I was a soccer player before soccer was cool (in high school and college in the 70s). But I can’t stand watching it on TV now. This is why.
And women’s tennis (men’s too) has become almost unwatchable because of all the grunting. I used to be a pretty proficient tennis player. I might have whined about bad calls, but I never thought it necessary to grunt – not once.
I love a good dunk. I dunked a basketball once. Once. The rim might have been an inch low. I could get my wrist to the rim, but had trouble holding onto a basketball enough to “throw down.” But I love a good dunk. I’m just a little old school. Dunk the ball then go back and play defense. I hate the mugging and gloating after the dunk.
Here’s an Amare Stoudamire dunk. Brilliant. Truly. Its everything AFTER the dunk that I hate.
I loved Tony Dorsett. He scored a touchdown, handed the ball to the ref and went to the sideline. He didn’t mug and gloat and generally make a fool of himself. He did his job then went to the sideline. I like that. Remember, I warned you this would be an old fogey rant.
And, no videos here, but I’m tired of cheaters. I followed the Tour for seven years, watching Lance Armstrong with admiration. Bubble burst. I got caught up in the home-run derby between Sosa and Mac in 1998. Memories tainted. I hated Roger Clemons with the white-hot intensity of a thousand burning suns until he was converted to pinstripes. Over the years, I grew to love watching him pitch. I thought it would be so cool to see one of the Red Sox greats inducted into the Hall of Fame as Yankee. Dreams dashed.
And then there’s Tiger. We will just leave that be.
I guess it is a sign of advancing age that I find myself longing for the “good old days.” I like hustle and hard work and sportsmanship.
And the Yankees of course.
Personally, I’d rather talk sports than Wiley.
Dave,
I can add my hearty AMEN to that. Sorry to shout it, but it had to be done.
Dave, I get tired of scandals. It seems they’re everywhere. Several of these pro sports players have numerous children with numerous women. Drives me nuts.
One of the reasons I always maintain that Bobby Orr is the greatest hockey player ever, not Gretzky, is because Gretzky hotdogged after every goal, but Orr had class, and humility.
Kinda hard to argue with Gretzky’s stats.
I argue with no hockey players. I have all my teeth, and they have a vocational tendency to remove teeth. So, I leave them alone.
Gretzky was a great player, but Bobby Orr changed the face of hockey.
You had to love Dirk this year. He did not celebrate a thing this year until the task was done, and he beat team ESPNs overhyped threesome. They even had to coax the bug German out of the locker room after game six for the trophy presentation!
Dirk is probably the second all time favorite athlete in Dallas after Staubach at this point because of his work ethic, effort and drive. He even has a great sense of humor and has done extended segments on all the sports talk shows.
Speaking well of the Mavericks is not permitted on a Christian discussion board.
Go ahead and be a hater Dave, but Dirk is old school on the whole celebration thing. His two biggest are to hold three fingers in the air or a fist pump late in the 4 th quarter.
Although speaking of Dallas greats, the Great Emmit Smith celebrated his TDs by taking the ball over to the sideline and storing them. Less than zero showboat in Emmit.
You have got to love the jock that doesn’t star in his own show, and there are precious few, especially at the skill positions in FB and BBall
True about Emmitt Smith – just like Tony Dorset.
I don’t actually mind the Mavs, but I cannot stand the owner.
Even he grew up this year, he stayed quiet through out the playoffs, and even had Don Carter accept the trophy from Stern. Probably the classiest move he could have ever made As a Mavs Fan, my only complaint about him was his complaining about the Refs, but in reality he is a long time 3rd deck season ticket holder and fan who struck it rich – he has had a hard time not being that vocal fanatic and acting like an owner. He did that this year. I do give credit to Cuban for forcing the NBA to clean… Read more »
Christian? I thought we were Baptists.
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Sorry, couldn’t get the link I wanted. Regarding no Christian Mavs fans allowed…
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Have you seen the new LeBron James phone? You have to use it on vibrate because…IT HAS NO RINGS!!!
Tomorrow is a national holiday–LeBron James Day. Everyone gets to leave work twelve minutes early!!!
Evil. Pure evil.
Sorry to disagree with you but I dont think that Davies took a dive. Was he fouled? No, it was a clean tackle. But, when you are running forward, with you body forward of your center of gravity, and you have to stop, you are going to fall forward. Now that said, there are a lot of “dives” in FOOTBALL! (sorry just cant call it soccer)…so in that I agree with you, but I still love watching it on TV. Just wish I could watch it more.