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Share your favourite piece of writing about sports!

Posted by Ford James in Sport

When it comes to sports, there are countless articles, novels, biographies, essays, poems, and songs. So this bounty is simple: we want you to share your favourite piece of writing about sport and tell us why you like it so much. Make sure to provide a link if you can find it online, or if you're sourcing it from offline material, provide the title and the author.

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Created at 1:37pm, 9th August, 2024. Page last updated at 11:44pm, 23rd August, 2024.
Deadline at 11:00pm, 15th August, 2024.

Shovel 8/15/2024, 9:50:33 PM

Ooh, amazing bounty!

I would deffo say, 1 of my fave writing pieces about sports is the essay by Bartless Giamatti names The Green Fields of the Mind

This was written by the former president of Yale University and Major League Baseball commission. The essay captured the essence of the end of baseball season. The writing is poetic and reflective, portraying baseball as a metaphor for the passage of time and the changes that come with it

What I love most is how the message evokes a deep emotional connection to the sport, transcending mere games to touch on the universal themes of nostalgia, loss and the cylcle of life

I have linked the essay. It’s so worth a read and keen to know your thoughts.

https://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giamatti.html

Marcus 8/15/2024, 4:08:17 PM

One of my favourite pieces of writing about sports is the sports manga/anime Haikyu!!. The story and art is by Haruichi Furudate. The story follows two aspiring volleyball players, Shoyo Hinata who aims to be the best volleyball player despite his short stature, and Tobio Kageyama a talented setter who struggles with working within a team. The story, symbolism, and action are all engaging, and the anime enhances this. There are also some inspirational messages within this manga, and despite it being a Shounen Manga, it is quite down to earth. This manga also inspired me to take up sports again.

Josh B 8/15/2024, 11:29:30 AM

This one may seem quite basic, but it's the start of a new football season and the transfer rumour mill and outgoings always provides plenty of entertaining deadline day escapades.

I always enjoy reading about the most ridiculous and least expected transfers and how they have ended up happening. Hence, I nominate this article which sheds light on some of the more zany transfer stories and the eventual outcome!

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/weirdest-bizarre-transfer-deadline-day-stories-ryan-babel-peter-odemwingie-liverpool

Foolish_Imp 8/11/2024, 6:48:59 AM

My favorite piece of writing about sports is a manga called Yowamushi Pedal. It's about a goofy anime nerd who wants to join the anime club but finds himself on the cycling team instead. I didn't think I'd like a manga about sports because the results are predetermined, but it's a surprisingly thrilling read. The anime is much better because it really draws you in to that edge of your seat feel and portrays the truly unhinged nature of some of the characters. Without the manga, I wouldn't have tried out the anime so I'd have to say it's one of my all-time favorite sports related writing pieces.

FirestormGamingTeam 8/11/2024, 12:30:43 AM

This is my favourite poem about my favourite tennis star, Andy Murray!

https://allpoetry.com/poem/10777871-Andy-Murray-by-Linda-Marshall

Perky 8/15/2024, 3:51:41 PM

this cruyff quote. absolutely lovely.

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/johan_cruyff_843364

Ford JamesMod8/16/2024, 10:44:46 AM

Perky

Hey Perky, thanks for your entry to this bounty! Unfortunately, this submission isn't eligible as a quote isn't a piece of writing since it was originally spoken aloud, as opposed to something like an article, novel, or essay. Hope you understand! ✌

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