The Beginning

Soon I will post the first of what will be many installments focusing on the great players of the NBA, NFL, and MLB, as well as great tennis players, golfers and boxers. My goal here is to present elite athletes in their respective sports in a way that illuminates their remarkable abilities to an average sports fan (or even someone who isn't a sports fan).

I think it is important to note that very few athletes truly transcend their sport into what could be called, I suppose, the stuff of legend. I am not sure yet if I want to write about these athletes, or if I want to write about equally (or close to it) great athletes who, for one reason or another, never achieved that transcendence. In essence, I don't know if I want to write about the Charles Barkley's of the world or the Vern Mikkelsen's. I'm sure I will figure it out as I go along.

If you are here, then I'm sure you've noticed that my blog site URL is "sportsandcinema". My true love is sports, but cinema (and theatre in general) is not far behind. I hope to post reviews of films, as well as thoughts on cinema in general from time to time, once or twice a week maybe. More often I will post my thoughts on sports (as well as the great athletes installments), but I will try to give cinema its "just due". Maybe for fun, my first review will be of "Rocky" or "Hoosiers" or "Raging Bull".

Maybe a lot of people will wind up reading this. Chances are no one will. That doesn't bother me, since I am doing this for two reasons:

1. I find it fun to research sports figures and I love to write.
2. I find myself perpetually bored.

With that I will go and watch the replay of the Mavs-Pistons game on ESPN...in HD!!!! (hmm, maybe that will be the subject of my first post...nah.)