I just wanted to make quick comment on Denny's post about Sports. I was unable to comment in class since it was getting late and people still needed to do their presentations, so I figured i'll make a post to help boost my word count. Anyways, what I wanted to say in class is that I am a big sports connoisseur. I have played football and basketball in high school, softball leagues during the summer, and have recently picked up individual sports such as golf and tennis. In addition to that, I am an avid poker fan, just like Truman. However, I agree with Denny in that poker is not a sport. Poker does not require any physical skill, although the mental skill required in poker ranks up there with other games such as chess. There is also the notion that golf is NOT a sport, and I agree with Aaron and his disagreement of that statement. Just this June, Tiger Woods arguably had the greatest individual golf performance by winning the U.S Open with a BROKEN leg and I think torn ligaments he had suffered before. Having sprained ligaments in my knee before playing basketball, walking was like hell, and to be able to play 18 holes of golf 4 days in a row, then play one more round on Monday for overtime, is remarkable.
In my opinion, any game that requires physical and mental skill is what is considered a sport, and that includes golf.
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This binary of 'physical' and 'mental' is simply not sustainable under close scrutiny. Of course I get your point about poker, but I don't think you should make it based on a lack of physical activity. Rather, you seem to be saying something about a *degree* of physical exertion. Do you see what I mean?
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