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Medusadownpourwould you ever say "do they ever look at themselves and say holy shit i make a living off sports lol."?.
Yea? Making a living off normal sports is just as ridiculous in my eyes.
Yeah. Putting your body through some of the most excruciating exercises and lengths in time each game of the season just for the sake of doing what you love (and making a shit ton of money from it) is incredibly ridiculous.
Definitely.
[quote=Medusa][quote=downpour]would you ever say "do they ever look at themselves and say holy shit i make a living off sports lol."?.[/quote]
Yea? Making a living off normal sports is just as ridiculous in my eyes.[/quote]
Yeah. Putting your body through some of the most excruciating exercises and lengths in time each game of the season just for the sake of doing what you love (and making a shit ton of money from it) is incredibly ridiculous.
Definitely.
Yea? Making a living off normal sports is just as ridiculous in my eyes.[/quote]
Yeah. Putting your body through some of the most excruciating exercises and lengths in time each game of the season just for the sake of doing what you love (and making a shit ton of money from it) is incredibly ridiculous.
Definitely.
less cringe than the shit that comes from hearthstone http://youtu.be/8Bvq3IY4Fcg
less cringe than the shit that comes from hearthstone http://youtu.be/8Bvq3IY4Fcg
JimiJamMedusaI never said I couldn't figure out why? I said I find it ridiculous, and if you don't have a problem with "sports stars" getting paid completely absurd amounts of money you should maybe get your head checked as well.
You can't honestly be surprised or confused by the fact that people can make a living off of it. You are watching the strongest, fastest, most athletic people on the planet train and work out constantly to compete against one another in something that they practice for thousands upon thousands of hours for MANY years. A professional athlete plays at a level far, FAR beyond the average player. Nobody on this forum could even come remotely close to competing with LeBron James. You could practice basketball every day for the next 10 years and STILL not come even remotely close to LeBron. He would absolutely destroy any of us every single time. They don't pay athletes millions of dollars for no reason, they are a combination of genetics, talent, hard work, and practice and watching people who are that good at something is exciting.
With esports part of the reason it isn't this massively popular spectacle is that the skill gap is much smaller. GeT_RiGhT is definitely a better player than anyone on tftv, but it's not like he is some elite god who would crush any of us with ease at any time. If you played CS every single day and practiced for several years you could definitely get close to that skill level. There are pros with only a few thousand hours on CS. Becoming an elite video game player is possible for a lot of people if you just practice a lot, becoming a professional athlete is only possible for a tiny fraction of the population, and that tiny fraction still has to put INSANE amounts of work in to become successful at the highest possible level. People pay to watch those guys compete with one another because it's at such an elite level
I love to watch both though so I see what you mean for sure, but it definitely makes sense why sports are so popular
this is the definition of putting the cart before the horse. the skill gap is a symptom of traditional sports popularity (the same popularity that causes the huge revenues which also contributes to the skill gap)
basketball for example is popular so pretty much every american child will be exposed to it before theyre even in adolescence, from there the ones who excel the most continue to play it thru high school. then theyre recruited by colleges and eventually the nba. shaq had a great comment on it which was basically that (black) rappers and sports stars are the same, they were good enough that they never had to stop (and get a real job). basketball being exposed to such a huge population compared to cs and at a much younger age means you have more people at the beginning to filter into pros, then you have a huge developmental system built around making these kids the best they can be from elementary school.
this gigantic system exists BECAUSE basketball is popular. why is basketball popular? its fun to play, fun to watch, and its been around for ages. the gap between the basketball pro and the average player has not always existed, its the result of a compounding effect as each generation of basketball professionals is drawn from a larger pool of basketball players and those players enjoying better training and coaching.
if cs sticks around for another 50 years (lol) and continues to grow at its current rate you can expect to have pros with giant salaries too, and that wont be because the pros decided to train harder to really knock your socks off........it will be because there are more people watching and playing cs.
