How to Win on a Horse When You’re Bad at Basketball
From birth to 34 years old, I was very fond of one sport – the bouncer, because until a few years ago I had never gained 110 pounds. Now I am ready to be well versed in the second sport: horses (basketball, not an animal).
“The horse lacks basic aspects of real basketball, such as running, defending or dribbling,” says Nick Green of Slate (a site on why bad things are really good). This is good because I cannot run, defend or dribble. And “it’s not just a shooting competition,” he says, which is good because I can’t shoot. According to him, a horse is basically a mental game. He lists five tricks, each of which would offend any real athlete, and they are all perfect for those of us who treat sports as asymmetric warfare.
For example, Green says, take a picture with your eyes closed, but deceive: “If you squint and bring your cheeks as close to your forehead as possible, your eyes will look like they are tightly closed, even if they accidentally open a little. … “Mostly act like the kid in the ” annoying childhood friend “meme .
Read the other four tips, they’re great! They pumped me up, I’m ready to head to my local basketball court and challenge strangers. A quick question is, does the horse include shirts or skins?
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