Your sport, and why

Hockey.

I've played since I was old enough to walk (and therefore skate). It mixes aggression, speed, finesse, agility, and intelligence into a game that is exciting and fun to play. However, once my collegiate career is over in 2 years, I plan on turning my attention to golf and triathlons.

Horses are my sport and hobby. Horses are great, you get to do lots of different tasks in the yard, carrying, sweeping, brushing, hugging and much more. Then there is the actual riding (dressage and jumping). I can spend three hours each day in and around the stable. And I can spend all my money on them too. So you get fit and have lots of fun each day and can be around these magnificent animals as much as you want. (I own two.)
Downside - you have a big problem if you get ill, and another big problem if the horse gets ill. Or injured. You can't take a break from taking care of your horses.
/anneli/

I love the feeling of pushing myself to run past the point of general comfort.

Karate.

I love the physicality of it. It is demanding and requires a lot of discipline and physicality but it is also graceful and constant. It forces me to push myself mentally and physically, to think about how I treat my body inside and out.

Cricket, it's a game of patience and placement. I spent my earlier days playing a bit of baseball and basketball but to many injuries pushed me out and I went to cricket for about 7 years. Being a power hitter in baseball helped in Cricket too.

I also like Texas Hold Em Poker, it's a game of quick thinking an analyising. Studying your opponents actions and assessing your odds of winning.

Running. I've written about why on the Zen Habits blog recently, of course, but it's just a wonderful sport.

When I was younger, it was basketball. I haven't played in years, but I still love it.

Rowing and me has a kind of love-hate relationship. I love it because it gets me in great shape, consumes my time causing me to prioritize, and is a great way to meet other people. I hate it because it is mentally stressing, and my build isn't that ideal for it(not light enough to be a coxswain nor heavy enough to row heavyweight, but not strong enough for lightweight), and it consumes way too much time than I'd like.

Over the summer, I've played a ton of Ultimate Frisbee and have learned to love it. It is really a game built for having fun. It isn't that competitive and is all about teamwork, but requires a ton of skill. Once I give up on rowing later in high school, I intend to get serious about ultimate.

I've also gotten into bouldering and rock climbing recently and love it because it gets you in great shape, requires a lot of planning, requires little equipment, and is really fun. I'm going on a two-week rock climbing trip on Wednesday. Really excited.

It's just plain fun, first of all. More importantly though, it has this ability to "reset" my brain by reminding me how fragile and temporary life is. That keeps me living more in the moment and generally much happier (because I'm more appreciative of the things I have). It calms me down when I get stressed out from life...

The other thing I would say that draws me to the sport is the people. Skydivers are happy, outgoing, positive, grateful people and they live life to it's fullest all the time. It's a great kind of energy to be around!

I've always wanted to try skydiving, just need to save up some extra dough

You should, you should! I know it is really expensive your first time. It's expensive to get licensed too, but once you get past that, you can make a jump for $20... I can make four jumps a day and it's still less than a day snowboarding. :D

I love to hike and backpack. it lets you be out doors in nature and in the fresh air! you get to see things most other humans don't. When you backpack you live out of your pack it's great it really makes you think about your stuff. people use to live this way and our modern life takes us away from the classic how things were. but when you get back from your trip your either gratefull of your stuff or you see there is no point in keeping it.

plus the self accomplilshments of i did it I walked 13 miles with 40 pounds on my back in one day!

But even hiking seeing new places and learning new trails! Finding a log to sit on for a break!

Goodness 2 more days and i'll be stuck on an island for 7 nights! <-- if you can't tell backpacking is coming up soon and it is all i can focus on so i'm going to stop here so i don't tell you about every thing on backpacking but if your interested hit me up!
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Short-course triathlon, trail running, road cycling and winter quadrathlon (bike, run, x-country ski, snowshoe).

When I had more available time, I was also heavily involved in various martial arts. Just too many things I want to do and not enough time (or money!!) to do them all at once.

hak

Not a sport per se but my most regular team activity is dancing. Why? Because of a virtually unlimited supply of pretty women happy to be in my arms because I'm good at it :D

It's also a very social and enjoyable way of burning 600+ calories an hour without feeling like you're working out.

I never took part in sports growing up because I was too busy with music. But I started jogging here and there to lose weight. I lost my weight a few years ago, but still run for the exercise. Recently I ran a 50-mile relay race with a team of friends and it was the first physically competitive thing I've ever been part of. It was great! I'm hoping to run a half-marathon soon. Overall though, I have a love/hate relationship with running. I really hate it most of the time that I'm actually doing it.

If you want to count it as a sport (because it certainly feels like it), mine is marching band. I'm in one of the most intense college marching bands in the country. Our show this year is Tears for Fears and our opener is set at 200 beats per minute most of the time. While we're literally running around the football field, we're playing our instruments. We practice about 14 hours a week- crazy! Not only is is physically challenging and rewarding, but it teaches discipline and provides a much-needed outlet from nursing school. It's fantastic!