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Though i like the various forms of football in the world, i don't think they begin to compare with these two great anglo-saxon ball games for sophisticated elegance and symbolism. baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base - in both senses - greed. with football we are back to the monotonous clashing armor of the brontosaurus.
-John Fowles
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Though I Like The Various Forms Of

John Fowles
Though i like the various forms of football in the world, i don't think they begin to compare with these two great anglo-saxon ball games for sophisticated elegance and symbolism. baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base - in both senses - greed. with football we are back to the monotonous clashing armor of the brontosaurus.
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