Magic sports question

[Rjk]

You save the life of a wizard somehow and he decides to repay you by granting you the following reward:
He allows you to choose one sport and he will make you perform as the best in the world at that sport for the next 10 times you compete in it - after that you will revert to your current level of ability in it.

What sport would you choose?

[BLUETIT]

Although I hate it and don’t think it’s a proper sport, golf.

Reason, to win as much money as possible, then go back to being a normal person and if I wanna go walking, I can do it without lugging numerous lumps of metal around

[Rjk]

Although I hate it and don’t think it’s a proper sport, golf.

Reason, to win as much money as possible, then go back to being a normal person and if I wanna go walking, I can do it without lugging numerous lumps of metal around

But you can't just go straight into the big money tournaments, presumably they have some sort of qualifying process you would have to do first?

[BLUETIT]

But you can't just go straight into the big money tournaments, presumably they have some sort of qualifying process you would have to do first?

Stop moving the goalposts, it’s my f uck ing Genie

[BlueArmy 86]

Golf, by a mile. I dream of being able to put that golf ball where i want..

[the other bob wilson]

If you were by far the quickest bowler in world cricket, I’d say it would be possible to get to the top of that sport within ten games, but I don’t think you’d make too much money doing it.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

You save the life of a wizard somehow and he decides to repay you by granting you the following reward:
He allows you to choose one sport and he will make you perform as the best in the world at that sport for the next 10 times you compete in it - after that you will revert to your current level of ability in it.

What sport would you choose?

Football. A big side would sign you up on a long contract for mega money. Once you've got that in the bag, you can be as shit as you want!

[lardy]

Football. A big side would sign you up on a long contract for mega money. Once you've got that in the bag, you can be as shit as you want!

Join Chelsea as a 17 year old asap

[Rjk]

Football. A big side would sign you up on a long contract for mega money. Once you've got that in the bag, you can be as shit as you want!

football would be one of the worst I think, you'd start at a sunday league club presumably, win a couple of games and maybe some scouts come to watch - you'll have used all 10 games up before you've got anywhere near the big money.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

But you can't just go straight into the big money tournaments, presumably they have some sort of qualifying process you would have to do first?

Just join LIV

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

If you chose football, you'd have to make sure you videoed your first game (likely to be a parks game) and then send copies to all the major clubs.
Your second and third games would hopefully have Premier League scouts watching.
Your fourth and fifth games would be with a club's development side.
The sixth game would be coming on as a substitute.
Your seventh game would be starting for the first team.
At the start of your eighth game, you will have signed a much-publicised full-contract, with your agent insisting that you will always be the club's highest paid player signing a 'Warnockesque' 5 year deal.
Ninth and tenth games you have to fend off rumours of interest from Cardiff City.

For your eleventh game you do indeed get signed by Cardiff City and continue to play for them at your previous level of ability...

[Rjk]

My thoughts on this would be marathon running - far from my ideal sport, but you can enter for example the london marathon as an amateur and if you won it, beating the elite you'd get a lot of sponsoship opportunities and then automatically be able to compete at the highest level - if you timed it right you might get an olympics etc

[RichardM]

If you chose football, you'd have to make sure you videoed your first game (likely to be a parks game) and then send copies to all the major clubs.
Your second and third games would hopefully have Premier League scouts watching.
Your fourth and fifth games would be with a club's development side.
The sixth game would be coming on as a substitute.
Your seventh game would be starting for the first team.
At the start of your eighth game, you will have signed a much-publicised full-contract, with your agent insisting that you will always be the club's highest paid player signing a 'Warnockesque' 5 year deal.
Ninth and tenth games you have to fend off rumours of interest from Cardiff City.

For your eleventh game you do indeed get signed by Cardiff City and continue to play for them at your previous level of ability...

😃

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

I'd wait until my 60s, take up gymnastics and become a tiktok sensation.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

My thoughts on this would be marathon running - far from my ideal sport, but you can enter for example the london marathon as an amateur and if you won it, beating the elite you'd get a lot of sponsoship opportunities and then automatically be able to compete at the highest level - if you timed it right you might get an olympics etc

Not a bad idea.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

I'd wait until my 60s, take up gymnastics and become a tiktok sensation.

[Rjk]

My other thought would be Boxing - wouldn't make any money, but you would absolutely batter the shit out of a couple of guys at blue collar boxing events. Maybe post it to you tube and try to call out one of those youtube twats who think they are boxers

[splott parker]

A jockey, knowing I was going to be unbeatable in my first ten races, I’d get hold of as much money as possible and lump on. After the first few races I’d be sufficiently solvent to pay off any initial borrowing and use money I’d won and clean up. Jockey Club would ban me after the 10th race but I wouldn’t give a shite. All my family & mates had also just had ten straight winners.

[LeningradCowboy]

A jockey, knowing I was going to be unbeatable in my first ten races, I’d get hold of as much money as possible and lump on. After the first few races I’d be sufficiently solvent to pay off any initial borrowing and use money I’d won and clean up. Jockey Club would ban me after the 10th race but I wouldn’t give a shite. All my family & mates had also just had ten straight winners.

But how would you get a ride on a decent horse?

[splott parker]

But how would you get a ride on a decent horse?

The ten times I perform I’d be the best in the world, if the horse was a Barry Island donkey, I’d win and still be the best in the world. The marathon runner would be the best (winner) if he ran in hobnail boots, the footballer would be the best if he played in wellies. You do realise that there’s a very experienced wizard involved here, don’t you? He’s brilliant and knows wizardry & magic inside out………..I’m at Haydock Park in the 3.30 tomorrow, picking my ride up from Blackpool beach first thing tomorrow, get your stones on it.

[lardy]

A jockey, knowing I was going to be unbeatable in my first ten races, I’d get hold of as much money as possible and lump on. After the first few races I’d be sufficiently solvent to pay off any initial borrowing and use money I’d won and clean up. Jockey Club would ban me after the 10th race but I wouldn’t give a shite. All my family & mates had also just had ten straight winners.

But would the best jockey in the world still win on a donkey?

[lardy]

An individual sport would be best, as you'd stand out quicker. Marathon running is good, especially if you can break a world record.

Road cycling, triathlon, iron man, something where you can compete as an amateur alongside pros.

[lardy]

An individual sport would be best, as you'd stand out quicker. Marathon running is good, especially if you can break a world record.

Road cycling, triathlon, iron man, something where you can compete as an amateur alongside pros.

Changing my mind on this now as well.

Remember when those female Chinese athletes suddenly started destroying middle distance records, knocking 30 seconds at a time off the 5000m (something like that). Everyone just assumed it was doping, and the one who broke the records later admitted it.

Saying that, I think those world records still stand. Would it be worth it to have a world record if there's a big asterisk next to it?

[jon1959]

Cheese rolling.

You would be World No1 for a decade.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Cheese rolling.

You would be World No1 for a decade.

And earn a wedge every year.