Quick first-impression reactions to all of your favorite sports

Not sure why… but as our website’s highly unofficial sports expert, I decided to partake in a quick word-association exercise in regard to many of our favorite sports.

Analyze this as you may, but I wouldn’t overanalyze too much, as these are just quick first thoughts on some of the games we are known to play and watch.

Bowling: Why? That’s it… why?

Pickleball: Don’t knock it till you try it. Bonus? Doctors and surgeons love it!

Tennis: Doubles? Boring. Singles? Great workout.

Ping-Pong: I refuse to play against people who say to you, “The correct name is table tennis.”

Boxing: Actually, very entertaining—if you forget the fact 80% of the competitors will suffer from brain-related neurological diseases later in life.

Running: So motivating when you watch others do it… soooo painful when you try it yourself.

Lacrosse: Everybody seems to love it, except me! (Where’s the snooze alarm button?)

Baseball: Yawn. Next!

Cricket: What do the folks in India get that we don’t?

Football: Still one of the best sports to watch, minus the commercial breaks ad nauseam, and the equally painful long replay reviews.

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Golf: Costs too much. Takes too much time. Frustrating as heck. To me, it is a good walk ruined. But I do love watching the final day of a major… sports drama at its finest. 

Gymnastics: These girls—and guys—do some amazing stuff. Seriously great athletes.

Horse Racing: Count me as one of the dying—and diehard–– fans. I loved Arlington Park Race Course, and my lifelong Chicago Bear fandom has been injured permanently by the Bears’ tearing down the racetrack. 

Rowing: Ultimate respect for those who endure this grueling sport.

Soccer: Love it! Most popular sport in the world, and for a good reason. Americans need to join the party.

Softball: More action in one hour of a good softball game (slow pitch, not the pitcher-dominated fast pitch) than in three hours of a baseball game.

Swimming: No better workout for the whole body.

Volleyball: Underrated! Note: The girls’ game is much better than the guys’ version because the volleys are longer and more exciting.

College basketball’s March Madness: Never fails to hit all emotions. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

NBA playoffs: Good stuff, but wake me up when you get to games six and seven. 

NHL playoffs: Borrowing from a familiar Neil Diamond song, “So good, so good, so good!”