I stumbled over a page describing cross-cultural differences across the world with regard to sports.  Living in Austria (but not being an Austrian), I found the entry about Austria quite amusing:

You know how football ("soccer", Fussball) is played. If you're male you may even know the infamous Abseitsregel, and you think the national team's head coach doesn't have the slightest clue, which is probably the reason why the national team invariably loses all matches. Sports like baseball or cricket are boring and weird. American football is exotic and weird. Whenever you turn on the TV during the months with "r", you'll likely see downhill skiing, slalom skiing, giant slalom skiing, ski jumping, and cross-country skiing. In all other months, you'll see football (soccer) or Formula One racing, with commentary by the legendary Heinz Prüller.

How true - especially the part about skiing!  And it seems like Heinz Prüller is (in)famous outside of Austria too ;-)