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[–] tpid98@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

I think this might be the answer

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 29 points 7 hours ago
[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 22 points 7 hours ago

Magic: the Gathering

It's a sport if it was on ESPN!

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 hours ago

Online Chess is now officially Esport... so that... xD

I'd be the next Hikaru Nakamura, live stream chess stuff and act cool af.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 15 points 6 hours ago

Do I have to me good at it or is someone just going to pay me to do it regardless? I guess motorsport

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago
[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Are we calling chess a sport? In that case why not magic the gathering or black jack

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 12 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

MtG is pay to win these days (by virtue of the series shifts to crazier or more collectible cards) and blackjack is designed to be RNG hell. Why subject yourself to either of those?

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I read something about how some grandmasters think so hard that they burn as many calories as pro athletes. Their brains are going so wild that it can cause extreme fatigue and the shakes.

[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Sounds like a alpha version of a Mentat.

[–] Syun@retrolemmy.com 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I figure that if you can drink and smoke while you play it without any real impairment of performance, it's not a sport. It's a game.

I thought that up to annoy golfers, but honestly I think it's a fair yardstick.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

As a stoner mtg player, some people can drink and smoke while playing. Some people start taking twenty minute turns

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 10 points 7 hours ago
[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Do people currently get paid to play naked twister? Seems like more of a collegiate level sport

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago

Depends on the production value, bu most people just use onlyfans these days.

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 hours ago
[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 5 points 7 hours ago

Professional wrestling for me.

[–] zlatiah@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

If esports count, I'd like to be like this guy and get a contract to play rhythm games professionally

Otherwise... Probably swimming or race walking, not too many professional sports I could think of that one can do into their 60s without wrecking their body

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Dude drove so goddamned fast.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

I love you two!!!

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 hours ago

Biking or swimming

[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Cricket. There are many different roles in the team and you get to hang out outside with your teammates all day. Also, if it rains you go inside and have something to eat.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago
[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago

Why not pick the laziest sport and try to become a real world Happy Gilmore ( minus all the rage enduced swearing or childish antics on the field ).

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 7 points 5 hours ago

Major League Baseball Baseball

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Years ago we tried Karate-Chess at my Dojo. It was fun as hell.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago
[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Esports/mlg. I actually wanted to explore video gaming as a competitive career as a kid, throughout my teens and a bit beyond. Disability and near-death struck at 21 and dashed that, though. I still play rather well for racing games, but fps I struggle competitively due to partial blindness and loss of the use of my right hand. I use an ambidextrous Logitech G903, using both sets of side buttons (both left and right side), if you're wondering; all critical functions and movements go on the mouse, with secondary (like map, equip/use, toss item, inventory/hotbar...) remaining on the keyboard.

Also, while not a sport...

SpoilerI also looked into being a 'working guy'. My sex drive has always been -really- high, and that stupid saying 'find something you love and you'll never work a day in your life'... well, I definitely love pleasing people. Nearly all my relationships failed because of, or directly linked to, my unquenchable needs (it's not my fault you are studying for a full load of courses and I've been at it for 4 hours, okay?), so...

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

Baseball, easy.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Table Tennis. (A.K.A. Ping Pong, but that's actually a trademark)

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Also good. I can reach over the net in that one. (Doesn't mean I can win, just not lose as bad)

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 3 hours ago

CS... never was good at it, never will be, but it's somewhat fun at least

Not the most professional, though there are world cups, but playing pétanque is surely something you can do til 65 and beyond!

[–] Libb@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago
[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

For the non-North Americans, the place kicker specializes in kicking the ball through the goalposts. In a sport where most pros have retired by age 40, the best kickers will often play until they’re nearly 50.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Penmanship.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Does chess count?

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago
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