Part of it is because I'm into cooking, entertaining and weddings. This country's obsession with sports, pro sports, sports celebrities, sports heros, etc., is insulting to my intelligence. i hate professional sports they exist only to pacify and divide people - Unpopular Opinion Puffin It glorifies games. 1. But mostly it's because I detest pretty much all organized sport. I’m sure you’re probably thinking that I hate sports because I’m a cave-dwelling nerd. Well, I am, but that’s not why I hate sports. It's odd, that. They always ruin my tv schedule and the school sports take away education dollars. As an intellectual (I guess: I teach university), I think I can answer why I dislike, almost despise sports. I check out. I actually enjoy playing a variety of sports, and have for most of my life. Well, I have quite a few reasons to be frank. First and foremost, let’s get this out of the way, yes I do suck at sports, always did, since I was born, that may be one of the reasons I hate them, but I have a few more as well. I also can't stand people who think sports are important and that "you aren't a man if you don't watch." Pro sports has gone political, meaning that pro sports has decided to hate on white people. Agree – I’ve dumped all professional sports forever. I used to find watching sports entertaining even though it was always a waste of time. I don’t watch games on TV unless I go to a sports bar or would go to ESPN.com and read the statistics. The negative impressions by Americans now see sports underwater by double digits, with a 30%-40% favorable/unfavorable ratio. Finally, we may hope that the abysmal reality of professional sports will be plain for all to see. I’m very competitive and I enjoy physical activity where I have fun with friends. The actual experience of watching sports doesn't appeal to me, but the one thing I do feel like I'm missing out on is the ability to walk up to any guy in my city, make a comment about one of the local teams, and have an instant connection. I just don’t like professional sports… No more games, no more TV, no more professional sports items. Why I HATE professional sports For most of my adult life, when guys talk talking sports. I don’t love sports but keep up mostly with basketball and a little bit with baseball when it comes to professional sports and follow the teams from the Sunbelt Conference with college sports (I went to a school in the Sunbelt Conference). They are just games. White people gave the world all the major sports, from the marathon to … Games are supposed to be fun, for free time, a lark, a diversion. Which doesn't make good fodder for man conversation. 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