A lot of people think jugglers defy gravity or do stuff. Well, I kind of, from my childhood and golf and all that, it's a process of joining with forces.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and coordination. Now, I had long admired how fast and fluidly jugglers make objects fly. So that's it. I'm 14; I'm becoming a juggler.
Now, juggling can be a lot of fun; play with skill and play with space, play with rhythm.
I started juggling a long time ago, but long before that, I was a golfer, and that's what I was: a golfer. And as a golfer and as a kid, one of the things that really sort of seeped into my pores, that I sort of lived my whole life, is process. And it's the process of learning things.
I am relying on the theory that playing golf is just like riding a bike and that I haven't forgotten how.
I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.
Juggling is a conversation with the stick, the body, the brain.
I look at it somewhat as a way - when you learn juggling, what you learn is how to feel with your eyes and see with your hands because you're not looking at your hands, you're looking at where the balls are, or you're looking at the audience.
Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.
In swimming at my level it's about control of the small movements. A good ballet dancer floats across the stage, the best sprinters virtually abolish gravity. All motion occurs in the right direction.
Juggling is very, very straightforward; very, very black and white; you're manipulating objects, not people. And that's always appealed to me.