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  • Otters27
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    #1
    Why are sports so important?
    Seems crazy when you think about it.

    Be interested to see guys take on this
  • Hman
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    • 11-04-17
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    #2
    Good question

    They shouldn't be but they are
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    • pilebuck13
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      • 05-15-15
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      #3
      It’s just entertainment. And people are entertained and it’s billion dollar industry.
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      • Renegades
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        #4
        Because we are all bored and need something for entertainment. Once you get married with kids it becomes a divergence from the monotony of life lol
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        • kingdom
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          • 07-25-10
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          #5
          exactly. same reason people watch movies. entertainment and to see the stars. sports have a plot, beginning, an ending, and a winner at the end usually. (people hate ties).
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          • unlearn
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            #6
            Only important because of gambling
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            • Renegades
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              #7
              In my case. I dont drink, dont smoke, dont golf, dont play cards. But I watch football non stop
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              • JIBBBY
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                • 12-10-09
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                #8
                It's what most of us love and do in life outside of working.. We also love sports gambling, it's called being human!!!

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                • funnyb25
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                  #9
                  Because it fills a void, an empty place, whether anyone on here wants to drop their ego and admit it or not.
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                  • lakerboy
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                    • 04-02-09
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                    #10
                    No life without sports.
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                    • funnyb25
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                      #11
                      I'm sure a lot of you that have M-F jobs, the depression starts to kick in after the 2nd wave of games on Sunday knowing that reality is right back around the corner.
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                      • gauchojake
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Renegades
                        In my case. I dont drink, dont smoke, dont golf, dont play cards. But I watch football non stop
                        Same here. I am either attending games or watching them on TV.

                        Otto - sports are not important, they are a distraction. They are a reminder for most of us what it was like to compete and be in shape even though we are doughy and sloppy now.
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                        • funnyb25
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                          #13
                          Starting this upcoming week we have football all 7 days the rest of the season.

                          Gotta bet EVERY game during the week.
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                          • MinnesotaFats
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                            • 12-18-10
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                            #14
                            The highest paid public employee in 44 States is a college Football or Basketball coach.

                            Sports allow people to be entertained, takes their eyes off the public servants raping our treasury. Think Gladiator- sports are a way for government workers and contractors to line their pockets thru infrastructure, self dealing or contract relations.
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                            • JIBBBY
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                              • 12-10-09
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                              #15
                              Life without sports - there would be more crime, division in race, and more people with vices in life.. That's what I think..

                              Thank God for sports I say!!! Keeps you fit if you are young, keeps you engaged and gambling when old.. ...
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                              • funnyb25
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                                #16
                                Ya. Imagine the NFL organization with only white guys....would be unwatchable....

                                Ya. Imagine the NFL organization with only black guys....we would have teams traveling to Fargo, North Dakota looking for Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.
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                                • Otters27
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                                  #17
                                  Ok. Makes sense. Just seems crazy that so much rides on inches of a ball or bat
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                                  • Ruifgalmeida
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                                    #18
                                    Sports make your adreline rush, it is a drug, but gambling on sports is a new level, after I started to bet I can not see a game if I don't have a bet on it is so boring.
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                                    • funnyb25
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Otters27
                                      Ok. Makes sense. Just seems crazy that so much rides on inches of a ball or bat
                                      Glad we could help Otters
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                                      • JIBBBY
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                                        • 12-10-09
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Ruifgalmeida
                                        Sports make your adreline rush, it is a drug, but gambling on sports is a new level, after I started to bet I can not see a game if I don't have a bet on it is so boring.
                                        You've been polluted and tainted now.. Welcome to SBR and all it's posters.. We all have been Devirginized..... So much for the love of sports and teams.. We only root for who we bet on.. Nature of the GAMBLING beast..

                                        Still fun though when winning the bet when watching no matter what team you bet on.. ..
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                                        • ApricotSinner32
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                                          #21
                                          It's because our lives are bankrupt from any true meaning. Gambling is one of the only interesting activities the average joe can participate in. Slave culture
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                                          • rake922
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                                            • 12-23-07
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by ApricotSinner32
                                            It's because our lives are bankrupt from any true meaning. Gambling is one of the only interesting activities the average joe can participate in. Slave culture
                                            Sinner you can learn spanish or take up arts and crafts!!!!
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                                            • JIBBBY
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                                              • 12-10-09
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by ApricotSinner32
                                              It's because our lives are bankrupt from any true meaning. Gambling is one of the only interesting activities the average joe can participate in. Slave culture
                                              Married people and the most successful people in life still enjoy sports and gamble on it, don't be fooled..

