With
the new Drake CD being released I took the time to listen to a few of his
earlier classics. “Thank Me Now” really struck me when Drake says “I swear
sports and music are so synonomous, ’cause we wanna be them and they wanna be
us”
The
parallels between music and sports are quite interesting. Both bring people
together. People from all walks of life can agree that music and sports are two
things everyone (typically) is willing to talk about in some way or form. They
are also conversation topics that even if the conversers don’t agree that there
never seems to be a draw-your-weapons finish.
So
then I had to wonder, do we take in actuality take entertainment and sports for
granted? I often hear, “I really don’t care for sports,” or “Sports are so
boring, I have no idea what’s going on.” To address the former statement I have
to say that sports cares about you. What would sports be with out adoring fans.
Likewise a musician without fans would just be a bum on a microphone.
To
those who feel lost when watching a sport, perhaps that sport just isn’t your
cup of tea. I too feel lost when attending the “Sounds of the Underground” show
hosted annually in Corpus. Mainly because death metal or hard rock is not a
music I prefer to listen to, always found it too hard to study with in the
background.
Try out a different sport
just as you would try listening to a new band. I often feel that students who
dabble in playing instruments better appreciate certain music. Taking that into
consideration it would seem if you went and played a little five-on-five half
court with some friends you’d be more inclined to understand basketball unless
you’re playing prison rules.
It seems that, especially
today, everyone constantly wants more, more, more. They want a faster runner,
the newest single, a newer arena. Very few stop to look back and appreciate the
first runners, the breakthrough album or the stadium that started it all.
So maybe this year we take a
new approach to life on the island. Maybe this year we stop fussing about no
football team and become really psyched over out futbol team. Maybe we take the
time to notice our fast runners and our tough tennis players and the baseball
field in our backyards.
I notice with the lack of
parking I no longer take any parking spot for granted, maybe that’s how we
should see our sports on the island. Must we wait until things get bad before
we appreciate what we had? I say this year we open our eyes and our hearts and
clap hard for our entertaining athletes.
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