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"This course is a seminar on the theory of sport, with an interest in its historical, philosophical, sociological, and political-economic implications."
Adventure athletes constantly travel to areas of great need. These ambassadors of the outdoors often want to do more for the areas they travel in but simply have not acquired the skills to do so.
The time is now to harness the unique abilities of people who are already going to difficult to reach areas. ASC provides the world with the opportunity to learn about these areas on an unprecedented scale.
While countless other organizations have worked to gather scientific data, none have specifically utilized the unique skills of climbers, mountaineers, divers, paddlers, and others to get this data. There are thousands of people in remote areas everyday. They are ready, willing, and able to help protect our planets most vital resources, they simply need the tools to do so.
Comment on the Bill James article about talent in Topeka.
"You may choose which side of this argument you wish to squat upon, but I am on the (b) side; it is my very strong belief that there is talent everywhere and all the time, but that London at that time was very, very good at calling out the literary talent of its citizenry, whereas most places and most times are not nearly so effective along this line. I believe that there is a Shakespeare in Topeka today, that there is a Ben Jonson, that there is a Marlowe and a Bacon, most likely, but that we are unlikely ever to know who these people are because our society does not encourage excellence in literature. That's my opinion."
"Writing a dissertation is like playing center field with one difference:
No satisfying recoil. "
"In other words, being good at something can make it more fun. But only if it's fun first. And only if being good at it doesn't get in the way of the fun. "
"There is the reality behind the Super Bowl—superb young bodies being broken, and irretrievable harm being done to brains. "
We ought to be able to say to those kids that striking out is an acceptable risk. It doesn't feel good. It isn't a desirable outcome. But if you can't accept the risk of striking out, you can never get a hit. Maybe 8 year-olds can't understand these risks, but watching my kids I think they are already making more sophisticated calculations about risk in their social interactions with friends.
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