[Magdalen] Sport!

[Jon Egger]

When I hear about water polo my heart breaks for those poor horses.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Except with water polo you don't see what is going on under the water. The
> athletes who play water polo are exceptionally fit! Not only are they
> either treading water or swimming the whole time they are throwing that
> ball around, they are trying to avoid being kicked, grabbed, or being
> dragged underwater by the opponents! You should read the account sometime
> of the USSR-Hungary game in the Olympics of 1956, an exceptionally vicious
> game that literally resulted in blood in the water.
>
> I've found myself completely captivated by judo, especially the
> lower-weight classes where the athletes are scrappy and quick and kind of
> remind me of alley cats. I"m slowly gaining some knowledge of the sport and
> thinking that I might have enjoyed it myself had I had the opportunity to
> learn it when I was younger.
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Too bad you didn't get to see our Canadian women playing Rugby Sevens
> > then.  That would have perked you up!   And this afternoon our Canadian
> > women play soccer.  Both teams are formidable!
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/9/2016 1:06 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
> >
> >> Not being a sporty sort, I keep MSNBC on the Olympics when needed as a
> >> way to avoid the Pioneer Woman on Food Network until something better's
> >> on.  And this morning I caught a bit of some women playing water polo.
> To
> >> show you how unconnected I am to the world of Sport!, I had myself a
> >> Keilloresque moment with "Well now, will you look at that... women
> throwing
> >> a ball around in the water on the TV there.  Years ago that would have
> been
> >> called just 'Women Throwing a Ball Around in the Water'; today's it's
> >> called an 'Olympic sport!'"
> >>
> >>
> >
>



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