ESPN's top 50 most difficult sports. - Page 2

crabby13 · #11 01-01-2008, 07:38 PM

Hey, I have an idea. Let's ask the big, bad basketball and football players to climb a rope in a piked position.

Or, let's ask them to be good at 4 different positions on their field/court. They have to play all positions equally well. Bet THEY couldn't do it!
IMHO, gymnastics should be higher on the list. I get so frustrated when gymnasts don't get the credit that they deserve.
How many of these athletes spend 4-5 hrs a day and 20-25 hrs/week on their sport plus go to school and maintain honor grades.
Let me stop. I could go on and on.

Masters_Gymnast93 · #12 01-01-2008, 07:45 PM

How in the world?
I completely disagree.
Not just because i'm a gymnast but get real - it pretty much says we have no nerve.
Ugh. This angers me. Like, to the point of tears.
lol. But, my friend and i have a constant argument over whether gym is harder than skateboarding or not. ^^
I win.

gracefulone · #13 01-01-2008, 08:45 PM

That's the part I was disappointed about. That our nerve rating should have been higher. Did you see the speed? Do they understand that how fast you've got to be to DEFY gravity? Check the endurance. Could any of those football players do four or more incredibly difficult tumbling passes in a minute and a half without stopping to rest? Give me a break.

melmonette · #14 01-02-2008, 07:50 AM

What the heck is tennis and basketball doing in the top 10?
In my opinion, gymnastics should be number 1, skiiing and extreme sports like skateboarding should be in the top 10 and bull riding, bronco riding... why would that be down at 46. I mean that takes a lot of talent, risk and it is one scary sport.

gymrunner · #15 01-02-2008, 01:54 PM

We have actually had footbal coaches bring their teams to our gym to show the football players how hard gymnasts work and how tough they are.

gracefulone · #16 01-02-2008, 03:08 PM

That's really cool. My friend Ryan(football/basketball player) came to open gym with me and he saw me fall pretty hard offf the beam and then just get up again. He was like, "didn't that hurt". I said kind of, but I'm in the middle of my routine. He was pretty impressed.

fruitcake · #17 01-02-2008, 03:14 PM

our coaches recently started a conditioning class for kids in other sports--it started with the girls brothers. From what I heard, the boys couldn't move after the first class! Just shows that gymnasts condition harder than other sports--or at least condition the entire body more equally!

gracefulone · #18 01-02-2008, 05:17 PM

That sounds like an interesting class; very cool that it started with the girls' borthers. I pole vaulted a lot with the boys track team and one day after the regular push up and abs, we were messing around. I was doing some press handstands and they were all like,"I can do that" And they got up next to the wall and could barely get their feet off the ground.

I got a lot of credit after that day.

PeaceLoveGymnastic · #19 01-15-2008, 08:37 AM

Gymnastics should be WAY higher on nerves and strength... and power too! Come on, tumbling is all about power! And I was dissapioned that we weren't higher on hand-eye co-ordination.

How many boxers do you know who could swing giants???

flippymonkeysmom · #20 01-15-2008, 03:32 PM

Gymnastics should definitely be higher!!! My dd's school did a physical fitness test - she did the most sit ups, push ups and pull ups in the school - and that was including boys (that play football and basketball).

I've seen other lists that had gymnastics up top though - I think this list just had some weird judging criteria.