Attribution: SD Dirk
Image: The Fosbury Flop by a woman athlete (here)
The Fosbury Flop was a revolutionary style
introduced by Dick Fosbury who clinched
the gold medal in the 1968 Mexico Olympics
the gold medal in the 1968 Mexico Olympics
R for Record-breaking in ABC of Sports
the given words:
shattering drums signs strips tight grave
Record-breaking is part and parcel of sports
There is a tendency and a motivation to break
a record once it has been set
Shattering of records is a given expectation
Drums are beaten to announce the success
It involves signs of a bigger, faster or of a higher
progression, improvement and or achievement
Highly technical and scientific it centers on
the close connection of ‘man and machine’
Changes to the equipment is where machines are
subjected to strips of its basic form and an improved
new model is tested say, on the F1 tracks
Changes to the system was akin to the creativity
of Dick Fosbury whose style brought the barrier
higher than that of a straddle or a Western roll
higher than that of a straddle or a Western roll
But man is not a machine. Man can only transform
himself through better diets and a tight but a clean
living lifestyle to overcome physical deficiencies
Beware though for in grave situations some cheats
succumb to base acts by experimenting in the organic
drugs scene. They forget that such abuses to their
bodies will catch up with them later in life or earlier
from the authorities if unlucky enough to be caught
A to Z Challenge
For Brenda's Sunday Whirl
This was writing at it's very best Hank.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Wow, Hank. You are writing to something you know intimately. I hope you meant to include this in my 'organic" motif today. Comparing human and machine and the drive to break records as an organic attribute moves me. I wish we only competed against ourselves, but love the Olympic sport type of challenge more than any other competition.
ReplyDeleteSome are cheats indeed. But with a record, many want to try and beat it and most times it will eventually get beat.
ReplyDeleteYour gave it a whirl and did anything but flop!
ReplyDeletewow- love this shot! Amazing talent!
ReplyDeleteSome food for thought no doubt, great stuff indeed. Greetings!
ReplyDeletewish the competition remains healthy all the time though sometimes that is not to be...
ReplyDeleteYou absolutely nailed it! :D
ReplyDeleteSo many things can spoil the art of the sport. You did such a good job here of bringing out its beauty.
ReplyDeleteJust looking at that back flip put my back out, lol. A very thought provoking poem, Hank
ReplyDeleteSomewhere winning became so important that drugs became the norm..a sad state of affairs in world sport.
ReplyDeleteThe joy of competing has been replaced by the need to overpower the opposition at all costs and by whatever means. This has resulted in sport losing its original meaning and becoming a war with winning, fame and reward being uppermost.
ReplyDeleteYes - in whatever path we choose it is perhaps good to have records to aim for - and even beat - nicely done Hank!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely need to beware of both organic and inorganic drugs, Hank. Really a relevant subject as the Olympics draw near.
ReplyDeleteDrugging never really appealed to me, but for some people it's a way of life.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right - there is a point that the competing as an athlete becomes less "love" and more an mechanized act. There will always be someone better (or there's the thought of someone better.)
ReplyDeleteWell written, Hank
Nice. Bring back the level playing field.
ReplyDeleteThat Fosbury Flop looks more like a contortionist's act!!
ReplyDelete"Man can only transform
ReplyDeletehimself through better diets and a tight but a clean
living lifestyle to overcome physical deficiencies"
That says it all, Hank. A relevant point made here...
An interesting take on the theme, Hank. I enjoyed reading it and agree with your sentiments.
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