It's an age-old debate: what's the hardest sport to play?
Athletes from every sport like to think that theirs is harder, requires more athleticism, more skill, or more training than the other. And there's no easy answer. Each sport has its own individual challenges, different types of athletic requirements, skill levels, and wildly different training regimens.
For the most part, it's an individual choice. What you define as difficult or impressive may vary depending on what your experiences are, what types of physical activity you think is hardest, or any number of other considerations.
One individual who's very certain of what he values?Philadelphia PhilliesstarBryce Harper. Harper joined the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast recently, and was adamant that playing inMajor League Baseballis the hardest thing to do in sports. And when you listen to his reasoning, it's hard to argue.
Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
"Who do you think holds the best athletes?" Harper was asked. "Oh, man, we're going to have this conversation right now? Baseball," he answered. "Can a football guy come onto a baseball field and do it?"
Host Will Compton shot back, "100%, I just decided that."
Harper was incredulous, "You think that a football guy can come on a baseball field and hit a baseball? Really?" When Compton said he thought he could, Harper asked again, "You want to facePaul Skenesor [Tarik] Skubal?"
Compton and Taylor Lewan refused to back down, saying they thought they could get hits off current star pitchers.
"There's always these conversations about like, what's the hardest sport? And I think baseball is the hardest sport to play and it's not even close," Harper explained in response. "Deion Sanders played both, right? And he always says there's nothing harder than hitting a baseball."
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