Hockey is the undisputed best sport on the planet. Hockey contains aspects that no other sport have. This article can be a bit biased, however, I am certain that I can convince you why hockey is the best. Here are some lists of things that hockey is the greatest sport on earth.
1. Its played on a giant sheet of ice.
What do football, soccer and basketball have in common? They are all played on a solid piece of ground. Athletes who play those sports play with a typical pair of shoes. They are not sharp and aren’t blades of steel that fit on the bottom of your feet. Being a hockey player takes a ton of athleticism, you need a great amount of balance due to hockey players are combined with speed and agility. They need to manage to stay upright on a large sheet of ice. If that’s not skill, I don’t know what is.
2. Players are able to control the game
Most major sports are all controlled by referees or umpires. Hockey players have the game in the palm of there hands, however, to a certain extent. But still, the ability for them to control the game is on a whole different level. Hockey players can speed it up, slow it down, or shake things up with massive hits and fights. The control ability makes it much more entertaining to watch.
3. Hockey is a team sport.
There are many sports that are considered as a TEAM SPORT but sometimes excluded by an individual player. Football has quarterbacks, baseball has pitchers, hockey has a team. Although they are players who are considered as superstars in a hockey team, it is impossible for a team to win unless they play together. Everybody needs to be on the same page if they want things to work. After all, there is no “I” in “hockey”.
4. The speed
No sport comes to a fraction close to the speed of hockey. Everything in hockey is high intensity and fast pace: the 100 miles per hour slap shots, the game pace, the players. Most other sports are at a glacial pace in comparison to hockey. There’s no time to doze off, something is always happening and if you blink, chances are you’ll miss it. This is my main reason why hockey is better the most sports out there.
5. Hockey players are warriors.
There is no question, hockey players are the toughest athletes out there. Back in the day, hockey players played without a mask, including the goalies. There were pucks flying towards the goalies face without equipment. The goalies weren’t even complaining about it. Even today hockey players are still warriors. They get blasted in the face with a puck and keep playing. There were hockey players who broke bones on the ice and continue to play. Rich Peverley literally died for a few seconds on the ice and after revived, he went back onto the ice.
Basketball players sit out with an ingrown fingernail. Baseball players refuse to play because of blisters and don’t let me talk about soccer. Hockey players are asked to go back on the ice after getting there face stitched back up. Who is Hercules when hockey players exist.
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