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Subject: Re: NASCARS : what's the thrill ? I dont get it
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I hate the NBA and if it never comes back, I'll be a very happy man, but there
are few better all around athletes in the world and I would pit 10-12-15 or 20
of the best NBA athletes in any totally NEUTRAL sport against any other group of
athletes in the world any day and twice on Sunday..... And can you seriously
tell me that half a soccer team isn't playing with themselves on one end of the
pitch while the other half is desparately trying to actually score at the other
end? Geez you guys never let the facts get in the way of a good story do you?

Sure they run (5 miles a game? Please....)... big deal! Where's the intellect
and strategy (NFL)? Where's the contact (NFL, NHL, NBA)? Where's the consistency
and focus (MLB-162 games)? Most of all, what is so exciting about nil-nil games
and 5 lap/10 minute wins? It's what you are used to. We can't stand soccer
(generally speaking)! That's all there is to it. With our other options, we
generally find it to be dull. That's the way we are. Enjoy your damn sport and
let us enjoy ours. But please...to seriously content that guys who only run and
kick are world class athletes is ridiculous. The Kenyon distance runners have
low body fat. NFL kickers can kick the ball. Are they the world's best athletes?
I doubt it...

And while we are at it <G>. To suggest that American professional athletes are
not among the every best in the world, and American sports are not athletically
as challanging as soccer, and that all there is to NASCAR is turning left, and
that all the ovals are the same is simply flauting an ignorance that is
incredibly arrogant. Ask a question once in a while and learn a little something
about what you are about to knock. To paraphrase an American writer (yes, we
have them)..."It's is better to be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all
doubt"

Lou Blasi




David G Fisher wrote:

> Actually I played soccer for 8 years starting as a kid and all the way up
> through high school. A lot of fun but an NFL 330 pound lineman can run a 4.7
> 40 yard dash, dunk a basketball, and carry your house around the block
> nowadays. The league is full of world class sprinters and mind boggling
> athletes. The NBA is.........have you ever seen an NBA game? Unreal.
>
> David G Fisher
>
> Blayne Phillips wrote in message ...
> >Have you ever played soccer I play high school football and I play high
> >school soccer and a mens indoor soccer league

