Pratlaw states: Passion is myopic and nonsensical to the voyeur who has not experienced something kindred to the passion at issue. Competitive passion is a must in any competitive endeavor but what differences are there between football, basketball, golf, baseball passion. Or are they all the same requirements? I do not think they are the same. Football involves focus on winning the game, ferocity, calculation of angle, the very things needed to successfully hunt prey. Basketball is more choreographed, individual and requires quicker feet, balance, restraint, movement. Golf requires inner calm, repetitive practice, a passion to compete against an internal model created solely by the competitor. Baseball renders the participant powerless yet mandates an inner competition like golf and repetitive practice. The further a participant goes into any sport the more the requirement that they know everything there is to know about the game in addition to the natural elements required to physically succeed. Anyone who has seen Michael Vick's transformation this year knows what this essay is about. In order to succeed beyond natural ability the mind must be joined in the passion play. Are you faster? Are you bigger? Are you quicker? None of the foregoing matters unless and until the brain gets in the game. Hats off to Michael Vick.
