tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post113966655131338028..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Dodgeball StoriesPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1140365819566618132006-02-20T03:16:00.000+11:002006-02-20T03:16:00.000+11:00BTW, physical athletes are being compared not with...BTW, physical athletes are being compared not with the druggies, but with those who appear to have psychic abilities.<BR/><BR/>And you are right when you imply that everybody has the abilities to tap into those paranormal abilities.<BR/><BR/>Athletes find it easier to get there because they push themselves physically to the limits.<BR/><BR/>I jog regularly and I have inklings about what you mean Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1140321863532657742006-02-19T15:04:00.000+11:002006-02-19T15:04:00.000+11:00ALTERED STATES is a good way to describe the exper...ALTERED STATES is a good way to describe the experience. During my years involved in various sports I have experienced it several times. It was not a continuous thing, but it's absolutely wonderful when it happens. <BR/><BR/>Being IN THE ZONE is another way that it is described. My career as a runner and as a fastpitch player have both afforded me those sublime, ethereal moments. <BR/><BR/>And PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1140286463106194852006-02-19T05:14:00.000+11:002006-02-19T05:14:00.000+11:00And having grown up in the PI, dodgeball was a lit...And having grown up in the PI, dodgeball was a little alien to me when I saw my kids playing dodgeball in the school grounds. Though on second thought, we probably had some sort of dodgeball maybe done a little differently.<BR/><BR/>I saw snippets of the movie on cable with the grandkids and we all enjoyed it, not for the sport but for the antics.<BR/><BR/>But Phil, the way you described your Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1139919558298830232006-02-14T23:19:00.000+11:002006-02-14T23:19:00.000+11:00Yeah Ed, but I was never exactly a wallflower. I d...Yeah Ed, but I was never exactly a wallflower. I didn't have the arm to really wing the ball; so I made my contribution by "reloading" our monster players who DID have the strong arms.<BR/><BR/>Kev, I'm surprised you remember those days. You were only 4 or 5 years old. And of COURSE we missed you on purpose. You were a WILLING little guy, but we would've killed ya if we went all out on ya buddy!PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1139867952149594612006-02-14T08:59:00.000+11:002006-02-14T08:59:00.000+11:00I remember those dodgeball games in Karamursel. O...I remember those dodgeball games in Karamursel. On the street next to the house (First tour, when we lived on the corner) Sometimes you bigger kids would let me play, then "miss" me throwing the ball. I think you even made up a rule for me. 10 misses in a row means you win. Maybe you just let me win so I would quit bugging you to let me play.<BR/>That was a very different game than the one Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395213867250164505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1139845637466586182006-02-14T02:47:00.000+11:002006-02-14T02:47:00.000+11:00Dodgeball was a big sport when I was a kid. I was...Dodgeball was a big sport when I was a kid. I was a wall flower a lot of the time too.<BR/><BR/>But I guess it is making a come back. The local rec center even has a dodgeball league now. I don't think I will join though. Much too slow now.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com