The technocracy of professional sport has managed to impose a soccer of lightning speed and brute strength: a soccer that negates joy, kills fantasy and outlaws daring.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is fair to say that insofar as sport is taken seriously by those who play it, then to that extent their conduct in play - their ability to deal with loss or victory, their ability to meld strategic thinking and brute force - can be taken as a small-scale model of how they, or others like them, might behave in life.
The history of soccer is a sad voyage from beauty to duty. When the sport became an industry, the beauty that blossoms from the joy of play got torn out by its very roots.
The aura of soccer is very different from other sports.
I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.
Many sports, not just football, have kind of the macho meathead mentality where innovation is almost frowned upon.
Soccer is the most difficult business that we're in, because one day you're on top, and the next day you're very low.
The commercialization of sport is the democratization of sport.
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
Professional sports are something they can't control.
Soccer is a magical game.