[quote=JimiJam][quote=Medusa]
I never said I couldn't figure out why? I said I find it ridiculous, and if you don't have a problem with "sports stars" getting paid completely absurd amounts of money you should maybe get your head checked as well.[/quote]
You can't honestly be surprised or confused by the fact that people can make a living off of it. You are watching the strongest, fastest, most athletic people on the planet train and work out constantly to compete against one another in something that they practice for thousands upon thousands of hours for MANY years. A professional athlete plays at a level far, FAR beyond the average player. Nobody on this forum could even come remotely close to competing with LeBron James. You could practice basketball every day for the next 10 years and STILL not come even remotely close to LeBron. He would absolutely destroy any of us every single time. They don't pay athletes millions of dollars for no reason, they are a combination of genetics, talent, hard work, and practice and watching people who are that good at something is exciting.
With esports part of the reason it isn't this massively popular spectacle is that the skill gap is much smaller. GeT_RiGhT is definitely a better player than anyone on tftv, but it's not like he is some elite god who would crush any of us with ease at any time. If you played CS every single day and practiced for several years you could definitely get close to that skill level. There are pros with only a few thousand hours on CS. Becoming an elite video game player is possible for a lot of people if you just practice a lot, becoming a professional athlete is only possible for a tiny fraction of the population, and that tiny fraction still has to put INSANE amounts of work in to become successful at the highest possible level. People pay to watch those guys compete with one another because it's at such an elite level
I love to watch both though so I see what you mean for sure, but it definitely makes sense why sports are so popular[/quote]
this is the definition of putting the cart before the horse. the skill gap is a symptom of traditional sports popularity (the same popularity that causes the huge revenues which also contributes to the skill gap)
basketball for example is popular so pretty much every american child will be exposed to it before theyre even in adolescence, from there the ones who excel the most continue to play it thru high school. then theyre recruited by colleges and eventually the nba. shaq had a great comment on it which was basically that (black) rappers and sports stars are the same, they were good enough that they never had to stop (and get a real job). basketball being exposed to such a huge population compared to cs and at a much younger age means you have more people at the beginning to filter into pros, then you have a huge developmental system built around making these kids the best they can be from elementary school.
this gigantic system exists BECAUSE basketball is popular. why is basketball popular? its fun to play, fun to watch, and its been around for ages. the gap between the basketball pro and the average player has not always existed, its the result of a compounding effect as each generation of basketball professionals is drawn from a larger pool of basketball players and those players enjoying better training and coaching.
if cs sticks around for another 50 years (lol) and continues to grow at its current rate you can expect to have pros with giant salaries too, and that wont be because the pros decided to train harder to really knock your socks off........it will be because there are more people watching and playing cs.
I never said I couldn't figure out why? I said I find it ridiculous, and if you don't have a problem with "sports stars" getting paid completely absurd amounts of money you should maybe get your head checked as well.[/quote]
You can't honestly be surprised or confused by the fact that people can make a living off of it. You are watching the strongest, fastest, most athletic people on the planet train and work out constantly to compete against one another in something that they practice for thousands upon thousands of hours for MANY years. A professional athlete plays at a level far, FAR beyond the average player. Nobody on this forum could even come remotely close to competing with LeBron James. You could practice basketball every day for the next 10 years and STILL not come even remotely close to LeBron. He would absolutely destroy any of us every single time. They don't pay athletes millions of dollars for no reason, they are a combination of genetics, talent, hard work, and practice and watching people who are that good at something is exciting.
With esports part of the reason it isn't this massively popular spectacle is that the skill gap is much smaller. GeT_RiGhT is definitely a better player than anyone on tftv, but it's not like he is some elite god who would crush any of us with ease at any time. If you played CS every single day and practiced for several years you could definitely get close to that skill level. There are pros with only a few thousand hours on CS. Becoming an elite video game player is possible for a lot of people if you just practice a lot, becoming a professional athlete is only possible for a tiny fraction of the population, and that tiny fraction still has to put INSANE amounts of work in to become successful at the highest possible level. People pay to watch those guys compete with one another because it's at such an elite level
I love to watch both though so I see what you mean for sure, but it definitely makes sense why sports are so popular[/quote]
this is the definition of putting the cart before the horse. the skill gap is a symptom of traditional sports popularity (the same popularity that causes the huge revenues which also contributes to the skill gap)
basketball for example is popular so pretty much every american child will be exposed to it before theyre even in adolescence, from there the ones who excel the most continue to play it thru high school. then theyre recruited by colleges and eventually the nba. shaq had a great comment on it which was basically that (black) rappers and sports stars are the same, they were good enough that they never had to stop (and get a real job). basketball being exposed to such a huge population compared to cs and at a much younger age means you have more people at the beginning to filter into pros, then you have a huge developmental system built around making these kids the best they can be from elementary school.
