in golf, a gentleman's sport, its different. in soccer, its war. no question
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Obviously he never had a German-trained soccer coach. > > Talk about structured play. > > I don't begrudge the ref a mistake - people are human, and we all make > errors. That is part of the sport. > > What I disagree with is the sentiment that anything goes to win, at any > cost. > > I have played with great athletes that play that way, and I hate it and > them. I have also played with exceptional athletes, and they don't play that > way. > > Playing hard is good. Doing "whatever it takes to win" is poor > sportsmanship, pure and simple. Selfish and low class. It rings of of Karate > Kid and "take out the knee". > > I see it all the time on the golf course, and I find it sad, more than > anything. > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:44 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A guy on the radio here yesterday made an interesting point that might have >> some validity to it though....soccer is one of the only "fluid" sports. It >> starts, goes on for 90 minutes, then finishes. US sports tend to have >> specific plays....well defined situations...scenarios. Innings. Drives. One >> team on offense, the other on defense...then it switches, etc. etc. >> Soccer's >> constant ebb and flow, it's fluid motion, it's back and forth style >> seemingly without confine......it's really a different scene then what we >> are used to watching in our sports. >> >> I dunno.....that may be complete BS too. >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:321537 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
