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 |
Read more about this topic: Sport In The United Kingdom
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“The popularity of that baby-faced boy, who possessed not even the elements of a good actor, was a hallucination in the public mind, and a disgrace to our theatrical history.”
—Thomas Campbell (1777–1844)
“A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of “spirit” over matter.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)