Comments on: The difference between a sport and a game

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:00:21 +0000

I agree, it’s about time that someone clearly conveyed to the idiotic undereducated masses that they are religiously pursuing GAMES , very much like children. This same group often believes that footwear built using child labor for 50 cents overseas and sold here for 150 dollars will make them jump higher…gentlemen…there is a place called the MEN’S dept, and they sell REAL handmade footwear there.

By: kato edward

kato edward — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:17:51 +0000

With sport there is no winner but in a game there is a winner.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:22:31 +0000

Yes, yes, I understand that there are lots of people who think it is somehow nobler to engage in a sport rather than play a game. These folks bristle at the mere suggestion that what they're doing isn't a sport, in the traditional sense of the word. These days, it's perfectly fine to call anything and everything a 'sport'. But it wasn't always so. This article attempts to explain why there is still confusion about this subject. Thankfully, the English language isn't set in stone. It changes rapidly, and the vocabulary increases steadily. Lots of people claim the English lexicon is several times as large as that of even the most sophisticated of the other modern languages. As time passes, word meanings change. It is interesting and instructive to learn how words were used in the past, and how we've distorted the original meanings in modern times. I'm an amateur writer, and I'm always trying to improve. So I take an interest in the meaning of the words we use. Also, I minored in history. Like most history buffs, some aspects of history intrigue me more than others. One of my favorite topics is the history of sports. So, to be precise, a sport is a worthwhile activity taken to extremes. A game is a competition. I can't distill the concept down any more purely than that. Thanks for the comments, keep 'em coming. They add to the discussion value of this page.

By: Deja

Deja — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:39:07 +0000

I’m gonna have to say I disagree. I don’t even like sports(I’m a musician to the core…can’t risk lossing a finger), so I’m not biased. If soccer isn’t a sport…..then football and basketball aren’t sports either. Why do you need to know how to kick a foot ball in between to polls or dribble a basket ball? If I went up to a player of either of these “games” and told them they don’t play a sport they’d beat me to a pulp. I believe the difference between a sport and a game, is that in a sport you can hinder your oppent from winning. For example, football and basletballSo no, I don’t consider golf a sport. And no offense to cheerleaders , but neither is cheerleading. And no matter how much I love marching band, neither is marching band.Those three are technically games(which does not make them any less important!)

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:10:34 +0000

I love this website, I read every article, loved them all, but I disagree with this one.

The skills that someone can develop from playing tennis are or could be useful in our everyday lives ie: hand eye coordination, quick reflexes, prolonged intense concentration,muscle memory, strategy, managing emotional and psychological pressure, explosive speed, and stamina.

Needless to say Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are like supermen to me, but the point is, to me a sport trains you to learn skills 0f any kind that may become useful in any other aspect of your life.