11/01/2006: "Sports Suck"

Sports Suck

I try to be athletic...but it just doesn't work. When I am stumbling all over myself, injuring myself...I tell myself that perhaps I should be satisfied with things that I don't have to work quite so hard at. There is no shame in being a knitter or a writer. But damn, that grass is always greener on the other side. But, there is also so much that I hate about sports:

1. Multiple people yelling at you at the same time to do two different things. This is probably my pet peeve. This happened at soccer on Monday night and I was about ready to smack them both and then leave the field.


2. People take sports way too seriously. Including myself. Good God, we're not at the World Cup here, folks. When someone messes up, just laugh it off instead of kicking the wall or looking askanse at them.


3. If someone falls down, help them up. I don't care if the ball still is in play. At least ask if they're okay as you leap over them to get down the field.

I really was inches away from quitting on Monday night. And most of the people are very nice...but everyone gets caught up in things and that's what I hate. No one is immune.