It's also about watching something done well. I can watch Norm Abrams build wooden furniture or Bob Ross put happy little bushes on canvases or world record non-tool-assisted speed runs or Peyton Manning run an offense.
It's cool to see a level of mastery of a craft, even if the craft is throwing a ball or shaving seconds off of a Super Metroid run. Helps to have more than passing familiarity with an activity to appreciate watching it as well, but it's not strictly necessary.
It's also about watching something done well. I can watch Norm Abrams build wooden furniture or Bob Ross put happy little bushes on canvases or world record non-tool-assisted speed runs or Peyton Manning run an offense.
It's cool to see a level of mastery of a craft, even if the craft is throwing a ball or shaving seconds off of a Super Metroid run. Helps to have more than passing familiarity with an activity to appreciate watching it as well, but it's not strictly necessary.