There is a lurking, diabolical edge to boxing, notwithstanding the panache and aura of Muhammad Ali: signs of brain dysfunction, abnormal reflexes, impaired motor function, personality and cognitive aberrations… all a gloomy part of a boxer’s life…
Golf Lessons: Winning Characteristics of the Best Junior Golfers
Golf is a unique sport in that the best players come in all different shapes and sizes; there’s no ideal body type for this physical and mental game. Short and chubby players can do just as well as tall and lanky players.
Women’s Football in Iran – Braves Battling Challenges
Football in Iran has always been a popular sport. Their men’s team are ranked No. 1 in Asia (No. 39 in the world). What many people don’t know is that there is an Iranian national women’s football team, and it has some incredibly enthusiastic players and followers. Their team, however, is ranked 59th in the world – 13th in Asia.
The Birth Of A New Sport
Though not quite in the form it is now played today, basketball is the only major sport custom-designed by a physician!
The Impact of Sitting Volleyball: Part One
When he came to, in a tragic trick of the light, his left thigh slept numb and scarred. But this was no trick. Perhaps looking upon it was like looking upon the hilt of a broken sword – the blade snapped and lost with just a small, jagged shard jutting from the crossguard. For Paul Ledward, everything had changed.
Cheltenham Festival: How It All Began
The fresh air, the palpable excitement, the sound of the crowds, the sight of horses by the tracks – is there anything better than horse racing? And out of all of the major races, the National Hunt Chase, or Cheltenham Festival as it is better known, is conceivably the greatest.
A Nova Scotia Boat Launch
Everything had to go smoothly on launch day if my cousin Tim Rhyno was to successfully float his new million dollar fishing boat. But of course it didn’t.
Tee Time in Kauai
Is there a heaven on earth for avid golfers? I heard rumors that one of the most northerly islands of the Hawaiian chain might be the place. I slipped my golf clubs in a TaylorMade travel bag and my cameras and lenses in a Gura Gear backpack and headed to the Garden Isle of Kauai to find out.
Game: Amusement, Distraction, Diversion or Sport
This is what frightens me; what left a bad taste in my mouth before I was even born. What remains a problem to this day: We follow too easily. We forget too easily. We are too easily lured by pretty, empty promises.
The Agony of Defeat
We as a society honor our victors, the winners, the ones who beat our agreed upon opponent, our enemy. Yet at what cost do our celebrations over the loss of another aid in our consciousness, our minds and our hearts?
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