Is Sport an Art? Options

[Tung]

We were having a debate about this in our Writing class earlier. Half of the class was split on this. Some say it is an art, some say it isn't. Opinions?

[coconutter]

Well, in some ways it can be, but only for those who treat it as an art. My belief is all art has no purpose. Art is only here for those who wish to find something better than life. Some people, through sports, could achieve the reason art exists. However, most athletes don't play sports to find things better than life itself, but they do it for the benefits and fame, etc. Just as some music "artists" do. Which is why some music could hardly be called art. When the athlete is lacking the passion that all art, the art i have defined, has then he or she is just simply doing purposeful activities that work toward earthly achievements, which is not art.

So, only under certain circumstances where the athlete has no reason for playing the sport is the sport truly an art, to that one athlete.