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Last Topic: 2:28:18am, 04/05/2025
Last Post: 7:27:40am, 09/11/2025
man101 posted...
The only sport I follow is Strongman which is always a free for all format and generally speaking every participant is happy to see everyone else perform well and most of the fans enjoy it regardless of who wins. Any trash talking by fans on behalf of a particular athlete is almost always shot down by both other fans and the athletes themselves.
I'm sure there is a huge psychological difference there based on the structure of the event or sport. When it comes to team sports, there's already such a heavy shade of "us vs them" cast over the game. I think 1-on-1 sports or indirect competition sports (golf, lifting, bowling) don't as easily lend themselves to the same kind of thinking that huge team sports do. Humans are just tribalistic by nature, it's far easier to fall into a massive group based on where you live than it is to find a singular athlete you enjoy.