is fun to watch. Beach or Indoor. . . don't matter much to me. It should be a professional sport. . .it is, I know. . .you know what I mean though. It should be on TV more, right? Like 'the big 4' sports. I'm sure everyone can name them. F/B/B/H. Yes, hockey. I mean there's got to be some other stuff going on that they could show. . .instead of hockey, or the other three for that matter. Other sports. . .that you aren't even aware of existing until the Olympics roll around. They don't sell, I guess. Well, of course that's the reason, but come on. . .something different occasionaly would be nice.
I mean seriously, they spike the hell out of the ball nearly every play. Play or whatever it's called. . .run. . .I don't know, doesn't matter. The spike in volleyball is something cool that you can kind of look forward to seeing when you watch sports. . .and it happens nearly every play. It's like the homerun in baseball, the slamdunk in basketball, or the showboat in football.
To me, watching sports is more about the specific game being played right at the moment, not about becoming obsessed with one team or one player, tracking the stats, making up inane comparisons and what-if scenarios involving both. Who cares? Half of it comes down to chance anyway. I like sports. . .don't get me wrong. . .but for what they are. If you are playing the sport, I can see how you could become obsessed with it, but if you have nothing at all to do with it. . .calm down about it. 'Your team lost. . .oh well. . .it's not about winning or losing, it's about how you play the game, right? So, since you had nothing to do with either, don't fret. . .just watch it. . .or don't. . .either way.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
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never caught the volleyball, but watched some intense chinese ping-pong at a bar and was (surprisingly) intrigued.
there's something really interesting about the herd mentality that goes along with "big 4" sports that differs from a lot of other sports- those are the really high action, movement sports that you want to follow for their dramatic effects, much like ballet or operas. with volleyball, it's still an intense dramatic game, but not nearly as much movement as football or basketball, so it's understandable that it would be looked over. and i fully agree on the non-team aspect of watching sports, but when your tuition check is going to a coach that can't get the team to a bowl game (Hawkeyes), you start to care a little.
yeah, ping pong rules. thanks for reading the blog.
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