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Sports have been a part of my life since I was a kid playing basketball in the driveway of our neighbor’s house. They had a goal attached to the roof, so every wayward shot – and believe me, there were many – bounced off that roof. I’m sure the parents enjoyed hearing that all the time.
I liked playing basketball for one simple reason: basketballs didn’t hurt as much as baseballs or footballs when I got hit by them. π€
Does that give you an idea of what a superb player I was?
One other sport I liked playing as a kid was kickball. Just like baseball, only instead of trying to hit a hard little ball that was thrown at you π¬, you tried to kick a larger, softer ball rolled to you. Less fear, more fun.
I tried some other sports as I got older. Golf was fun only for the camaraderie of going out and knocking a ball around with my buddies, but pretty much every time I hit the ball, one of two things happened: it would either go about 90 degrees to the right, or straight down the fairway on the ground π€¬. So I gave that up.
Tennis is kinda fun, until somebody misses the ball (which, in my case, was often). Since I never played at Wimbledon, I didn’t have anyone retrieving it for me, so I had to walk over and get it myself. Gave me a chance to catch my breath, though π₯΅. I gave that up, too.
I did play some football and baseball (or usually softball, slow-pitch); not in any kind of league, just with friends, where there was less chance of embarrassing myself. Needless to say, I didn’t exactly wow anyone with my athletic prowess. I did, however, provide a few laughs, so…
Now, let’s talk about watching.
I’ve pretty much always enjoyed watching some kind of sport, professional or amateur: football, baseball and basketball, mainly. College football is exciting because of all the school spirit displayed at the games. All the conference realignments bug me, though, but I digress.
Because of where I live, the pro teams I mostly follow are the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers. The Rangers, especially, are my team. Seeing them win their first World Series last year was really fantastic!
And because of where I went to college, the teams I mostly follow are from Baylor University. (Sic ’em, Bears!!)
Oh, and I like watching the Olympics. Summer and Winter. Can’t wait for the Paris Games later this year; I’ll mainly be watching swimming, diving, gymnastics, and some track and field. It ought to be great.
Oh, one last thing: my favorite sport to play these days is napping. At least, I excel in that one. π΄π΄