This past week was probably the worst week to be a fan of sports.
First you have the Sandusky incident, which is by far the worst.
Then you have the passing of a legend in Joe Frazier.
Then you have the lockout… still……
Then you have manny vs marquez… filled with controversy….
Then you have Wilson Ramos getting kidnapped, which thankfully ended with him being rescued
And then you have the redskins losing
Sooner or later you start to think about where the line is between sports and life…
Or is life about sports? Or sports about life?
I have no idea.
To be quite honest, sports is a heavy part of my life
That’s why, although shocking, it doesn’t move me in ways where people who aren’t too involved in sports would react.
For instance, the redskins losing, as numbing as it has become, still hurts in ways that people who aren’t associated with the redskins, football, or sports could understand.
I hate that I get so upset when people say “it’s just a sport”
But it’s the truth, I do get upset… and ultimately, it is just a game
Billions of dollars are spent on this game though, and people’s jobs are in this game, and friendships/relationships are built from this “game”
Many of the friends I made in school and church were through sports
If I didn’t play or care about sports, I know that I would probably have a whole different set of friends, leading to different life paths.. so ultimately.. sports is a huge part of life… to me at least
I don’t kno why I had to explain myself.. but it’s something that’s been on my mind recently
I’m not gonna lie to you, I love sports. I love how, like anything else, it can teach you about life.
That’s all….
Sunday, I met Sun’s (my sister’s fiancé) parents for the first time.
Unfortunately I was unprepared for this meeting.
They called me around 5 to meet them for dinner
At the time, I was helping a friend coach his youth group football team, so I hadn’t bothered making myself “presentable.”
Fortunately I had a sweater in my car
Unfortunately I was pretty grizzly… in the facial area…
By the true grace of God, there was a CVS right next to the restaurant we were meeting at
2 dollars later, I had a razor in my hand and I quickly ran to the restaurant bathroom
Cleanly shaven I get to the table and start eating
I start feeling my face start to bleed and realize that a 2 dollar razor was probably not the best idea for someone who had quite a bit of facial hair
So for the next 20 minutes I’m wiping my face with this RED napkin (thank God), trying to dry the 3 cuts I had on my face
Regardless, we’re all enjoying dinner and none are the wiser about my ninja shaving skills
Or so I thought….
My sister and sun immediately know that I shaved in the bathroom and tells my mom, in jest
My mom in turn tells sun’s mom and dad, and we all have a good laugh
At me
My next sneaker purchase:
First you have the Sandusky incident, which is by far the worst.
Then you have the passing of a legend in Joe Frazier.
Then you have the lockout… still……
Then you have manny vs marquez… filled with controversy….
Then you have Wilson Ramos getting kidnapped, which thankfully ended with him being rescued
And then you have the redskins losing
Sooner or later you start to think about where the line is between sports and life…
Or is life about sports? Or sports about life?
I have no idea.
To be quite honest, sports is a heavy part of my life
That’s why, although shocking, it doesn’t move me in ways where people who aren’t too involved in sports would react.
For instance, the redskins losing, as numbing as it has become, still hurts in ways that people who aren’t associated with the redskins, football, or sports could understand.
I hate that I get so upset when people say “it’s just a sport”
But it’s the truth, I do get upset… and ultimately, it is just a game
Billions of dollars are spent on this game though, and people’s jobs are in this game, and friendships/relationships are built from this “game”
Many of the friends I made in school and church were through sports
If I didn’t play or care about sports, I know that I would probably have a whole different set of friends, leading to different life paths.. so ultimately.. sports is a huge part of life… to me at least
I don’t kno why I had to explain myself.. but it’s something that’s been on my mind recently
I’m not gonna lie to you, I love sports. I love how, like anything else, it can teach you about life.
That’s all….
Sunday, I met Sun’s (my sister’s fiancé) parents for the first time.
Unfortunately I was unprepared for this meeting.
They called me around 5 to meet them for dinner
At the time, I was helping a friend coach his youth group football team, so I hadn’t bothered making myself “presentable.”
Fortunately I had a sweater in my car
Unfortunately I was pretty grizzly… in the facial area…
By the true grace of God, there was a CVS right next to the restaurant we were meeting at
2 dollars later, I had a razor in my hand and I quickly ran to the restaurant bathroom
Cleanly shaven I get to the table and start eating
I start feeling my face start to bleed and realize that a 2 dollar razor was probably not the best idea for someone who had quite a bit of facial hair
So for the next 20 minutes I’m wiping my face with this RED napkin (thank God), trying to dry the 3 cuts I had on my face
Regardless, we’re all enjoying dinner and none are the wiser about my ninja shaving skills
Or so I thought….
My sister and sun immediately know that I shaved in the bathroom and tells my mom, in jest
My mom in turn tells sun’s mom and dad, and we all have a good laugh
At me
My next sneaker purchase:
Game over my friends
Which leads to the top 5 most beautiful shoes of all time
In no order:
1.) Air Jordan xii flints
So nostalgic, makes me want to cry
These were the shoes I wanted more than any other growing up… so when I got an original pair about 7 years after they came out, I didn’t even care about the price of the shoe, I just had to have them… they remind of a time when ball was truly life
2.) Jordan xi concords
Beautiful, there’s not really much more u can say about this shoe, it’s just …. Beautiful….
This was the shoe that Jordan just absolutely dominated with, 72-10, need I say more?
I didn’t really care for these shoes, but someway somehow, they became a holy grail
3.) Foamposite ones
The shoe that started it all for me… if I can ever find a pair for a reasonable price I will not hesitate
4.) Penny 2
I have a retro pair of these that have yet to leave the box… one day I will wear them… and dance
5.) Grant hill 2
Fila?!?! Yes… back then Grant Hill was the man, and these shoes were basically the most awesome things on the planet at the time
Yes.. all these shoes were released in the mid-90s
Yes.. I am a very nostalgic person
They definitely don’t make em like they used to
That’s all, forreal
Yes.. all these shoes were released in the mid-90s
Yes.. I am a very nostalgic person
They definitely don’t make em like they used to
That’s all, forreal
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