Hardest Sports?
11-24-2012, 10:01 AM
In my opinion: boxing, basketball and tennis
Basketball is one of those sports where watching a game would have you thinking you can just get out there and play like they do. Wrong. There are so many nuances in basketball and the shape that you have to be in to be able to compete at a high level is extreme. A bullshit pick up game with some damn near 40 year olds at the gym is light years away from playing with some young college athletes trying to make it to the pros. Generally speaking it just looks a lot easier than it is.
Boxing for obvious reasons is a difficult sport: getting hit and having to have endurance to go 36 mins in the ring while staying active is extremely difficult. The average person probably couldn't box one good round without being near death in a real fight.
Tennis at a high level, I would assume, requires ten times the hand and eye coordination of a baseball player. The return serve is coming back at you at speeds of like 70+ miles constantly. Not to mention having to be in shape enough to be able to run around all game. High degree of difficulty
Basketball is one of those sports where watching a game would have you thinking you can just get out there and play like they do. Wrong. There are so many nuances in basketball and the shape that you have to be in to be able to compete at a high level is extreme. A bullshit pick up game with some damn near 40 year olds at the gym is light years away from playing with some young college athletes trying to make it to the pros. Generally speaking it just looks a lot easier than it is.
Boxing for obvious reasons is a difficult sport: getting hit and having to have endurance to go 36 mins in the ring while staying active is extremely difficult. The average person probably couldn't box one good round without being near death in a real fight.
Tennis at a high level, I would assume, requires ten times the hand and eye coordination of a baseball player. The return serve is coming back at you at speeds of like 70+ miles constantly. Not to mention having to be in shape enough to be able to run around all game. High degree of difficulty