OK, I'll back off and give you the answer.
It was Bobby Fischer versus Robert Byrne in 1963:
Chess =/= sport, for me....
Many of these things originated as a gambling outlet for a bunch of drinking buddies, i.e. a **** fight.
Surely what makes something a sport, is that you need a VERY calm nerve under pressure! 
This Vin Scully commentated Dodgers/Oakland game that leadbelly mentioned....
YouTube
That was prior to the Moneyball era at Oakland which was such a good read, wasn't it?
Moneyball - Wikipedia
An amazing sporting story about how seeming losers can win.
This Vin Scully commentated Dodgers/Oakland game that leadbelly mentioned....
YouTube
That was prior to the Moneyball era at Oakland which was such a good read, wasn't it?
Moneyball - Wikipedia
An amazing sporting story about how seeming losers can win.
Surely what makes something a sport, is that you need a VERY calm nerve under pressure!
This Vin Scully commentated Dodgers/Oakland game that leadbelly mentioned....
YouTube
That was prior to the Moneyball era at Oakland which was such a good read, wasn't it?
Moneyball - Wikipedia
An amazing sporting story about how seeming losers can win.
Well, the Wikipedia page DOES mention the critics of the book. I think the critics actually eviscerated the book and movie, i.e. invalidated the thesis.
But did you read it? I did.
Oakland's big mistake was in revealing how they did it. Because it worked!
I like Coach Bill Belichick too:
Bill Belichick reveals his 5 rules of exceptional leadership
No fluke the Pats keep winning.
Which begs the greatest performance of Brady's comeback against the Falcons. Assuming of course all major sports are not decaying to the level of "professional" wrestling i.e. fake.
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But did you read it? I did.
Oakland's big mistake was in revealing how they did it. Because it worked!
I like Coach Bill Belichick too:
Bill Belichick reveals his 5 rules of exceptional leadership
No fluke the Pats keep winning.
Moneyball movie: The numbers are good, but the story is still bunk.
Also, Belichick doesn't win because he's an exceptional leader, he's more technically skilled than any of his peers.
IMO, the thing a good professional knows is that you don't win every game. But if you play to your max, you win more than most.
I tipped the Falcons to win that one. My nephew was most impressed with my predictive ability going into the 4th. Quarter. 28-9, IIRC.
How do we explain it? 4th. Quarter is Brady Time, that moment when he becomes "Quiet Eyed" and relaxed and focussed. IMO, what the Pats do well is protect the QB. TBH, I think the Ravens and Cowboys and Saints have always believed in offensive guards too.
My team, Minnesota, just let the QB play, flattened, on his back. Painful to watch.
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I have read the odd Hemingway book myself.
But hardly anything to do with Sport.
Sport is Mano versus Mano, IMO. And my second team "Derby" are just on Fire right now:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51883999
A much healthier pastime than War.
We really ought to tell the World's nastiest people that we are bored with their ideas of Fighting each other.
Should I name them? We know who they are.
But hardly anything to do with Sport.
Sport is Mano versus Mano, IMO. And my second team "Derby" are just on Fire right now:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51883999
A much healthier pastime than War.
We really ought to tell the World's nastiest people that we are bored with their ideas of Fighting each other.
Should I name them? We know who they are.
Olympic springboard diving carries significant risk of injury, you might remember this one from the 1988 summer games in Seoul. However diving is not Mano versus Mano; it's man against himself. Also consuder pole valuting, another Olympic event which carries significant risk of injury. But it's not Mano versus Mano either. It's man against himself.
Are either of them "Sport"? I think they are.
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Are either of them "Sport"? I think they are.
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I really ought to go to bed right now. But as a semi-professional County Chess player, I must tell you my hand often shook when playing a move.
Thing is. The Stakes are high. Win or Lose. That's it really. Sport is about Practise, Study, learning from mistakes. And adapting to a losing situation.
Anyway, me Maties. It''s the Epsom Derby on July 4th. A day that Google has chosen to light up with Fireworks: July 4th - Google Search
My money is on Pyledriver at 16-1. Time will tell.
Thing is. The Stakes are high. Win or Lose. That's it really. Sport is about Practise, Study, learning from mistakes. And adapting to a losing situation.
Anyway, me Maties. It''s the Epsom Derby on July 4th. A day that Google has chosen to light up with Fireworks: July 4th - Google Search
My money is on Pyledriver at 16-1. Time will tell.
We really ought to tell the World's nastiest people that we are bored with their ideas of Fighting each other.
Should I name them? We know who they are.
If it’s who I’m thinking he probably isn’t any good at sports, and would likely take his ball and go home.
I just remembered something alarming about that disastrous Greg Louganis dive:
Wasn't he HIV positive at the time? Meaning the pool should have been cleared after he shed Blood?
Still, nobody got hurt.
Us kids used to make up our own games. "Bumball" was a harmless goodie. "Slaps" and "Knuckles" a more painful outlet for aggression. And the notorious "Splits" involving penkniives, in which we avoided injury like a knife in the foot by being extra careful.
Psychopaths and bullies were generally reviled. Spoilt the fun somehow.
Wasn't he HIV positive at the time? Meaning the pool should have been cleared after he shed Blood?
Still, nobody got hurt.
Us kids used to make up our own games. "Bumball" was a harmless goodie. "Slaps" and "Knuckles" a more painful outlet for aggression. And the notorious "Splits" involving penkniives, in which we avoided injury like a knife in the foot by being extra careful.
Psychopaths and bullies were generally reviled. Spoilt the fun somehow.
Yes, he was and no it doesn't.
HIV is extremely unstable outside the body and in chlorinated water it would have broken down in seconds.
I did read The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. About fishing and watching the Bulls run in Pamplona. Along with his notorious womanising and drinking. Much easier than "A Farewell to Arms" which is just plain sad.
I think Hemingway went fishing for Marlin in the End. He sure wasn't that hard-boiled inwardly.
Even Greg didn't know that at the time. But was nobly more concerned for his fellow Sportsmen. Apropos the current horror of Covid-19, My local pool is still shut. Despite assurances the germ dies in seconds in chlorinated water. This is because some people can't even observe social nicities like showering before getting in.
Anyhow. It's the Sport of Kings (And Queen's) today. Teh Derby.
I've covered all the bases. I am on the Queen's trainer in the first race. The ones I mentioned in the big one. And Frankie in da Fillies race. Can't wait!