Some people might know the pro player Optic Scumpii who makes a living off playing video games so the next time people talk shit to you for playing show them the following article/video maybe because if you do it right you might be on to something great
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/teen-turns-gaming-hobby-into-big-money-maker-14915.shtml
I sometimes watch his youtube videos and this kid indeed has some sick gaming skillz:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Scumperjumper
Still I personally don't believe in calling video games a sport or the likes. It's not like the skill gap is high in an easy game like CoD unlike in true sports where you can't compete without extreme training but in CoD you can just sit in a corner if you feel scared and you'll be pretty fine...
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/teen-turns-gaming-hobby-into-big-money-maker-14915.shtml
I sometimes watch his youtube videos and this kid indeed has some sick gaming skillz:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Scumperjumper
Still I personally don't believe in calling video games a sport or the likes. It's not like the skill gap is high in an easy game like CoD unlike in true sports where you can't compete without extreme training but in CoD you can just sit in a corner if you feel scared and you'll be pretty fine...