on 12-06-2002 10:18, Stephen Jendraszak at stevehj_at_mac.com wrote:
> I think Americans savor the SITUATION, and the STRATEGY of
> sport. The aforementioned bottom of the 9th, the 4th and goal with 15
> yds. left and 30 seconds on the clock, etc. In hockey and soccer, it is
> precisely BECAUSE they are so fast paced that you don't have time to
> revel in the brilliant strategy, or to sweat it out, hoping your team
> can win the game in the last play. People can score in soccer or hockey,
> and you don't even see it coming! It happens in a split second.
Which is why a famous American football coach called football 'soccer for
dumb people'
Not to offend any football fans but it does take a bit of watching to
understand the strategy behind it all, but I have to admit that I never
understood cricket either ;-)
Robert Benschop
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