Baseball and Basketball
My Thoughts on Basketball: Basketball is a beautiful sport that anyone can play. No arduous or expensive equipment is needed. All you need is a hoop and a ball. You can play with up to ten people or you can shoot jumpers in the park by yourself. Not only is it fun to play, but watching a game is a revelation, too. It is the visual equivalent to jazz, the fluid, improvised motions, the creativity, the teamwork all work together to present something that is part ballet, part tap-dancing, and part sport. Baseball Thoughts: I grew up a Red Sox fan and have never stopped watching the game of baseball. I love how baseball slowly builds up, exhales, creates drama. . . every game is like a Shakespeare play. Baseball is also a work of live performance art. I deeply admire the slow movements of the game, the beauty of watching a tall right fielder slowly loft to his left to snag a lazy fly ball. I also love the uniforms, the regional cultures t...