There is something about the game of American football that puts it in a league of its own. Starting from the oddly shaped ball, the heavily padded attire (that makes even the most clean looking handsome guy look like a guy just out of a boxing ring), and the ardent fans who fantasize football betweeen the months of August and September, makes this all too special.
The game is by far the most technologically advanced game on the planet. For people who've seen the game, I'm referring to the instant photos of the previous plays handed to the quarterback while he's on the sideline, and the phone he makes to some guy (don't know who!) talking about the play...I'm hoping! The money involved is huge, neverthless there is a fine line that this game treads, given some of the requirements of this game!
Football players are quite different fom any other athlete. Football players are big guys, especially the defensive players. They have a certain weight to maintain, a totally tailored diet regimen, and it's all about being physical, fat and, muscular! You have to be a certain weight to even be considered for a position on the defensive or offensive line. What strikes me the most is the fact that this game comes from a country that stresses so much about watching one's weight and reducing obesity! I wonder if it will have any effect on the game of football sometime in the future.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
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