This is it. This is how I got sportspilled.
Me too!
Soccer I watch cuz I started playing when I was 5. Wrestling, bc I competed (poorly) in HS Field hockey to understand what my wife played Div I And gymnastics because WTAF did I just see.
one of us one of us
I am certainly finding myself much more interested in rugby sevens, a thing I only learned about three days ago
Welcome. We have nachos and beverages and though there can be *lots* of toxicity from becoming a fan of a team, few things truly give me that sense of community. Especially when you tie colleges to it. 😂 Go Ducks.
My go-to for this is always and forever Katelyn Ohashi's 10.0 floor exercise. Power, joy, an exploding *aliveness*: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ic7...
Katelyn Ohashi - 10.0 on Floor Exercise (1-12-19)
And for me it's not JUST the "peak human excellence" thing, it's the narrative aspect. Every competition is a story where the outcome is not known until the end. Upsets happen. Drama happens. "That's why they play the game" is the very essence of it