| Show C 1 n f 7 0 9 LE tr w c n By Andy Crow Sports Editor What are the criteria for labeling f I I fI an event a sport anyway I came across that very question r this past week while slaving away in inthe inthe inthe the Horizon office I overheard a conversation between two Horizon staff members Eric Bresee and Gab Martinez I thought the conversation sounded intriguing so I decided to put in my two cents to the conversation And now here I am again My take on the subject might be a little different than others views but everyone everyone everyone every every- one is entitled to their opinion right The conversation stemmed from Martinez saying everything considered considered considered consid consid- ered sport in the sporting world is a legitimate sport That's where Martinez and many other people are misled Gymnastics is not a sport Sure you are competing against another team but you cant can't lose to that other team because the other team destroyed you in to head-to-head com corn petition You only lose when a judge says what the other team did was better better better bet bet- ter than your performance in the same t event r Diving is also not a sport Again r in this Oly Olympic pic sport you cant can't flat out win unless someone else judge Gudge says you have beat the other tors A lot of Olympic are re real rea really really ly not sports at all aU they are merely leisure or recreational activities Some more off the top of my head are mens men's and ladies figure skating freestyle ski jumping and snowboarding snowboard- snowboard ing and bowling When a judge is the deciding factor factor factor fac fac- fac- fac tor in who is the victor in a certain event that is when the so-called so sport is transformed into a leisure event The essence of sports is the thrill of victory over a formidable nent The agony of defeat is a close loss to a bitter rival But in both cases the team has competed against another to see who is the best If every sport were decided by a judges ruling than the would be bewon bewon bewon won every year by the Chicago Bulls without ever playing a single game The Atlanta Braves would be the Major League champ year in and year out out for for their supposed superior team they have And in the NFL Green GreenBay GreenBay GreenBay Bay or maybe even San Francisco would be judged as superior and thus champion of the world without stepping stepping stepping step step- ping onto the field Anything that is judged to determine determine determine deter deter- mine the winner of the event is not a sport in my opinion What a feeling of ecstasy Denver had to have had beating mighty Green Bay for the NFL championship Nobody gave them a chance to beat the Packers which is why sports are so electric to watch Who doesn't enjoy seeing the underdog pull off the improbable upset The Olympics is a great cultural gathering but not a sporting event like so many believe Now watching the Jazz pound the whining Rockets is what I call real sports The Heat series is sports no judges there |
