> > I don't think soccer is really that dangerous...The worst sport is hockey, in my opinion. A friend of mine was paralyzed in a hockey game last year.
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> Well, now, I didn't say that soccer was the most dangerous sport ever. Hockey is very dangerous. You've got a lot of people moving all over the place at high rates of speed, wielding sticks and knocking around a small, dense object that at any moment could fly off the ice and smack someone in the head. Add to that the seeming tendency toward violent behavior that most hockey players seem to share and you've got a pretty dangerous situation on your hands. No wonder they wear so much more padding than soccer players.
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> Gri"sorry to hear about your friend"shny

I play hockey, and We wear wayyyy more padding than soccer players. I've actually been hurt less in hockey than when I played soccer!! I've never seen anyone get badly hurt out there.