A Crazy Thing Called Sports.

So, who is my new hero?

Lance Armstrong. See, I missed all the press when his famousness peaked. Ew. It had to do with ‘sports’. Which is only a step above ‘physical activity’. That was not my deal back in 2003. I was finishing an MBA and having a baby. I had 3 kids. I was busy. I was TIRED.

I only downloaded his book because Buck Nekkid told me I should. But I'm entering this whole new sporty phase of my life--and I do whatever Buck tells me to do- so I did. But I wasn't very excited about it because while I'm the BIGGEST fan of biography and non-fiction writing, I have never been interested in a sports figure. Of any kind. At all.

Well, now that I understand the lingo, and have actually watched bike races on TV and paid attention to Michael Phelps' times, I think I’m interested in this odd thing called ‘sports’. It is like a bug that gets into your head and infects your thinking with all sorts of interesting facts. Not that I’m exactly conversant, but I watched something about the Pittsburgh Penguins on TV last night AND ENJOYED IT. Before you know it, I'll have a favorite team of some kind.

I mean, I've been to professional events, but if I don't know someone who is playing or have a reason to be passionate about it, I'm mostly there for the socializing.

So why Lance?

Lance, son of a single mom (and he worships his mom), father unknown, says he does everything fast….I just see some of me in him and wonder what would have happened if someone had put my ass on a bike 25 years ago-- or encouraged me to do any kind of regular exercise. Oh, and he’s hot.

There are a bunch of lines in the book that I find myself QUOTING. Much the same way I used to quote writers, thinkers and philosophers. Now, I found myself quoting someone who needs to write a book 'with' someone. Can you imagine?

Now I'm quoting an athlete. Buck brought me two of his books, which are sitting on my desk and distracting me from work because I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE MEANS when he says, "It isn't about the bike, " or "every second counts". I want to reread the one I listened to because surely I missed something.

What the HELL IS HAPPENING???