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Darmik
01/23/18 8:09:00 PM
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Maybe we can call them hand athletes but that sounds like a masturbation joke.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 8:10:28 PM
#254:


Garioshi posted...
MrBobGray posted...
MrPeppers posted...
MrBobGray posted...

Have you seen how comically fat and out of shape gamers are in comparison?


Well, if you can be fat and out of shape while still being an athlete, e.g. bowlers/golfers, then I don't see how you can exclude gamers for being fat and out of shape


Not when the extent of your activity is the equivalent of me texting this post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8DpVE-E2LM


Yeah, so roughly the same motions.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 8:12:12 PM
#255:


When one of your pro gamers does this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzrl_KllYUc


Or anything remotely similar, we will talk.
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Dragonblade01
01/23/18 8:37:34 PM
#256:


Athlete doesn't need to be defined by some arbitrary level of physical exertion.
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Darmik
01/23/18 8:43:30 PM
#257:


Dragonblade01 posted...
Athlete doesn't need to be defined by some arbitrary level of physical exertion.


I think people expect athletes to be...athletic.
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VTBM
01/23/18 8:57:43 PM
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darkjedilink
01/23/18 9:05:41 PM
#259:


MrPeppers posted...
I mean if professional bowlers and golfers are considered athletes then yeah.

Beer-league bowlers and amateur golfers are far more athletic than pro gamers.
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Lordgold666
01/23/18 9:21:10 PM
#260:


yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
For those saying no, what makes someone an athlete?

For starters, not sitting on your ass playing video games
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Awesome
01/23/18 9:25:31 PM
#261:


no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.
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Garioshi
01/23/18 9:26:20 PM
#262:


Lordgold666 posted...
yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
For those saying no, what makes someone an athlete?

For starters, not sitting on your ass playing video games

but why
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darkjedilink
01/23/18 9:27:22 PM
#263:


Awesome posted...
no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.

This HAS to be trolling.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:28:34 PM
#264:


Garioshi posted...
Lordgold666 posted...
yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
For those saying no, what makes someone an athlete?

For starters, not sitting on your ass playing video games

but why


Stop being a fucking contrarian and look up the definition for athletic.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:29:04 PM
#265:


darkjedilink posted...
Awesome posted...
no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.

This HAS to be trolling.


Or a desperate grab at validating his own shit hobbies.
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southcoast09
01/23/18 9:29:10 PM
#266:


No
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Dragonblade01
01/23/18 9:31:31 PM
#267:


Darmik posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
Athlete doesn't need to be defined by some arbitrary level of physical exertion.


I think people expect athletes to be...athletic.

And even professional gamers would be considered athletic in the event that they're considered athletes. The two words are intrinsically connected.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:33:00 PM
#268:


Dragonblade01 posted...
Darmik posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
Athlete doesn't need to be defined by some arbitrary level of physical exertion.


I think people expect athletes to be...athletic.

And even professional gamers would be considered athletic.


No they fucking wouldnt and arent lmao. Quit trying so hard.
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Lordgold666
01/23/18 9:33:03 PM
#269:


Garioshi posted...
Lordgold666 posted...
yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
For those saying no, what makes someone an athlete?

For starters, not sitting on your ass playing video games

but why

athlete
noun
a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise(i.e. not sitting on your ass playing video games)
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/23/18 9:35:42 PM
#271:


I haven't caught up on reading this thread, are people still against granting pro gamers athlete visas?
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:37:00 PM
#272:


Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Awesome posted...
no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.

This HAS to be trolling.


Or a desperate grab at validating his own shit hobbies.


you guys are jackasses.

i dont get if i get modded, seriously people on the internet are drones.


No, youre just desperate to include yourself with people who actually have skill and physical ability. Its pathetic. Utterly embarrassing.
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Darmik
01/23/18 9:37:27 PM
#273:


Dragonblade01 posted...
And even professional gamers would be considered athletic in the event that they're considered athletes. The two words are intrinsically connected.


I've never heard the word athletic used for any video games that don't require you to dance.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:37:56 PM
#274:


Darmik posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
And even professional gamers would be considered athletic in the event that they're considered athletes. The two words are intrinsically connected.


I've never heard the word athletic used for any video games that don't require you to dance.


And you never will.
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Awesome
01/23/18 9:39:24 PM
#275:


MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Awesome posted...
no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.

This HAS to be trolling.


Or a desperate grab at validating his own shit hobbies.


you guys are jackasses.

i dont get if i get modded, seriously people on the internet are drones.


No, youre just desperate to include yourself with people who actually have skill and physical ability. Its pathetic. Utterly embarrassing.


yeah because what the top players do in street fighter is so easy and anybody off the street can do it, it takes years to perfect your craft. and like athletes, you either have it or you dont.
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:40:09 PM
#276:


Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Awesome posted...
no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.

This HAS to be trolling.


Or a desperate grab at validating his own shit hobbies.


you guys are jackasses.

i dont get if i get modded, seriously people on the internet are drones.


No, youre just desperate to include yourself with people who actually have skill and physical ability. Its pathetic. Utterly embarrassing.


yeah because what the top players do in street fighter is so easy and anybody off the street can do it, it takes years to perfect your craft. and like athletes, you either have it or you dont.




Literally anyone can play Street Fighterr for a month straight and get to the pro level.
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darkjedilink
01/23/18 9:46:32 PM
#277:


yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
I haven't caught up on reading this thread, are people still against granting pro gamers athlete visas?

