Hm, I stink at basketball, Dan. Still I try and play. Today was a good day to play. Unfortunately, not everyone thought so. Why do we take sports so serious? It is only a game. Especially when we are not "professional athletes" . I have seen my favorite teams make it to the big game and lose, and sheesh I have been a terror after, due to anger, annoyance, etc that they lost.
I remember being a younger kid, and watching my Dad and brother play basketball in the driveway. Bunch of trash talkers and as my brother got older and well, he is a good athlete, their games became more and more intense. I remember them yelling at each other. Hm, just stupid sports. Yeah wel, Dan you done the same with video game sports, just dumb video game.... sigh......
Today, I saw the same thing. Two grown men, acting like kids over a basketball foul and not agreeing. You could see it play out so simply..... they were guarding other guys, then of course one of the guys tells his teammate to switch him guys...... yup, great move, now constant trash talking. Next they start yapping at each other and "being tough"..... then the inevitable pushing under the hoop for better position...... ROAR, I'm stronger than you, so I must be right in our argument..... then of course it gets more intense and then, WHOOP, one guy literally grabs, trips, and throws another to the floor. Then the tussle begins...... and got to get in the middle of it..... yup, way to go, now they got kicked out of gym for their acts.
Why? Why are we men such idiots? When in doubt, try and get the bigger gun or prove our strength?
Stupidity. Pride.
Well, had fun after, I think it was the most fun I have had in a while. The first game, was the best. Yup, we lost, but had so much fun just joking around while we played. It was a horrible game for both teams, after 15 minutes the score was 7-5. Won some games and it is nice to win, but the team i played with was just fun. We enjoyed playing together cause we just played and didn't yell at each other or seriously make fun of each other (yes we make jokes about air balls and shots). That is what it is about. The people. Even playing seriously, it was enjoyable because we had each other's back. I stink at playing but they still encouraged me and I them either way. This is what we were made for. To heck with white, black, yellow, red or whatever male or female, big and tall or short and squat. If at the end of the time, we brought nothing but aggression and pain, it was really us who lost, and destroyed others in the making.
Stop being stupid and proud, Dan.......
I remember being a younger kid, and watching my Dad and brother play basketball in the driveway. Bunch of trash talkers and as my brother got older and well, he is a good athlete, their games became more and more intense. I remember them yelling at each other. Hm, just stupid sports. Yeah wel, Dan you done the same with video game sports, just dumb video game.... sigh......
Today, I saw the same thing. Two grown men, acting like kids over a basketball foul and not agreeing. You could see it play out so simply..... they were guarding other guys, then of course one of the guys tells his teammate to switch him guys...... yup, great move, now constant trash talking. Next they start yapping at each other and "being tough"..... then the inevitable pushing under the hoop for better position...... ROAR, I'm stronger than you, so I must be right in our argument..... then of course it gets more intense and then, WHOOP, one guy literally grabs, trips, and throws another to the floor. Then the tussle begins...... and got to get in the middle of it..... yup, way to go, now they got kicked out of gym for their acts.
Why? Why are we men such idiots? When in doubt, try and get the bigger gun or prove our strength?
Stupidity. Pride.
Well, had fun after, I think it was the most fun I have had in a while. The first game, was the best. Yup, we lost, but had so much fun just joking around while we played. It was a horrible game for both teams, after 15 minutes the score was 7-5. Won some games and it is nice to win, but the team i played with was just fun. We enjoyed playing together cause we just played and didn't yell at each other or seriously make fun of each other (yes we make jokes about air balls and shots). That is what it is about. The people. Even playing seriously, it was enjoyable because we had each other's back. I stink at playing but they still encouraged me and I them either way. This is what we were made for. To heck with white, black, yellow, red or whatever male or female, big and tall or short and squat. If at the end of the time, we brought nothing but aggression and pain, it was really us who lost, and destroyed others in the making.
Stop being stupid and proud, Dan.......
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