People didn't come up with sports as a way to battle for superiority or break records, and not everybody that has ever played or been involved in sports has done it for that reason, or has to get used to or accept people doing it for that reason. Sports are called a pastime because they are a way to enjoy passing time, nothing more, nothing less. They really are stupid fucking games, and don't indicate a whole lot about who somebody really is while not playing sports. For examle, somebody having talent at a sport isn't the same thing as somebody doing something heroic in real life. Somebody failing at a sport doesn't indicate that they are cowardly in every situation in their life. Every team that has won championships and titles has lost or not gone to the playoffs more than they've won titles when their entire team history is examined/looked at, even the teams/players that won the most or hold the most records. Holding nothing sacred but winning is silliness, not seriousness.
The kinds of people that try to get people to take sports seriously are the same kinds of people that try to get people to take the coronavirus/vaccinations/masks, or anything else they use to scare people with, seriously. People already take all the wrong things seriously and get mad about all the wrong things, which is why you have people getting shot after an NBA Finals celebration. There are things in life to get mad about certainly, but no matter who wants to get you mad about them, sports are games.
by The Original Agahnim July 22, 2021
not golf
by Jeff Robert Scottson May 15, 2019
not cheer
by original offender April 22, 2020
by GetReadyEpicGamers238 February 3, 2019
by DaniellaR November 11, 2017
Not Chess
by King_Derp135 May 27, 2022
Nowadays, with people who focus on just breaking records or mindless stats, the focus on why people came up with sports in the first place is lost. A group of kids with no pads and no formal rules getting together to play sports in a neighborhood is less likely to end up with any serious injuries than in pro sports, especially when kids know they're going to see each other again on a regular basis, in case the kid with the chip on his/her shoulder is thinking about breaking some bones and taking another kid out for an extended time, or in case another kid is thinking about hiding out for an extended time over an overextended ankle or sore thumb.
People who want people to focus on mindless stats or broken records are missing the point of why there are sports in the first place. Superheroes don't exist, so the point of sports is not to become one.
by Solid Mantis April 16, 2021