[Magdalen] Sport!

[Sally Davies]

With you, Marion. Though I do like beach volley ball and any race where a
South African has a chance.

Sally D, not a regular sports fan


On Tuesday, 09 August 2016, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I live-streamed equestrian Eventing for four days.  That finished today
> and now on to Dressage tomorrow.   My  Olympic feast for the eyes.  CBC is
> giving us nearly 2,000 hours of coverage.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On 8/9/2016 1:32 PM, Jay Weigel 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!'"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>