May 30, 2008
A Sports Story Worth Telling
My friends know that I’m kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to sports, especially professional sports. There’s really no reason for it besides that I just don’t feel like because someone has the genetic gifts and dedication to eventually get paid outrageous amounts of money to play a game, that they then qualify as a “hero.” I know, it’s petty and sounds bitter, but that’s pretty much it.
Every once in a while, I see something that demonstrates that there’s some truth behind all of the BS that high-school coaches spout about teamwork and sportsmanship. Here’s the latest example. (Why is it that so many of the inspirational sports stories we see these days are coming from college women athletes? More evidence that the men are just in it for the money and glory?)
(Thanks, Victoria!)
