Sixpipes
06-22-2010, 12:03 AM
is a great starting sport for kids. Kids don't have to be terribly skilled to enjoy the game and both girls and boys can play on the same team. Lets the little buggers burn off energy that could be used destructively around the house. It was the first team sport my boys ever played and they were better than average at it. But even at an early age, it was a boring sport. No doubt skill is required at higher levels. If you aren't very good at the basic American sports, then soccer might be for you.
I'm keeping up with the World Cup mainly because I work for a European owned company and they have posted a World Cup "Football" bracket on our world-wide portal. Never mind that an American Football pot and the NCAA basketball bracket thing is against company policy.
So I started doing a little research into World Cup soccer. I must say, I never noticed how many countries seem to be happy with a tie. As Bear Bryant once said, "A tie is like kissing your sister". Slowly I began to realize that soccer IS the perfect game for most European countries particularly because most men from these countries are a bunch of pussies. I know getting kicked in the chins hurts a bit, but I do not believe it is cause for the dramatics I have seen so far in the tournament. Take a size ten in the nuts and then you may have something to roll around on the turf about.
I think it is really cool to have a US team representing our country, particularly because soccer is a second class sport in this country (professionally speaking) and our team has represented itself very well so far. I would like to see them get out of their group and in to the elimination round, but I won't call in sick to work if they don't make it (unlike most Euros).
I have made friends from a number of different countries in my current job and I don't want to cast aspersions on anyone just because they aren't from the good ole USA. However, I have been seeing signs in this country that are very disconcerting and make me gravely concerned about the direction we are heading. When this country starts supporting soccer as a major sport, you'll know we have fallen in line with the rest of the world. You heard it here first.
I hope it will not be a problem in our culture for guys to be repulsed at the thought of kissing their sisters. Competition is a healthy thing because someone wins and some one loses (unless you happen to be playing soccer). It encourages those that win to work harder to stay on top and also does the same for the loser, who works extra hard to overcome their opponent at the next opportunity. Baseball, football (no wonder we dislike the BCS system), basketball, tennis, and virtually every other sport in the country (Hockey being a notable exception, but hey, it's a Canadian sport) is based on winning and losing and the potential benefit of hard work and sacrifice to achieve a goal. I saw a draw the other night on the WEC and because nobody won, the crowd booed their disapproval. Is this a great country or what?
The chaos that is becoming the World Cup is just the reflection of a world that believes they're entitled to a reward without sacrifice, IMO. What a pathetic scene this is becoming. The French are living up to their heritage and the British press is crucifying anyone and everyone that has anything to do with their team. High international drama maybe, but definitely not what I would call sport. :cool:
I'm keeping up with the World Cup mainly because I work for a European owned company and they have posted a World Cup "Football" bracket on our world-wide portal. Never mind that an American Football pot and the NCAA basketball bracket thing is against company policy.
So I started doing a little research into World Cup soccer. I must say, I never noticed how many countries seem to be happy with a tie. As Bear Bryant once said, "A tie is like kissing your sister". Slowly I began to realize that soccer IS the perfect game for most European countries particularly because most men from these countries are a bunch of pussies. I know getting kicked in the chins hurts a bit, but I do not believe it is cause for the dramatics I have seen so far in the tournament. Take a size ten in the nuts and then you may have something to roll around on the turf about.
I think it is really cool to have a US team representing our country, particularly because soccer is a second class sport in this country (professionally speaking) and our team has represented itself very well so far. I would like to see them get out of their group and in to the elimination round, but I won't call in sick to work if they don't make it (unlike most Euros).
I have made friends from a number of different countries in my current job and I don't want to cast aspersions on anyone just because they aren't from the good ole USA. However, I have been seeing signs in this country that are very disconcerting and make me gravely concerned about the direction we are heading. When this country starts supporting soccer as a major sport, you'll know we have fallen in line with the rest of the world. You heard it here first.
I hope it will not be a problem in our culture for guys to be repulsed at the thought of kissing their sisters. Competition is a healthy thing because someone wins and some one loses (unless you happen to be playing soccer). It encourages those that win to work harder to stay on top and also does the same for the loser, who works extra hard to overcome their opponent at the next opportunity. Baseball, football (no wonder we dislike the BCS system), basketball, tennis, and virtually every other sport in the country (Hockey being a notable exception, but hey, it's a Canadian sport) is based on winning and losing and the potential benefit of hard work and sacrifice to achieve a goal. I saw a draw the other night on the WEC and because nobody won, the crowd booed their disapproval. Is this a great country or what?
The chaos that is becoming the World Cup is just the reflection of a world that believes they're entitled to a reward without sacrifice, IMO. What a pathetic scene this is becoming. The French are living up to their heritage and the British press is crucifying anyone and everyone that has anything to do with their team. High international drama maybe, but definitely not what I would call sport. :cool: