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MTBing vs. Soccer

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skiierman
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MTB VS FOOTBALL on Pinkbike

Oct 3 2013 11:53AM
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Ski_the_east01
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meh. I could post a video of knitting vs. soccer and it would net the same effect
Oct 3 2013 11:55AM
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maximiliaan
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true
Oct 3 2013 11:56AM
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CaptainObvious.
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I fucking love mountain biking.
Oct 3 2013 12:00PM
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Cufe.
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Any time diving comes into play it just looks ridiculous. That said there is absolutely no incentive for a MTB rider to try to play up any contact or injury, in soccer there is.
It's apples to oranges, at least hockey to soccer would be more comparable as both sports have rules, teams, and refs.
Oct 3 2013 12:11PM
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skiierman
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Yeah but you have to be such a fucking pussy in order to dive and a majority of players agree that it ruins the sport. It's the biggest bitch move.
Oct 3 2013 12:16PM
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CaptainObvious.
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It doesn't change the fact that many soccer players are pussies.

Difficult sport.

Pitiful individuals.
Oct 3 2013 12:17PM
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cheener12
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I think they're both sick!!! .....why not both?
Oct 3 2013 12:25PM
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marsh.
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I think most diving occurs out of desperation, at least the diving i have seen first hand. Soccer is obviously one of the most difficult sports, but it gets a bad rep because people make videos like this. If any of you had ever played soccer, you'd see how much fun it can be.

With that being said, i say you should be more open minded and try soccer, who knows, maybe you'll like it as much as the 250 million people that play.
Oct 3 2013 12:25PM
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Ski_the_east01
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wat.




I played soccer, enjoyed the sport, hated the pussy aspect. Soccer is fun but a huge chunk of the players are a goddamn disgrace to manhood
Oct 3 2013 12:51PM
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SkierX
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Diving occurs because Fifa cannot be bothered to begin taking a legitimate approach to penalizing diving. The risk/reward ratio is HEAVILY tilted towards reward. Start consistently throwing cards or requiring mandatory time off the field for "injuries" and you'll see the problem greatly diminish.

Until the risk is too high for the reward, diving will continue to taint and ruin professional soccer.
Oct 3 2013 1:17PM
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Bogs
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What? Skill wise soccer is more difficult than most other ball sports. Football, and basketball aren't nearly as difficult as soccer skill wise. Neither is baseball, probably. And hockey or lacrosse are probably on par with soccer.
Oct 3 2013 1:21PM
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no_steeze
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what is the point of that video?
Oct 3 2013 1:37PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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I lol at any person that thinks soccer players taking dives is actually them getting hurt. Are you dumb? Fuck hockey and basketball are on their way to becoming just like soccer.
Oct 3 2013 1:42PM
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steezburgereddie
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They stay on the ground for so long because once you take a player off the field that player is not allied back on. It's just a way to get the players that are on the field a break so that they don't get tired as fast.
Oct 3 2013 1:48PM
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Bogs
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and football
Oct 3 2013 2:17PM
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RubberSoul
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no doubt pro mtn bikers are super gnarly.. but comparing the two would only make sense in a 12 year old's mind

everyone knows that there's lots of embarrassing diving and theatrics in soccer, nothing new there. like a couple people have said, there are reasons (certainly not excuses...) for it, one of the biggest being that FIFA is retarded

Oct 3 2013 2:27PM
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skiierman
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NS logic: you posted something negative towards soccer, therefor you've never played soccer and you hate the sport more than AIDS.
Oct 3 2013 2:29PM
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JIB_WALRUS
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Any competition level mountain biking has teams, refs(course marshalls) and most defiantly rules.
Oct 3 2013 2:36PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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But how in any way would diving on a mountain bike help the "team" out? At least in soccer you afford yourself the chance to give your teammates some rest/possible get a penalty.

Let's face it, by skiierman posting this video he just proved how much of a worthless fucking ginger he is. He's fucking comparing apples to triceratops'.
Oct 3 2013 2:52PM
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Caspaaa
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One successful dive can win you the game in soccer. If eating shit the right way in mountain biking or in skiing could win you the competition you can bet your ass people would do it. Yes it conjures a bad image but it wins games. Also, professional soccer players are some of the most fit athletes in the world, certainly more so than mountain bikers. Mountain bikers have balls of steel though - no doubt about it.


Besides, the video is a horrible comparison. You're comparing people in one sport who are purposefully diving to people in another sport who are eating shit. Obviously the latter is going to look more extreme. Especially when the latter sport is considered to be an extreme sport, while the former is a competitive sport.

That's like comparing Nascar crashes to people getting injured in baseball. You crash in Nascar - you die, you eat shit in baseball - you walk away with a pulled hamstring.
Oct 3 2013 2:53PM
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marsh.
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Skiierman logic: blow everything out of proportion, get butthurt over someone trying to make a point. You think you are gods gift to this website. Fuck off.
Oct 3 2013 2:58PM
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Toaster-Tony
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I'm not sure what comparison that video is trying to make. Those sports aren't even close to being similar, one is an extreme sport taking place on natural terrain and the other is played in an organized setting on a field.

