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GAMES & SPORTS
Posted Jun 14, 2001
SO WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH GAMES AND SPORTS ANYWAY? wHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? aS I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL SPORTS ARE GAMES BUT NOT ALL GAMES ARE SPORTS? nOW MOST PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER, BUT ME BEING ME AND HAVING TO DELVE INTO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SEMANTICS, THAT IS JUST NOT ENOUGH.
QUITE POSSIBLY THE TRUE DIFFERENCE LIES IN THE PASSION ONE HAS FOR THIER RESPECTIVE GAME, THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE KEY TO MAKING A GAME A SPORT. OR MAYBE THE MEDIA, NAMELY ESPN IS THE BE ALL AND END ALL OF PROMOTING A GAME TO A SPORT.
MAYBE THE GAME NEEDS TO BE ONE OF ATHLETIC PROWESS, HOWEVER MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF MANY A SOUTHERNER THAT WOULD RULE OUT NASCAR WHICH ACORDING TO THE SPORT GURU'S OVER AT ESPN IS CONSIDERED A SPORT. IN THE SAME VEIN TAKE THE WONDERFULY STRATEGIC GAME OF CHESS. IN NO WAY IS THIS AN ATHLETIC GAME, HOWEVER THE MENTAL FATIGUE ONE FEELS AFTER A HARD FOUGHT GAME OF CHESS IS SURELY COMPRABLE TO THE PHYSICAL DRAIN OF A BASEBALL PLAYER AFTER A 12 INNING GAME.
SO I ASK YOU MY SPORT/GAME LOVING FRIENDS WHAT IF ANY IS THE TRUE DISTINCTION? aND NOW I LEAVE YOU WITH ONE FINAL THOUGHT.... CURLING????? WHAT IN GODS NAME IS THAT ALL ABOUT??
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Roja Vemikin
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