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Re: Is Soccer a Sport?!?!?!?
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Kelvin Bailey wrote:
> I'll come out for this one...
>
> Of course it is, you big silly! The ultimate sport. It requires speed,
> endurance, skill and an SUV! It's amazing to watch these men and women play
> for 90 minutes with little break to speak of, wearing themselves out but
> still having the presence of mind to execute the kind of skillful footwork
> that ballet dancers can only dream of. As compared to:
>
> Baseball - Yeah, it's all american and "Field of Dreams" and I like the
> Yankees and all that, but it's slower than Grandma Moses swimming in a pool
> of molasses.
>
> Football - The game lasts for 27 hours and the players are actually playing
> for about 23.5 minutes of that time. Which is good, because they're grossly
> out of shape and there's no way they could keep up with a mediocre soccer
> player in an endurance contest
>
> Golf - I refuse to accept anything as a sport that is usually played wearing
> khakis and a polo shirt. Please...
>
> Tennis - That's getting closer
>
> The only thing that comes close is basketball. Especially if it involves
> any college or high school from the Hoosier state. :)
Hey, let's not forget Ultimate. Gentleman's rules, endurance of a soccer
match, hand-eye coordination, determination, great plays, only thing it
lacks is in the fact that, well, it's frisbee.
-Drew
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