Any number of sports and recreational pass-times can be potentially life changing. Sports like surfing, skiing, sailing, mountaineering, hiking… even team sports such as rugby, cricket, netball, soccer, basketball, whatever… can have a profound impact on where and how a person chooses to live their life and conduct their relationships. Some activities go beyond simply … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2018
What is Elvis leg?
Elvis Presley made us all swoon in the fifties, sixties and seventies when he swivelled his hips then vibrated his legs in time with the songs he was singing. His odd gyrations became one of his primary claims to fame. Do you have any idea which sport borrowed Elvis’ dance moves to become a descriptor for a condition associated with their pastime? Well it’s rock climbing. … [Read more...]
What is a liberator?
One might think that a liberator is an American World War II heavy bomber. Well it may be in the non-sporting world but in the sporting world it has nothing to do with big aeroplanes. A liberator, in the sporting world, is a critical character in the rarified world of pigeon racing! A sport? Okay, okay. I guess that pigeon racing is not a sport in the normal sense of the word … [Read more...]