SPORT OVERLOAD!

Seriously?

Someone up there needs to turn down the dial. It’s sport, day and night, 24-7. When it’s not cricket (which is never, they seem to play continuously. You would think Graeme Smith’s ass would have shrunk by the assumed amount of exercise he must be getting), then it’s rugby. Luckily, rugby only happens over weekends, but by the time it comes down to getting to the bar early to get a seat and sitting there until man-of-the-match is announced, rugby takes a significant part of a Saturday.

Redeeming factors include Mark Boucher, Abie de Villiers, Pierre Spies, Dan Carter

Then, in case you weren’t aware, there is world cup soccer on all the time. The only reason this is better this week is that there are only 2 games a day (well, 4, but simultaneous). Soccer only now affects me because I watch the world cup, but normally there is premier league and championship league and little league (or is that baseball?).

Redeeming factors include Ronaldo and Fabrigas.

The French open just finished, so it must be time for Wimbledon. And as if we don’t have our whole lives dictated by sports timetables, then there is a Wimbledon game that goes on for 3 days. 3 days! The poor guys must be dead, but can you imagine those of us who had to follow the game?!

Redeeming factors include steely-eyed Fedderer and passionate Nadal.

And Tour de France cycling starts in a week, which I plan to watch religiously. Well, not religiously. Not with prayer beads and a shawel or anything. Just with dedication.

Redeeming factors include: hot men on bikes with amazing calves.

It’s just too much.
And it’s not like cartoon network, or the movie channel that you feel guilty watching night and day, but it is rather a compulsive need to watch sport. In fact, watching sport is noble. I wish the gym showed sport, I would probably be inclined to visit it more.

You might say that instead of ranting, I could just WATCH LESS SPORT, but if you think that, then you clearly don’t understand…