Is Billiards a sport? What about Chess….

Hmmm…..are billiards and chess sports? Or are they just “hobbies”? First of all, it depends on what the definition of the word “sport” means; what a sport is. In my opinion, a sport is something that is fun that you have to try, both physically and mentally, to do or play. And sometimes a sport is a competition. People do not just do sports, but they play sports. People play games, but not all games are sports.
What is billiards? It is a game-a game where you have to try, physically and mentally, to get the balls into the holes. You have to focus on where to place the billiards stick, where to hit the ball, and estimate how much strength you need to use to hit the ball to put it where you want to. And you also have to hit the balls with the stick using your strength and power. “Action” is a part of sports as well. So billiards is a sport-physical movement, action, and the use of the mind.
Then there is chess. With chess you have to use your mind. That is the most important part and strategy to chess-focus and concentration. Although you do use your hands to move the pieces, but that are not really what chess is about. In a way chess is a competition, which many sports are. But moving the pieces around on a chess board would not really count as physical work. The only body part you use during chess is your hands. I would call billiards a sport, but chess doesn’t quite make it.