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
Famous quotes containing the word popularity:
“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)
“In everything from athletic ability to popularity to looks, brains, and clothes, children rank themselves against others. At this age [7 and 8], children can tell you with amazing accuracy who has the coolest clothes, who tells the biggest lies, who is the best reader, who runs the fastest, and who is the most popular boy in the third grade.”
—Stanley I. Greenspan (20th century)
“The popularity of disaster movies ... expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted at the last moment. Their thinly veiled symbolic meaning might be translated thus: We are innocent of wrongdoing. We are attacked by unforeseeable forces come to harm us. We are, thus, innocent even of negligence. Though those forces are insuperable, chance will come to our aid and we shall emerge victorious.”
—David Mamet (b. 1947)