Topic # 131 : What sport do you wish was more popular? What do you like about this sport? What is everyone else missing out on? soccer, table tennis, gymnastics, ice dancing, track, archery, other: curling.
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Curling is a winter sport. It looks like the easiest sport that anyone could take it up and probably join the Olympics. That's how I got into the sports. Last Winter's Olympics showed lots of curling.
Three people played on each team. The leader would push off on the iron and two others would sweep (or not) the front of the ball to get it to go faster (or slower).
The goal is to get the team's iron into the center (or as close as possible) by knocking the opponent's ball out of the concentric circle.
The strategy is to place one iron off the `sides` so as to block the opposing team's chance of getting their iron into the dead center of the bulls-eye AND without knocking one of theirs out in the process.
People forgot to learn to enjoy sports that doesn't required fast action. Sometimes just sitting quietly and tensing up for the right moment is exciting whether or not the goal will be achieved. It's like a silent cheerleader. It's like watching a chess match – anticipation and lots of calculating. Then all of a sudden: Goooaaalll !
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