“Our point isn't to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just beneath the surface of our consciousness; film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.” FilmLyingLiteratureSportsConsciousnessTelevisionAdventureSurfaceHeroicYearningExaminationBeneath The SurfaceVicariousPopular Film Book:The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
“The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.” IfsThinkingWellsDoeHomeLyingSportsAdvantageCrowds Author:Frank Lampard
“I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.” HeartLyingNextSportsProudMy HeartDamnTouchedBatsRoger Author:Mark McGwire
“There are people who love on weekends to go out when the sun comes out. I just want to lie in bed and watch sports and relax.” PeopleWantLyingSportsWatchesSunBedRelaxWeekend Author:Juan Pablo Galavis
“I have the disadvantage of not being sociable. Wall Street men are fond of company and sport. A man makes one hundred thousand dollars there and immediately buys a yacht, begins to race fast horses, and becomes a sport generally. My tastes lie in a different direction. When business hours are over I go home and spend the remainder of the day with my wife, my children, and books of my library. Every man has natural inclinations of his own. Mine are domestic. They are not calculated to make me particularly popular in Wall Street, and I cannot help that.” MenChildrenBookDifferentHelpingHomeLyingSportsHoursNaturalRaceCompanyWifeStreetsMinesWallTasteThousandHundredHorseDollarsLibraryMy WifeEvery ManMy ChildrenInclinationDisadvantagesDifferent DirectionsYachtSociable Author:Jay Gould
“Ovid lies here, the poet, skilled in love's gentle sport; By his own talents he worked his undoing. Oh, you who pass by, if ever you have loved, Think it not a burden to wish him calm repose.” IfsThinkingLoveLyingWishSportsTalentPoetCalmBurdenGentleReposeUndoing Author:Ovid