Sports that leave you cold

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A bit of a controversial one this so if you are going to take the hump that just don't read it and don't post.

I was watching 5 minutes of Wimbledon last night, the Konta match, and I realised that no matter how hard I try womens tennis just leaves me cold. It just does not interest or excite me at all. Mens tennis is more interesting but I still can not watch it for long. I like most sports but not this. Horse racing equally does not float my boat.

What popular sports leave you cold?
 
From a spectator perspective on TV football nowadays, rugby of both flavours and most golf tournaments. Actually thinking about it other than the Olympics and the Ryder Cup I watch very little sport.
 
Horse racing, sailing, gymnastics, syncronised swimming, snooker, darts, rugby league, gaelic footy,hurling,netball,fishing,marathons, triathlons/ironmans.
I'm sure there's plenty more that I would just ignore if they came on
 
From a TV spectator perspective:

Equestrian (any horse stuff)
Gymnastics (yes both genders) (can I even suggest there's only two genders :confused:)
Hockey (ice & field)
Squash
Cricket (esp test)
Wrestling (Real & fake)
Sailing (but not rowing)

I'm sure there's more...
 
I can watch and enjoy most Sports and I've played Most Sports but the two main ones that I haven't really played and just can't get into are Rugby (both)and Cricket.

I like to watch Sports where I can appreciate individual skill, both Cricket And Rugby Bore the Pants off me. Probably a lack of understanding of what's going on on my part tbh.
 
Rugby. No matter how many times I try I just cannot get into it. It's weird. I love football and other traditional team sports, I love combat sports, combine the two and you've basically got rugby, but it just does nothing for me, I'm just not interested.
 
Also, another one, non-major international football. I'll watch the World Cup all day, but an England qualifier or a friendly, no thanks. Dull as dishwater.
 
Hockey. Even the world's best look like they struggle to play it with any level of skill.

Squash...zzzzzzzz.

Synchronised swimming(drowning).
 
Often when viewed live it's a totally different thing.

The first 63 holes of any major golf competition sends me to sleep.

Actually anything but the opening/closing part of any game/race/etc for TV viewing.
 
davemc1 said:
Half joke-y/serious answer is football which doesn't involve Liverpool.
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I can't watch Man Utd, never have unless they are playing Everton. All the love for Scholes I don't get as I only saw him in an England shirt and he did nothing there, not the only one as we all know too well.
 
Hobbit said:
Hockey. Even the world's best look like they struggle to play it with any level of skill.
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As a former player of many years I can confirm they have a huge amount of skill, strength and fitness. It is not a televisual sport on the whole though, no matter how hard they have changed the rules to make it so. It is a classic participation sport, I knew that when I played it and I have seen nothing since to change my mind. I totally understand that people who have not played the game find it dull.
 
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