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Old Thu Jul 01, 2004, 10:03pm
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Okay, I can buy that. The more exposure to close calls in several sports will certainly improve your mental acuity (hand/eye - hand/mouth coordination). But, I still have a problem with being mediocre or even average at several sports when you can take all of that energy and be really good at one.

I know the old Eddie Murphy routine about eating steak all the time...after a while it's just steak. But, if you can vary the level and fun/interest in that one sport, is that better than constantly switching gears and trying remember a myriad of different rules?
If I had a chance to work the levels of ball that you work, then I could see being a one sport official and being an all-sport fan.
I do not have that opportunity.
I am old. I am cold.

I hope I am not mediocre. I strive to be better than that.
I work very hard at my sports.
I learn. I change. I adjust.
I hope I am not an average official,
...but a lot of us are.

mick







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