Sports
Back in the day, baseball and hockey were
the only two sports that I cared about. I'd spend hours pouring over the various
statistics, analyzing every digit for it's true meaning. I didn't really have favorite
teams, just as long as the teams kept producing statistics I was happy. Then something
happened...I became an accounting major. My life long love affair with numbers abruptly
came to a very sudden end. I grew to hate numbers in all their forms. Be they in financial
statements, text books or even phone books, I despised numbers. I learned to associate
numbers with a boredom so absolute and all encompassing that in comparison, the act of
breathing seemed fresh, original, and dare I say at times, even exhilarating. That's
accountancy for you.
Anyway, as my interest in hockey and
baseball waned, it was peaked by another sport, or I should say, another league...the
National Football
League. Paradoxically NFL stats don't induce the dread "accounting effect".
And thank god they don't, because I could not imagine going through the fall
months without the NFL.
The main reason why the NFL is
superb is the league parity. It was a long time coming, but these days, any team
can win the Super Bowl in any given year. The times of entire decades being
dominated by a single team are over. And good riddance. Also unlike other
sports, every game of the year is crucial to a teams success. In baseball and
especially hockey, the regular season means next to nothing. In the NFL, every
week it's a BIG game. Unfortunately my beloved New York Giants seem to
lose more of these BIG games than not, and with the vastly improved Washington
Redskins in the same division, chances are they'll continue to lose for awhile.
I also like to watch tennis, and when I say
tennis, I mean the lovely and statuesque Mary Pierce. Oh I hear you people hissing and booing, even as you read
this. "You only like her 'cause she's so beautiful". Hey Chester, those are your
words, not mine. And I take great personal offense that it is assumed that any male fan of
a female athlete, is so because of said athletes' looks and sex appeal. You
people should be ashamed. I admire Ms. Pierce's determination and intensity which she
brings to every match. Ms. Pierce is also a very intelligent player who often outsmarts
her opponents on the court. It is these qualities that endear Ms. Pierce to me, not any
crude, superficial attraction. I mean if I was so hung up on Ms. Pierce's looks,
don't you think I would litter this page with pictures of her. But look around,
no pictures to be found.
UPDATE: When I originally wrote this
page almost three years ago, Mary Pierce was the only reason to watch
tennis. Three years later and she's vanished off the face of the earth, so
this is more a Missing Persons Report than an ode to her 'tennis talents'. So if
you've seen Mary Pierce about, please notify the proper authorities.
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