                                              Maybe it fills a void or maybe they just enjoy it like me.. Something to do and try and beat the odds.. A challenge more then anything else..
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                                              • funnyb25
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by JIBBBY
                                                Married people and the most successful people in life still enjoy sports and gamble on it, don't be fooled..

                                                Maybe it fills a void or maybe they just enjoy it like me.. Something to do and try and beat the odds.. A challenge more then anything else..
                                                Marriage would create more of a void. It is an illusion to fil the void, but most married people are not happy about it.
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                                                • sosawestbrook
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                                                  #25
                                                  Otter - some of us love this sports shit whether we have a dollar on it or not. Kobe said it best though. he said sports is the best metaphor for life. its a constant journey. they'll be playing football/basketball/baseball until the year 3029. thats exactly why we should appreciate the guys that are doing it and doing it well in our era. how can you not be in awe after watching Lamar Jackson? we must learn to appreciate it all or else none of it matters. break the matrix.
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                                                  • b1slickguy
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                                                    • 11-24-11
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by MinnesotaFats
                                                    The highest paid public employee in 44 States is a college Football or Basketball coach.

                                                    Sports allow people to be entertained, takes their eyes off the public servants raping our treasury. Think Gladiator- sports are a way for government workers and contractors to line their pockets thru infrastructure, self dealing or contract relations.

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                                                    • JIBBBY
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by funnyb25
                                                      Marriage would create more of a void. It is an illusion to fil the void, but most married people are not happy about it.
                                                      That's a completely different subject Funny!!!.. I thought this thread was about gambling no?

                                                      Yes the divorce rate is at a 50 percent average where I live or more. THE BIG CITY!!! Look at the elites and the hollyweird celebs they never stay married to long.. They are absent of faith and that's the problem if you wanna go deep into it.. Looks fade in life and so does relationships based on money only...

                                                      That's keeping it real.. Better be best friends first and have some kind of faith and loyalty if you want marriages to last these days in the big cities.. Move to a farm in the middle of no where you may have a chance to survive and grow old together, you're just not tempted as much to stray. That's my take anyways in that category of life and marriage..
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                                                      • Ian
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                                                        #28
                                                        They aren't.
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                                                        • ApricotSinner32
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                                                          #29
                                                          If the divorce rate is 50% imagine the rate of people who stay together because they have no courage to end it even if they are miserable. Marriage is a massive meme the only person you can rely on to find peace and happiness is yourself.
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                                                          • pimike
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by ApricotSinner32
                                                            If the divorce rate is 50% imagine the rate of people who stay together because they have no courage to end it even if they are miserable. Marriage is a massive meme the only person you can rely on to find peace and happiness is yourself.
                                                            Sounds like selfishness to me.

                                                            Most get divorced with this attitude.
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                                                            • The General
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                                                              #31
                                                              Girls love the bodies and fantasize. Guys fantasize about being an athlete. Drama as well. Storylines.
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                                                              • sweethook
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                                                                • 11-21-07
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                                                                #32
                                                                the older you get the less you give a sht . its just bet the numbbers youl see.. gl
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                                                                • Thrilla
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Sports is a tool, used by those few who rule the world. To keep you distracted, to keep you from the truth.
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                                                                  • Otters27
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by Thrilla
                                                                    Sports is a tool, used by those few who rule the world. To keep you distracted, to keep you from the truth.
                                                                    What's the truth?
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                                                                    • ApricotSinner32
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by pimike
                                                                      Sounds like selfishness to me.

                                                                      Most get divorced with this attitude.
                                                                      Being selfish should not be considered a negative trait. It's not like I have a wife and a family. Single people are free to be as selfish as they'd like to be. Anyone who pretends to not be selfish make me chuckle. You're either selfish or a cuck take your pic
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