewhat okay though again finally with at least a couple of worthwhile episodes.
Watch? None. I will join a game of soccer or basketball, and I surf.
To watch:
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The only traditional team sports i can watch are hockey and American football. But I wouldn’t mind rugby or aussie rules football its just not very common in US. I find baseball and basketball and football / soccer just uninteresting.
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I do find myself watching bizarre stuff on YouTube like water buffalo racing, thai longboat racing, chariot racing, and redbull soapbox cart racing etc haha
To play:
- only solo sports like snowboarding and surfing