Trust me rugby guys especially league guy (which have a better and more at speed defense) are hard hitters. The thing is that tackles aren't just big hits but big hits: -that secure the ball (prevent offloads), -drives the opponent back (lifting and driving with the legs or big hits) and -slowing down the play the ball (giving your team more time to reset their defensive line by lying on the player forcing him on his back etc).

Always fun watching a bunch of stupid people falling down...

The entertainment aspect of sports, together with the spread of mass media and increased leisure time, has led to professionalism in sports. This has resulted in some conflict, where the paycheck can be seen as more important than recreational aspects, or where the sports are changed simply to make them more profitable and popular, thereby losing certain valued traditions.

The term "sport" is sometimes extended to encompass all competitive activities, regardless of the level of physical activity. Here is a compilation of some cool highlights put to music. Enjoy!

• The Major League Baseball teams use about 850,000 balls per season. • About 42,000 tennis balls are used in the plus-minus 650 matches in the Wimbledon Championship. • A baseball ball has exactly 108 stitches, a cricket ball has between 65 and 70 stiches. • A soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels, held together by 642 stitches. • Basketball and rugby balls are made from synthetic material. Earlier, pigs' bladders were used as rugby balls.

I love the Olympics. I love the pageantry. I love the sob stories. I love the drama. I love the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. And, I love the hottie swimmers (okay, that's really just an excuse to post a picture here for our female readers).

"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." Joe Theismann, former quarterback

"You guys line up alphabetically by height." Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach

"Better make it six, I can't eat eight." Dan Osinski, Baseball pitcher, when a waitress asked if he wanted his pizza cut into six or eight slices

All these sports require loads of skill to do it at such a high level. Some of this stuff is just amazing, personally I'm a rugby league fan, but I respect the skill from the guys in the other sports.