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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 137166"><p>Right, moving right along back on topic, and away from COCK FIGHTS etc, okay so maybe it`s a sport. Sure, I can accept that it takes a certain level of skill to hit a small white ball straight and long. But really guys, how can you call even professional golfers "athletes"?</p><p></p><p>I mean, look at some of the biggest names in golf. Literally biggest. A guy like Ernie Els- jeepers, how can anyone have a pot belly like that, and then still call himself an "athlete"? And he`s won 3 majors, been in the top 5 consistently for the last 10 years.</p><p></p><p>Or how about Tiger Woods, supposedly this incredible "athlete"? Sure the guy can hit a small white ball, read greens, pick shots etc. And he`s got like a zillion dollars more in his bank account than most of us on here will ever earn in our lives. But what really grates my carrot is this- people saying that he`s revolutionised golf due to his superb fitness. I mean, golfers are in awe of the fact that he can run a 40-minute 10km. Well done there- the last time I ran a 40min. 10km was 15 years ago. Since then it`s been more like 35mins. Not because I`m an amazing "athlete", just because it`s easy. You know the normal lumbering up pace of a warmup jog before a game? Keep doing that for 40mins, and you`ll have run a 40min 10km. And then people go on about his ability to "bench" 120lbs. Pur-leassse, pathetic!</p><p></p><p>So guys, keep on playing, respect the guys for their skill. But just don`t go calling golfers athletes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 137166"] Right, moving right along back on topic, and away from COCK FIGHTS etc, okay so maybe it`s a sport. Sure, I can accept that it takes a certain level of skill to hit a small white ball straight and long. But really guys, how can you call even professional golfers "athletes"? I mean, look at some of the biggest names in golf. Literally biggest. A guy like Ernie Els- jeepers, how can anyone have a pot belly like that, and then still call himself an "athlete"? And he`s won 3 majors, been in the top 5 consistently for the last 10 years. Or how about Tiger Woods, supposedly this incredible "athlete"? Sure the guy can hit a small white ball, read greens, pick shots etc. And he`s got like a zillion dollars more in his bank account than most of us on here will ever earn in our lives. But what really grates my carrot is this- people saying that he`s revolutionised golf due to his superb fitness. I mean, golfers are in awe of the fact that he can run a 40-minute 10km. Well done there- the last time I ran a 40min. 10km was 15 years ago. Since then it`s been more like 35mins. Not because I`m an amazing "athlete", just because it`s easy. You know the normal lumbering up pace of a warmup jog before a game? Keep doing that for 40mins, and you`ll have run a 40min 10km. And then people go on about his ability to "bench" 120lbs. Pur-leassse, pathetic! So guys, keep on playing, respect the guys for their skill. But just don`t go calling golfers athletes! [/QUOTE]
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