Well said, Darrell! I am proud to be your fellow geriatric!
It was great to see so many people out on Tuesday. Any of you new folks who are
on the list now - you played great! UCR will have an awesome team as you all
play more.
See you Tuesday... and some of you on Saturday.
SOTG!
Les
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From: Darrell Strait <riversidediscer@...>
> A big thank you to all the old and new faces who came to play last night. Two
> full games with subs proves why Ultimate is the fastest growing sport in the
> nation.
>
> As our skills increase, Ultimate will become more and more fun and soon we
> will see why this game is called Ultimate. It was not some arrogant,
> glassy-eyed fool who came up with the name. The game is the ultimate graceful
> sport. It requires the ultimate in physical abilities and mental cognition
> (which is why I'll never be a champion--since I'm physically, mentally, and
> geriatrically challenged). Championship teams have more Rhodes and Marshall
> scholars than any other team sport. It is the ultimate game for genuine
ladies
> and gentleman for at least two reasons: 1) the spirit of the game principle
and
> 2) because the game is self-refereed which calls for a certain level of
honesty
> and integrity to remain playing together.
>
> Better stop here; I had no intention of writing an essay; my time's up
anyway.
> Cheers--Darrell
>
>
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