Bowling and Rugby

hahaha that almost is an oxymoron! I have been bowling for about 15 years or so... I love it. But I am not the kind of person that has fun at it. Its all about the competition for me. I have fun in my own sort of way. I love the calm adrenaline that comes with getting more than three strikes in a row, or beating my average.I love the tense atmosphere of a tournament. I thrive on those emotions and I love to bowl. I love spending time with my team mates and have a lot of fun with them but when I get on that lane and pick up my ball its all about me and the five pins at the wooden lane. I love it. I went to the movie last night here in town. Invictus was playing. It was such a great history lesson and a wonderful and entertaining movie. I played high school rugby for 4 years and I loved it. I loved it in so many different ways than I love bowling. You have to work with your team. You have to pass the ball and push your way through people. In the movie Matt Damon plays right flank. The same position I played. I was all excited and almost yelling at the screen lol. I loved playing, I loved the adrenaline of having the ball in my hands and running straight into 5 to 8 girls wanting the ball, falling to the ground and praying you don't get stepped on. I loved to engage in a scrum and push with all my might until that ball came out and I took off running. I loved lifting a girl in the air so she could catch an out of bounds ball. but most of all loved chasing and bringing a girl to her face so my team could have a chance at the ball. I miss playing with a big team and protecting that team. I have made a goal that I will play on a ladies rec team. well that's my sports spiel. hopefully I didn't sound to barbaric and you enjoyed it. I thought I would leave a little quote I got from the movie. "Soccer is a gentleman's game played by hooligans, Rugby is a hooligans sport played by Gentlemen." Invictus