# Sports hot takes: unpopular opinions about sports

> Sports hot takes from the app’s Sports theme: golf, soccer, marathons, padel, esports, Strava. With the real share of players who agree and the vote count, to argue with friends.

- Source: https://unpopular-opinions.app/opinions/sports/
- Author: the team at Unpopular Opinions (https://unpopular-opinions.app/legal-notice/)
- as of: 2026-09-17
- App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unpopular-opinions/id6739219396 · https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.unpopularOpinions

Sports is the theme where people argue the fastest, including people who never watch a game. Is golf a sport? Chess? Esports? Is running with music cheating? Has Strava made runners insufferable? Everyone has a position, and the app shows at the end how many players share it.

The opinions below are the ones published on this site for this theme, with the real share of players who agree. The theme is younger than the others in the app: the list grows as opinions collect enough votes.

## How to read this page

The most divisive first, the ones that split players in two. Then the most unpopular and the most consensual, and the full list sorted by number of votes.

## The most divisive

The ones where players split closest to 50/50: the best to start a debate.

1. **Ultratrail harms nature more than it promotes it.** 50% agree · 4,645 votes
2. **Golf is a sport for old people.** 52% agree · 5,045 votes
3. **Mountain sports are way better than water sports.** 47% agree · 4,957 votes
4. **Sports records will soon be impossible to beat.** 46% agree · 4,996 votes
5. **Martial arts are the best sports for kids.** 43% agree · 4,958 votes
6. **Climbing is an incredible sport.** 58% agree · 4,948 votes
7. **Padel is better than tennis.** 41% agree · 4,926 votes
8. **The important thing is to participate; it's a real philosophy that helps you enjoy it.** 62% agree · 4,933 votes
9. **Watching sports is too expensive.** 66% agree · 4,974 votes
10. **People who are too competitive ruin the joy of sports.** 68% agree · 5,000 votes

## The most unpopular

1. **3x3 basketball is better than NBA basketball.** 26% agree · 4,676 votes
2. **Padel is better than tennis.** 41% agree · 4,926 votes
3. **Martial arts are the best sports for kids.** 43% agree · 4,958 votes
4. **Sports records will soon be impossible to beat.** 46% agree · 4,996 votes
5. **Mountain sports are way better than water sports.** 47% agree · 4,957 votes

## The most consensual

1. **Running with music is better than running without.** 87% agree · 1,217 votes
2. **Taking a loss in stride is a real sign of a good athlete.** 86% agree · 5,023 votes
3. **Athletes perform better with fans in the stands.** 85% agree · 4,971 votes
4. **Strava has gotten toxic; people compare themselves too much instead of pushing themselves to improve.** 71% agree · 4,717 votes
5. **People who are too competitive ruin the joy of sports.** 68% agree · 5,000 votes

## All published opinions (15)

- **Golf is a sport for old people.** 52% agree · 5,045 votes
- **Taking a loss in stride is a real sign of a good athlete.** 86% agree · 5,023 votes
- **People who are too competitive ruin the joy of sports.** 68% agree · 5,000 votes
- **Sports records will soon be impossible to beat.** 46% agree · 4,996 votes
- **Watching sports is too expensive.** 66% agree · 4,974 votes
- **Athletes perform better with fans in the stands.** 85% agree · 4,971 votes
- **Martial arts are the best sports for kids.** 43% agree · 4,958 votes
- **Mountain sports are way better than water sports.** 47% agree · 4,957 votes
- **Climbing is an incredible sport.** 58% agree · 4,948 votes
- **The important thing is to participate; it's a real philosophy that helps you enjoy it.** 62% agree · 4,933 votes
- **Padel is better than tennis.** 41% agree · 4,926 votes
- **Strava has gotten toxic; people compare themselves too much instead of pushing themselves to improve.** 71% agree · 4,717 votes
- **3x3 basketball is better than NBA basketball.** 26% agree · 4,676 votes
- **Ultratrail harms nature more than it promotes it.** 50% agree · 4,645 votes
- **Running with music is better than running without.** 87% agree · 1,217 votes

## Frequently asked questions

### Is sports a good theme to debate with friends?

It is the theme where people argue the fastest and the most good-naturedly. Whether golf is an old people’s sport, whether chess is a sport, whether Messi is better than Ronaldo: everyone has a position and nobody backs down. It even works with people who never watch a game.

### Why are there fewer Sports opinions than in the other themes?

The theme is newer in the app, and this site only publishes opinions that have received enough votes for the percentage to be reliable. The list grows at every refresh.

### Can you submit your own sports opinions?

Yes, from the app: every submission is reviewed before publication, and if accepted, you follow live the share of players who agree with you. A good sports opinion is short, blunt, and answered with agree or disagree.

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