Sport? Not A Sport?

SPORT
"They compete to see who can climb a tree the fastest, who can cut one down the fastest. I don't know about the real job, but the competitions are a sport."
—Raiders punter Shane Lechler

SPORT
"I don't know how to chop down a tree that damn fast. When they're chopping out chunks and putting in steps and climbing, that's hard as hell. And they're in some serious condition."
—Bulls center Brad Miller

NOT A SPORT
"They've got to do that to make a living. They've got to chop down wood."
—Broncos linebacker John Mobley

NOT A SPORT
"I just don't see it. I can't do it, but that doesn't make it a sport."
—Raiders tackle Lincoln Kennedy

SPORT
"Anytime you have to train and there's technique involved and you're competing against someone, that's a sport,"—Michigan State hockey coach Ron Mason

SPORT
"I watch them climb that tree, their balance on the logrolling—those are skills. If race car driving is a sport, this certainly is."
—76ers coach Larry Brown

SPORT
"After I knocked out a dude from Kansas City, the linebackers nicknamed me the Little Lumberjack. I've got that mentality."
—Jets cornerback Ray Mickens