ESPN ranks sports by difficulty

ESPN.com: Page 2 - Sport Skills Difficulty Rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills)

This is tough, since they have such a broad range of sports. However, I can't argue with #60.

Interesting. I've often wondered about this.

Just glancing over the list, I think Volleyball is a bit high at #20, and figure skating (gay as it might be -- Chazz Michael Michaels aside) should at least make the top ten. How many times would it take smashing your face into a thick sheet of ice before you said "f*ck this" ?? No one would deny it takes an incredible amount of dedication.

I've heard that the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a fastball thrown by a Major League pitcher. Maybe it is.

But as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't make it any more fun to watch.

I've heard that the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a fastball thrown by a Major League pitcher. Maybe it is.



It's hit a curve ball.

Interesting list, I don't agree with it but it's interesting.

Did they purposely leave out the Decathlon/heptathlon?

How do they give the Sprints only a 9.88 rating? Is there a sport that relies on speed more than sprints?

Basketball players have a higher aptitude than NFL players? Who came up with that number...

Soccer should not be ranked that high. It's a game for little kids. :D

Yep, it's the curveball that is hardest to hit. This is why we're not watching Michael Jordan on the White Sox now. :D

I know if I could hit a curve ball, I would have played more in high school, and perhaps at a lowly D3 program instead of "retiring" from baseball after getting my outright release my junior year and picking up slow pitch softball...

Here's another take on it:
USATODAY.com (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ten-hardest-splash.htm)