Stat Post--Amazing and Inspirational
I saw something (sort a) amazing today and am placing my first ever Stat Post. I have a weird job this week covering a hospital and it means that there is a computer up and running on my desk. So I can track the Tour de France.
Now you may have read yesterday about how Floyd Landis lost his lead and then some. Essentially putting himself out fo the race.
Today, with a bad hip, the guy took off. In a sport based on teamwork and strategy he just gunned it as hard and as fast as humanly possible. It will not be the top of SportsCenter (that will likely be about a trial or a contract dispute), but this is what is great about sports. One person--counted out--injured--just giving it his all. This is what kids need to hear about sports.
I was following the race through written dispatches on the internet and it was as exciting as anything. The screen was blistering as he charged through mountains and down steep hills. He won the stage by a mile and is now just 30 seconds down. Saturday will likely decide the race.
But today is why we love sports. It's why some people with cancer think they will get better if a guy wins a bike race. It's why the MS Tour riders move with a special purpose. It's why I watched a middle aged lady fall to the ground about 100 yards from the finish of the Philly Tri and then watched her get up and struggle to the finish. She thinks its matters. Today was a great example of how we elevate the trivial and inconsequential.
Now you may have read yesterday about how Floyd Landis lost his lead and then some. Essentially putting himself out fo the race.
Today, with a bad hip, the guy took off. In a sport based on teamwork and strategy he just gunned it as hard and as fast as humanly possible. It will not be the top of SportsCenter (that will likely be about a trial or a contract dispute), but this is what is great about sports. One person--counted out--injured--just giving it his all. This is what kids need to hear about sports.
I was following the race through written dispatches on the internet and it was as exciting as anything. The screen was blistering as he charged through mountains and down steep hills. He won the stage by a mile and is now just 30 seconds down. Saturday will likely decide the race.
But today is why we love sports. It's why some people with cancer think they will get better if a guy wins a bike race. It's why the MS Tour riders move with a special purpose. It's why I watched a middle aged lady fall to the ground about 100 yards from the finish of the Philly Tri and then watched her get up and struggle to the finish. She thinks its matters. Today was a great example of how we elevate the trivial and inconsequential.
posted by BigWaveTom at 11:49 AM
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