A Game, Not a Sport
Much like darts and bowling, pool can hardly be called a sport. I witnessed this first hand this past weekend as I spent the majority of my time watching a 9-ball tournament featuring some of the world’s top players as well as some cagey amateurs. Half the players had pot bellies and several took cigarette breaks during their matches. At least one competitor appeared to be in a persistent state of inebriation. These players can hardly be called athletes. Mika Immonen works out regularly, which probably helps his game, but one of the better players is extremely overweight.
True, some baseball and football players are large (think first basemen and offensive linemen) but most of them can still be considered conditioned athletes. Pro pool players are very talented but they are certainly not athletes and pool is not a sport.
Posted by in 23:08:58
