sports
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A natural excuse maker
What is it that separates the good from the great? I’m going to give you an example using a subject I have been studying for more than 30 years, the game of snooker. An old pal Rory once described me in unfavourable terms “You’re one of life’s natural excuse makers Wilson”. Now a lot of Continue reading
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It’s only scary if you think about it
The decisions we make in youth are quick, we haven’t the experience to know that they may go badly, so we go boldly. Now, at this age, if I stop and think, I will access a bank of experiential data that will educate my decision to either go for it, or not, likely not. That Continue reading
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Are you not entertained?
These are the words of the Gladiator, delivered by Russell Crowe in the film of that name. I was entertained by that, I am not entertained now.. I figure that we turn on the TV to watch sports because we wish to be entertained. I know that’s why I watch sports anyway. I watched very Continue reading
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Sports fans, a paradox
I like sports, nearly all of them. the spectacle of competition and the excitement of it all. I watch major stuff, like the world cup or the Olympics, as most do. I think however that I might have spotted some problems with these events. I have no intention of criticising the sports themselves, instead I Continue reading
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