8/4/2023 0 Comments Espn agony of defeat ski jump![]() A communist, centrally run economy pays people - ditch digger or doctor - about $30 US per month (although there is a dual economy/black market where items trade much higher) and most are poor, yet they have great cradle-to-grave health care and their people enjoy life expectancy higher than that in the U.S. Hiring local guides at Western rates is one way to thaw diplomatic relations.Ĭuba is a study in contradictions. With easing tensions following the 2016 death of Fidel Castro it is now possible - if not easy - for Americans to travel to Cuba under certain circumstances which include a vague “for the good of the Cuban people” clause. Inside, the room was full with delegations from the OAC, Cape Cod Flyrodders and the Cape Cod chapter of Trout Unlimited, who had gathered to see a presentation/sales pitch from Scott Osborne and Matias Martinez, two representatives of Avalon, a fly fishing guide service. Which was a good thing, because that's where the ziti dinner was. With frozen fingers, I beat on the door until someone let me back in. ![]() ![]() But this was during Monday night's punishing winds. Normally this wouldn't be a problem - the view from there, over Crosby basin, is among my favorites on the Cape (and Earth). Just as the audio-visual presentation was about to begin at the Osterville Anglers Club I locked myself out on the deck. The conclusion, as always: The ’70s were just weird. So the “variety” of sport includes rodeo, skiing, soccer, a slightly different kind of skiing, plus weight lifting. The ABC intro wraps with a power lifter on the brink of a heart attack, then cuts to Bogataj's banner-ripping ride. He only became aware he was a human catchphrase when ABC invited him to an anniversary event, where he got a huge ovation and had Muhammad Ali ask for his autograph! He returned to Slovenia and drove a forklift, oblivious to his international infamy. He sustained a concussion and broke his ankle and was never the same again. The event, in Germany, derailed his career. The guy enduring that 1970 crash for our entertainment was Vinko Bogataj, a Slovenian ski jumper. What many of us remember is the horrific ski jump wipeout representing the “agony of defeat.” (Pele played soccer, a game few Americans embrace.) (Do you know a single fan of the rodeo?) Then they cut to Pele being carried off the field. So the “variety of sport” is two decidedly minor endeavors. They then cut to first rodeo, then downhill skiing. What sports, exactly, are contested there? The “world” is represented by helicopter shots of (predictably) Manhattan and then (bafflingly) China's Great Wall. The thrill of victory … and the agony of defeat. It sounded like this: (Trumpet fanfare) “Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport. I was reading an ESPN article this week about the Patriots - who recently won a big game, in case you missed it - and the writer said Tom Brady had experienced the “thrill of victory and the pain of defeat.”įans of a certain age - who remember a sports landscape with only three networks and no ESPN - will recognize that as a twist on the tagline of the old 1970's television intro to ABC's Wide World of Sports.Īlmost nothing about this intro makes sense today.
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