So I have come to realize that my brain isn't really built for sports. Now don't get me wrong, there are many sports that truly tickle my fancy but each in their own little way.
Baseball I love to watch live, but you'll never catch me tuning in on TV, or checking out scores, or reading the paper about them. Hockey I appreciate. I believe in its Canadiana and it soul as well as the fact that it is truly an intense sport. I enjoy
going to hockey games, but for some reason - and please don't judge me - even after years of various people explaining the sport to me, I still don't fully understand the intricacies of the game and I have kind of given up. I do know that the goal is to get the puck inside the net - but please don't ask me any other questions. Soccer, I am learning to be passionate about. I enjoy going to live games - but only under good weather conditions - being in those stands on a cold rainy day is S&*t. I have a pretty pink jersey too -and the corn on the cob at the stadium is a ripe off but boy is it good. Boxing I really dont undertand one bit, from the culture to the painstaking blood wounds. Basketball - now there is one sport I do understand and truly love. I can watch it, play it, understand it and am passionate about it. I played basketball a lot as a kid. I was enrolled in minor leagues and my Dad even coached me for a season. I played in elementary school and high school and was always point guard. I could run. I hated practicing and the details of it all, but I loved running down the court as quick as I could after a rebound, getting passed the ball and getting a basket while everyone else was still at the other end of the court (I look tall in the picture below but really I was one of the smallest on the team! I am number 14)So yes, I defintely do baseketball.
I have a Chris Bosh Jersey I wear whenever I go to an NBA game and always root for the Raptors no matter how many games they may lose. I played Volleyball too - which is another sport I love, but that you dont see on mainstream media, but the feel of sand under your feat on a hot day during a game of beach volleyball is irreplaceable. I play Golf, but unfortunately I don't pay attention to the Masters, and can't even stand watching the game - it is too slow moving, but playing it is a whole other story. I love cracking a ball down the fairway and sipping on wine in a golf cart - now that to me a pretty awesome way to spend a day.At a recent Baseball Game (and yes I do know the rules and regulations of this sport) I began to wonder if the game itself is really an acccessory to life as we know it! And although I do love the game, I barely pay attention to it. I usually go sporting my jersey, trying to look
cool like the other sporty peeps at the game and tend to usually order nachos. I have noticed though that I tend to always bring to the game someone I want to spend my time with. After all, any workaholic knows that you never get any time to spen with your friends, family or your significant other, so sometimes you gotta take what you can get and make the best of it! After a few innings (and a few glasses of wine in a plastic cup), I tend find myself somewhat bored with the game and feel as though I should be catching up and with some one-on-one time with the person beside me. So I start to chat and the game fads into the background. Life goes on and I get to multi-task. Drink wine, gossip/flirt and sort of watch the game.The game makes a great accessory to the evening - it kind of sits in the background and the conversation takes front row. As I sip my wine and play catch-up I have lost interest in the game and as conversation flows and laughter breaks out, I seem to have lost interest in my wine too. They both have become an accessory to what is really important in our lives...the people.Wine can match with any sport. We all know that wayne Gretzky has a great portfolio of wines, so does Greg Norman and Mike Weir. Just as sports can become a passion for many hockey, baseball and soccer fans, wine has also creeped its way into the sports world. I bet there are many a baseball players who dine in Yorkville and enjoy a great bottle of wine with lunch and/or dinner but can't pronounce what type of grape it is or where the wine is from. S
o even though I may not know everything about all sports, I do certainly know at least a little about the ones I love and play. I also love to share and experience sports with my friends, collegues and family. Just like a piece of jewelry, sports (and wine) can add to the occasion, the outfit, and the experience.What I do know is that wine and sports have much in common and these are just a few of their similarities:
- They bring people together and can be shared with friends and family
- Rain or shine for there is a sport/wine for everyone
- You can find both sports and wine all around the world
- Each year (vintage) winemakers/coaches deal with a new team of players/weather conditions
- They both evoke a sense a celebration
- They both can be used on a date to impress someone
- They both involve skill, passion and patience
- They both involve teamwork and dedication
- Both sport and wine have followers and bloggers
- They both can be seen as accessories to a get together, an environment and even an outfit
- There are wine chicks and there are sporty chicks
And last but not least they both can be enjoyed even if you know nothing about them! Wine and Sports (and I am sure many other items) are accessories to our lives. They add to the moment, to the experience, to the people and to the memories and you don't have to know everything to enjoy them!
So excuse me while I grab a bottle of vino and try to figure out which sporting
event I should go to next!
event I should go to next!
Cheers,
Ange
