Popularity
A 2003 MORI poll found:
| Sport | TV Viewing | Participating | Interested In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association football | 46% | 10% | 45% |
| Rugby Union | 21% | NA | 27% |
| Tennis | 18% | 3% | 23% |
| Cricket | 18% | 2% | 19% |
| Athletics | 18% | 2% | 21% |
| Snooker | 17% | 5% | 24% |
| Motor racing | 16% | NA | 20% |
| Rugby League | 12% | NA | 15% |
| Boxing | 11% | NA | 14% |
| Golf | 11% | 6% | 16% |
| Darts | 9% | 3% | NA |
| Swimming | NA | 9% | NA |
| Gym | NA | 12% | 17% |
| Badminton | NA | 3% | NA |
| Squash | NA | 3% | NA |
| Watersport | NA | 2% | NA |
| Skiing | NA | 1% | NA |
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Famous quotes containing the word popularity:
“The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.... He was fixed in the house of lords, that hospital of incurables, and his retreat to popularity was cut off; for the confidence of the public, when once great and once lost, is never to be regained.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“A more problematic example is the parallel between the increasingly abstract and insubstantial picture of the physical universe which modern physics has given us and the popularity of abstract and non-representational forms of art and poetry. In each case the representation of reality is increasingly removed from the picture which is immediately presented to us by our senses.”
—Harvey Brooks (b. 1915)
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—Administration for the State of Con, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)