Tormod Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I enjoy watching sports on TV. I lose out on the crowd thing, basically because I have small children but my wife and I like to watch soccer, athletics, ice hockey, handball (do you even have that in the US?), winter sports etc...I used to play volleyball when I was a kid but it's hard to find time these days. Yesterday Thor Hushovd became the first Norwegian ever to take the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Yes, watching 190 bikes racing across your telly for 200 kilometers may not sound exciting, but I tell you, it's a thriller. For me, it's the torunaments that give me the kick, as well as the soccer series. When Norway plays in a major torunamet, we *always* watch. Remember, we are 4 million people...small nation - it just *feels good* when we do well in a competition. Sometimes we go to see the Golden League when it is hosted once a year at Bislett Stadium in Oslo, one of the smallest but possibly most famous stadiums in the world because a lot of world records in track and field has been set there. And we have the Holmenkollen Ski Jump - the feeling of being in a crowd of some 20,000 poeople - outdoors, on a freezing day with blue skies - is impossible to beat. So for me, I don't think it's religion. It's entertainment. I don't pray to the sports gods (okay, when Portugal lost to Greece in the Euro 2004 finals I told them a thing or two...) but I really enjoy seeing athletes achieve their goals. That is pure satisfaction for me. Plus, if it gets boring, I can turn it off or leave the stadium. Tormod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by: IrishEyesOk, Ok, I'll play....PPPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! Hah, that was easy. P O N G!!!! Take that. Tormod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishEyes Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 ^^^^^running back and taking a BIG swipe^^^^^^^^ PING!! (can u see it sail gracefully through the air as the frenzied crowd watches on, heaving one collective sigh as the artistic grace captivates their hearts...?) {did you all notice how i blended crowds, art and religion all into that?!?) HAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by: IrishEyes{did you all notice how i blended crowds, art and religion all into that?!?) HAHA You mean the mass halucination of us thinking we actually all saw this? lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Let's bring this back to a Science discussion. Are sports being helped by the interaction with Science? Does it benefit sports to have some have access to massive budgets which allow detailed evaulation of all movements and actions to enhance natural ability? Or does it provide an unfair advantage to some. Once more, money being the determinating factor for success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishEyes Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Let's bring this back to a Science discussion. Blah blah blah blah blah... just hush, FreeT. What, did this turn into a serious science thread while i was PING-ing??? If you want to have a serious discussion about sports and benefits, go start something in the P/H thread. We're just trying to play a little summer game here~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by: IrishEyes^^^^^running back and taking a BIG swipe^^^^^^^^ PING!! ...snip /lots of artsy stuff to attempt to distract me/... Ducking down to catch the low ball, slamming it hard in the opposite right corner (just brushing the net)...pOOONGggg Even the referee is amazed!!! Crowds woo! Television broadcasters rub their hands and see a new star is rising!!!!! Tormod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geko Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Anyone play squash? Originally posted by: TormodOriginally posted by: IrishEyes ^^^^^running back and taking a BIG swipe^^^^^^^^PING!!...snip /lots of artsy stuff to attempt to distract me/... Ducking down to catch the low ball, slamming it hard in the opposite right corner (just brushing the net)...pOOONGggg Even the referee is amazed!!! Crowds woo! Television broadcasters rub their hands and see a new star is rising!!!!!Tormod ....but geko stands up on the T, catching the ball early and drives it deep to the back of the court, forcing a desperate back-wall boast from his opponent..... On it early.... WOAH!!!! crowds roar.... said he'd put it away and he did!!! MELTED that ball into that nick! PPOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Originally posted by: gekoAnyone play squash?....but geko stands up on the T, I don't know much about squash, other than the kinds I cook. But T-ball, ya, my kids played that until they got big enough to hit the ball when it was pitched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 My favorite summer sport involves two wheels. That used to mean peddling a bicycle. Unfortunately I bought one that had a motor between the two wheels and now the most exercise I get out of it is pushing the button that starts the thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Originally posted by: geko....but geko stands up on the T, catching the ball early and drives it deep to the back of the court, forcing a desperate back-wall boast from his opponent..... On it early.... WOAH!!!! crowds roar.... said he'd put it away and he did!!! MELTED that ball into that nick! PPOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! Tormod comes in from the side in slow motion and does a trick shot which hits far up on the right side and slips past the other players almost unnoticed . p . i . n . g . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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