this gigantic system exists BECAUSE basketball is popular. why is basketball popular? its fun to play, fun to watch, and its been around for ages. the gap between the basketball pro and the average player has not always existed, its the result of a compounding effect as each generation of basketball professionals is drawn from a larger pool of basketball players and those players enjoying better training and coaching.
if cs sticks around for another 50 years (lol) and continues to grow at its current rate you can expect to have pros with giant salaries too, and that wont be because the pros decided to train harder to really knock your socks off........it will be because there are more people watching and playing cs.
normal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular
normal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular
phraxnormal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.
[quote=phrax]normal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular[/quote]
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.
lynaphraxnormal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.
In general you're right but back when I played baseball, I could handle 4 hour games fairly easily (since you're basically sitting on the bench for half the game) but playing 4 hours of actually competitive matches and scrims can be more mentally exhausting.
[quote=lyna][quote=phrax]normal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular[/quote]
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.[/quote]
In general you're right but back when I played baseball, I could handle 4 hour games fairly easily (since you're basically sitting on the bench for half the game) but playing 4 hours of actually competitive matches and scrims can be more mentally exhausting.
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.[/quote]
In general you're right but back when I played baseball, I could handle 4 hour games fairly easily (since you're basically sitting on the bench for half the game) but playing 4 hours of actually competitive matches and scrims can be more mentally exhausting.
I think that it's ok for sports too be popular but I don't really understand why American college sport is so important.
I think that it's ok for sports too be popular but I don't really understand why American college sport is so important.
ErenJayI think that it's ok for sports too be popular but I don't really understand why American college sport is so important.
Brief history lesson: college sports started way back before professional leagues even started, so they already had a sizeable fanbase which they've held onto. The NBA was only founded in the 40s and the Superbowl in the 60s, which is why college basketball and football are so big. MLB started in the 19th century so college baseball isn't as big.
[quote=ErenJay]I think that it's ok for sports too be popular but I don't really understand why American college sport is so important.[/quote]
Brief history lesson: college sports started way back before professional leagues even started, so they already had a sizeable fanbase which they've held onto. The NBA was only founded in the 40s and the Superbowl in the 60s, which is why college basketball and football are so big. MLB started in the 19th century so college baseball isn't as big.
Brief history lesson: college sports started way back before professional leagues even started, so they already had a sizeable fanbase which they've held onto. The NBA was only founded in the 40s and the Superbowl in the 60s, which is why college basketball and football are so big. MLB started in the 19th century so college baseball isn't as big.
lynaphraxnormal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.
i really disagree with this, especially when youre young its really easy to play hours and hours of soccer/basketball. the reason kids play so much video games isnt cause theyre lazy imo, its cause video games coordinate themselves. you load up cs and you can play pugs for days; even tf2 which doesnt have as many players or as formalized a system its 10x easier than coordinating people from your neighborhood.
[quote=lyna][quote=phrax]normal sports are also way better for you (esp for young kids) than videogames so as much as i enjoy games it's probably better that sports stay more popular[/quote]
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.[/quote]
i really disagree with this, especially when youre young its really easy to play hours and hours of soccer/basketball. the reason kids play so much video games isnt cause theyre lazy imo, its cause video games coordinate themselves. you load up cs and you can play pugs for days; even tf2 which doesnt have as many players or as formalized a system its 10x easier than coordinating people from your neighborhood.
I agree with this and would also like to add that real sports are much harder than esports. It's a lot easier to play video games hours on end than to continually strain your body with physical activity.[/quote]
i really disagree with this, especially when youre young its really easy to play hours and hours of soccer/basketball. the reason kids play so much video games isnt cause theyre lazy imo, its cause video games coordinate themselves. you load up cs and you can play pugs for days; even tf2 which doesnt have as many players or as formalized a system its 10x easier than coordinating people from your neighborhood.
can you stop fucking arguing about sports and enjoy JW's tits jesus christ
can you stop fucking arguing about sports and enjoy JW's tits jesus christ
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