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Ernest Hemingway claimed that only three sports are real sports and all the rest are games. What are the three real sports?

Question #115078. Asked by star_gazer.
Last updated Sep 02 2021.

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Ernest Hemingway said, "There are but three true sports--bullfighting, mountain climbing, and motor-racing. The rest are merely games." There are several variations found of the quote found here, but they all restate to the same three.
link https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/death-sadly-still-makes-motor-sports-unique

Ernest Hemingway himself took part in in a number of sports—boxing, track and field, water polo, and football.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway

Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 02 2021.
Jun 03 2010, 6:04 PM
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