[Vision2020] HELP, HELP, I'm bein' oppressed (w/ an English accent)

[Larson Hicks]

On the topic of Futbol, aka Soccer or Kickball, I must say that the passion
of guys like David Williams has inspired me to put more thought into it.
Being a passionate fan (well, more player than fan) of Tennis and Rugby, I
can say that my biggest grief with Soccer was always that I felt it
encouraged players to act like wusses (the same way B-Ball tends to
encourage players to be flashy....and 10 feet tall).  But, something my
brother pointed out to me is that Futbol is entirely a game of finess and
communication.  An aspect of rugby that I love is the way that it flows
organically (unlike American football - which I think is the Henry Ford
model applied to sport, rugby actually.) with plays developing on the fly.
There are very few set plays in rugby so communication is entirely
non-verbal.
I think, particularly those who have experience playing, it is this sort of
non-verbal, almost ESP, that amazes fans.  In soccer, the finess and touch
that's involved (see David's comment about the score by the Brazilian) is
it's specialty.

So, while watching men try to hit a round ball flying at 100mph with a round
bat is beautiful in it's own covenantal way (see Deacon James), it certainly
doesn't have the corner on the market in terms of it's ability to insire
awe.

On 6/13/06, Austin Storm <austinstorm at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Always thought it was REpressed?
>
> -Austin
>
>
> On 6/13/06, David Williams <davidwilliams365 at hotmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone recognize that quote??  Great.  I mean, good.  Great and
> > good.
> > Grood.  I think.
> >
> > Anyways, on to whats REALLY important.  Brazil currently leads Croatia
> > 1-0
> > midway through the 2nd half.  The lone goal came from Kaka, a Brazilian
> > midfielder.  The brilliant strike came off his left foot from about
> > 20yrs.
> > out, and curled into the top left corner, just beyond the reach of the
> > Croatian keeper.  Absolutely sensational!!!  Brazil came out sharp, but
> > finished at the half looking bored.  Ronaldo himself appears apathetic
> > and
> > out of shape, walking listlessly around the pitch.  Ronaldinho alone
> > seems
> > excited about the match, and he has distributed the ball well.  Croatia
> > surprisingly has played very aggressively, with a number of quality
> > attempts, though Brazilian keeper Dida has proved himself equal to the
> > task.
> >   The 2nd half of this game should be close, unless of course Brazil can
> > shake its complacency and play to potential, in which case the goals
> > should
> > come in bunches.
> >
> > In a shocking turn of events, the match between France and Swtzerland
> > ended
> > in a 0-0 draw.  This places S. Korea atop the group with 3pts., France
> > and
> > Switzerland in second with 1pt. apiece, and Togo in last with 0pts.
> >
> >
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