Nobody's said they shouldn't get visas for international competitions. What's happened, though, is people are arguing that pro gaming is not only athletic, but moreso than actual sports.

Someone claimed that top-level pro gamers are more athletic than top-level athletes in real sports.
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BringThemToHeel
01/23/18 9:47:14 PM
#278:


Not all skills are athletic.
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darkjedilink
01/23/18 9:47:32 PM
#279:


Dragonblade01 posted...
Darmik posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
Athlete doesn't need to be defined by some arbitrary level of physical exertion.

I think people expect athletes to be...athletic.

And even professional gamers would be considered athletic in the event that they're considered athletes. The two words are intrinsically connected.

Except they aren't athletes, pro gamers aren't athletic, and you're just plain wrong.
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/23/18 9:49:00 PM
#280:


darkjedilink posted...
yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
I haven't caught up on reading this thread, are people still against granting pro gamers athlete visas?

Nobody's said they shouldn't get visas for international competitions. What's happened, though, is people are arguing that pro gaming is not only athletic, but moreso than actual sports.

Someone claimed that top-level pro gamers are more athletic than top-level athletes in real sports.

I mean I'm a troll but this is some grade A bullshit lmao

esports is literally only a sport in terms of visa status.

I don't think the people who actually passed US immigration laws even consider it athletic in the traditional sense.
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Garioshi
01/23/18 9:53:40 PM
#281:


MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Awesome posted...
no but what what the top players do have is an equal skillset to top athletes.

This HAS to be trolling.


Or a desperate grab at validating his own shit hobbies.


you guys are jackasses.

i dont get if i get modded, seriously people on the internet are drones.


No, youre just desperate to include yourself with people who actually have skill and physical ability. Its pathetic. Utterly embarrassing.


yeah because what the top players do in street fighter is so easy and anybody off the street can do it, it takes years to perfect your craft. and like athletes, you either have it or you dont.




Literally anyone can play Street Fighterr for a month straight and get to the pro level.

imagine thinking this
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:55:28 PM
#282:


Imagine thinking that being good at fighting games makes you as athletic as Tom Brady.
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Awesome
01/23/18 9:57:02 PM
#283:


MrBobGray posted...
Imagine thinking that being good at fighting games makes you as athletic as Tom Brady.


nobody said that
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 9:59:29 PM
#284:


Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Imagine thinking that being good at fighting games makes you as athletic as Tom Brady.


nobody said that


Plenty of people in this topic have said that.
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andel
01/23/18 10:01:33 PM
#285:


how tf does this topic have 200+ posts? hell no gaming is not a sport. it requires skill but it is about the furthest thing any kind of competition can be from an actual sport
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Garioshi
01/23/18 10:03:02 PM
#286:


MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Imagine thinking that being good at fighting games makes you as athletic as Tom Brady.


nobody said that


Plenty of people in this topic have said that.

quotes pls
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MrBobGray
01/23/18 10:07:57 PM
#287:


Garioshi posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Imagine thinking that being good at fighting games makes you as athletic as Tom Brady.


nobody said that


Plenty of people in this topic have said that.

quotes pls


Im not giving a tryhard more semantics to debate. You can read.
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/23/18 10:38:00 PM
#288:


andel posted...
how tf does this topic have 200+ posts? hell no gaming is not a sport. it requires skill but it is about the furthest thing any kind of competition can be from an actual sport

my topics usually do 100+
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Garioshi
01/23/18 10:44:22 PM
#289:


MrBobGray posted...
Garioshi posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Awesome posted...
MrBobGray posted...
Imagine thinking that being good at fighting games makes you as athletic as Tom Brady.


nobody said that


Plenty of people in this topic have said that.

quotes pls


Im not giving a tryhard more semantics to debate. You can read.

i looked through and i can't find anything, please go ahead and quote the posts directly
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/24/18 7:34:02 AM
#290:


bump
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au_gold
01/24/18 7:34:45 AM
#291:


The topic title made me laugh out loud.
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EverDownward
01/24/18 7:35:26 AM
#292:


Why is this shitty topic still going
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/24/18 7:35:41 AM
#293:


who posted
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EverDownward
01/24/18 7:36:42 AM
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yoloyoloswagEMP posted...
who posted

you did. just now.
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zH0mPfR
01/24/18 7:36:42 AM
#295:


If curling is a sport, then yes.
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/24/18 7:37:07 AM
#296:


lmao who posted
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yoloyoloswagEMP
01/24/18 4:25:09 PM
#297:


bump
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_OujiDoza_
01/25/18 8:11:22 AM
#298:


zH0mPfR posted...
If curling is a sport, then yes.

Fuck outta here.

Curling is on a different level than fucking esports.
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C7D
01/25/18 1:12:53 PM
#299:


zH0mPfR posted...
If curling is a sport, then yes.


Curl involves sliding a 40 lb stone down the ice. The curl itself involves vigorous sweeping in order impact the curl as well as the velocity, and final position of the stone. I dont think any gaming outside the ddr type recruits as much muscle as curling. The two are incompatible for comparison.
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zH0mPfR
01/25/18 1:14:20 PM
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C7D posted...
zH0mPfR posted...
If curling is a sport, then yes.


Curl involves sliding a 40 lb stone down the ice. The curl itself involves vigorous sweeping in order impact the curl as well as the velocity, and final position of the stone. I dont think any gaming outside the ddr type recruits as much muscle as curling. The two are incompatible for comparison.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxwGvHgE_FA

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