Originally Posted by
TA Guy
It's possible for something to be both a sport and hobby. But to be a sport, I'd say there has to be some competitive element, yes. Even if that competitive element is only against yourself, that still counts as a sport in my mind. If the dingy guy (is that you ? ) potters around the lake trying to beat his lap of yesterday, or he's practising for some day when he will race, I'd say he was taking part in sport. If he potters around the lake getting a sun tan drinking a Coberushi, eating a hotdog, reading Playboy magazine and eyeing the girls in their bikinis on the artificial beach, I'd say it was a hobby, nothing to do with sport.
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