" Smashmouth" is a term that is often used in football, it is picturesque and seems to get people motivated to cheer and get "up" for the big game. Yet, If you pause for a moment the term is about punching or hitting someone in the mouth.
Sports are often seen as a form of war. Rapid sports fans do speak, write , post and blog about conquest, slamming, crushing, launching, blitzing. All these terms are high-energy , active, exciting and dramatic. Those terms also imply violence and aggression. People do speak of sports as both war and as a way to discuss intense hatred! For people who are inclined to be gentle and very much anti-war, This may cause them to have a low-opinion and perhaps be dismissive of sports.
I do fall into cheering the highly aggressive aspects of sports! This is , perhaps, not an aspect of "Johnny at his best". I think I need to honor the cleverness of sports, the creativity, the strategy, the aspect of the challenge and the competition. That is a portion of sports as well.
George Carlin once talked about how baseball differs from OTHER sports. He talked about a batter or runner being "safe" as they progress successfully in the game. He also spoke about how the goal of the game is reaching home. We celebrate each player who goes home.
Sports can be seen as war, indeed! They also can be seen as the best being challenged and strengthened by the best.
- Johnny -
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