I am sitting here on my couch enjoying the warm comfortable sun of the come from behind, back up quarterback, score in last seconds BYU win over Utah State. It is a good feeling. My heart is full, my stomach still has some butterflies flappin around, and endorphins are flowing. I am not going to summarize the game, for you can go to many websites for a recap of that. I just needed to share my joy with someone. I watched the game by myself (which I actually enjoy for convenience, speed, and focus). The downside of this is I don't have someone with whom I bump chests, hug, and celebrate. My emotional outlet, for the time being, is this blog.
Sports are like life. You put yourself in a situation where you will be hurt emotionally. There is no avoiding this. The more you try the harder you will fall. I have some of the sweetest and most hurtful memories when it comes to my high school athletic career. I have been responsible for team losses and wins in the closing seconds of games. Up to that point in my life the games that I lost were some of the hardest moments of my life. The games where I threw or caught the winning touchdown were similar, although more powerful, to the feelings I presently enjoy. I guess this thought stream is leading me to this thought...you won't be able to enjoy the deepest of joys in life if you don't put yourself at risk to experience the deepest of sorrows. Marriage, child rearing, and careers all follow this pattern.
Just a couple of weeks ago I thought, only for a second, maybe I should stop watching football because I don't like the way I feel right now (the raiders and BYU lost in the same weekend). This is a nice reminder of what is on the other side of the sports coin which is what is on the other side of most coins in life...excitement, happiness, adventure....the list goes on and on and on to quote Taio Cruz...throw your hands in the air :).
Too bad you were not here watching the game with Pat, I am sure he would of bumped chests with you. That last play was REALLY exciting and REALLY lucky, I must add.
ReplyDeleteIts funny that you felt happy after that play I felt both happy and sad. I felt so happy for the backup quarter back coming in and winning the game. And I felt so sad for Heaps because he was taken out because he was doing so awful and the BACKUP quarter back made him look so bad.
It's hard for me to watch football because I have so many memories of you locking yourself in your room after a bad game. When someone wins, there is another person that loses. Bitter sweet I guess. But how awesome for Nelson!!!
We will have to see if he starts next game!