If you're saying that there is more risk involved with extreme mountain biking.. cool, you win.



...But I do agree with the fact that the amount of diving that goes on in soccer is a disgrace to the sport. Nothing makes me more upset than seeing a bunch of professional athletes sacrificing their pride and rolling on the ground in order to maybe get a penalty called.
Oct 3 2013 3:10PM
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humpty
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i cringed at 0:49
Oct 3 2013 4:00PM
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JIB_WALRUS
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Yes the video is terrible there are multiple of these on pb with various sports they all suck! Video=dildos thread=dildos
Oct 3 2013 4:23PM
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DockEllis
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Pshhh, look at all those pads the mtn bikers are wearing, pussies.
Oct 3 2013 4:38PM
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Miomo
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The video isn't comparing dives, because the bikers don't dive. It's to show how much soccer players are pussies. The soccer players have absolutely nothing to complain about because "Ohhhh he touched me" is nothing compared to falling three stories. It's comparing the cause, not the act.
Oct 3 2013 4:41PM
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SFB
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what the fuck was that music though. fuckin sucked.
Oct 3 2013 4:45PM
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daannnnieel
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If soccer had more contact I would have kept playing, bitches will be bitches I guess.


Other than that downhilling is my favourite sport.
Oct 3 2013 5:32PM
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skiierman
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You're a fucking idiot...

I'm not some perfect gift sent by god to grace this prepubescent scum-filled website. That's asinine.

I AM GOD.
Oct 3 2013 5:34PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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You are about as much God as Ron Howard is black...and not ginger...
Oct 3 2013 6:05PM
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prometheusprime
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Oct 3 2013 6:20PM
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Bogs
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Let me guess, you became the kicker on the football team?
Oct 3 2013 7:12PM
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philipc
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looks like soccer players generally end up ok and mountain bikers crash and get hurt like a bunch of fucking idiots
Oct 3 2013 11:46PM
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M.M
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bad comparison but, soccer players still are pussies, i get the points some people made about diving could win you the game, but when they do actually get hurt, they are huge pussies, like you dont need a stretcher because you got a concussion or broken wrist, look at hockey players they get a puck to the face, they pull their teeth out and play the rest of the game, a couple guys have even played through with broken legs and feet.
Oct 4 2013 12:41AM
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-wakes-
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Dives like the one it that video dont happen that often.

dumb video
dumb thread
2/10 WNB
Oct 4 2013 2:54AM
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90053
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what are you 12? did you just discover people dive in football/soccer?
Oct 4 2013 7:53AM
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Way*Mo
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Soccer sucks, but that video is completely invalidated for including a shot of Bender. Dude is the worst thing that happened to mountain bike progression ever.
Oct 4 2013 12:03PM
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RubberSoul
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elaborate please
Oct 4 2013 12:11PM
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Tacocat
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Oct 4 2013 12:24PM
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theBearJew
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Rugby, now that's a mans game.

Oct 4 2013 12:40PM
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Caspaaa
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Mountain bikers don't dive because there is no potential benefit from diving. Stop comparing crashes to dives, you're not only throwing your logic out of the window, you're literally lighting it on fire, pushing it from a skyscraper, and then dropping a bomb on it once it hits the ground.



TLDR - your comparison blows almost as much dick as you do
Oct 4 2013 1:17PM
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Bogs
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wrong.
Oct 4 2013 3:05PM
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MillPiddy
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Oct 4 2013 3:15PM
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Miomo
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Way to read what a I wrote, broski. You're fucking retarded. I quote "it's comparing the cause, not the act." If you had read the one sentence (and maybe one or two beforehand), you'd see that what you just said makes absolutely no fucking sense whatsoever.
Oct 4 2013 3:45PM
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Bogs
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Try playing sometime. It absolutely takes more skill to be a professional soccer player than it does to play in the nfl or nba
Oct 4 2013 3:58PM
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broto
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why don't you post a video of worst mtn bike crashes vs worst soccer injuries (petr cech's accident that nearly killed him, pepe reina just the other night got a cut stapled and continued play, etc.)? i'm not saying the soccer ones would be worse just that this comparison makes no sense

apples to oranges
Oct 4 2013 4:07PM
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Granby_killdozer
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I thought it was common knowledge that action sports are gnarlier than team sports... was this video really necessary?
Oct 4 2013 4:28PM
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seward
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uh, no.

and especially not the nhl.
Oct 4 2013 4:57PM
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90053
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uh yes, don't be silly
regardless of which sport is more skilful, there are a far more football/soccer players than ice hockey players it is therefore more competitive and in turn requires more skill to perform at the highest level

i play what you guys would call field hockey which has a pretty high skill level and soccer/football is far harder
Oct 4 2013 5:26PM
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Cufe.
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Now maybe I am just crazy, but I think anyone performing at the top level of their sport has to have some pretty crazy skill. Different skills for different sports? Absolutely. But regardless anyone in the professional leagues has to have a shit tonne of natural skill, then even more training and practice on top of that to even enter the pro level of most sports.

It is like arguing over super cars, yes some are more tuned in one area or another, but regardless they are all incredible.
Oct 4 2013 6:09PM
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