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Hitting Basketball
In Chinese, people say "hit ball" where we would say in English "play ball". That leads to the pun on words used when asked "Do you hit ball?" you can answer "No, the ball hits me".
I play on a hard cement court with a few friends on the weekend here, and we try to do our best to avoid the dogs, little kids, restaurant hostesses, and jeeps that invade the court every few minutes trying to get somewhere. The quality of their playing, having never learned the rules or fundamentals properly ranges from zero to five on a scale of 100, but that does not prevent us from having a great time running up and down the cement court, shouting at shot hit or missed, and having a grand old time. Having spent a good part of my youth on the many well manicured hardwood floors of my hometown with some of Canada's finest players of the time, I thought I would object more to playing such hack ball, but I look at it more as a way of getting the blood flowing, returning to the carefree days of high school, and just fitting in with the guys around me as a way to momentarily put aside my otherwise unforgettable status as the local foreigner. And I must confess, I feel like Shaq out there sometimes, blocking shots, hogging most of the rebounds, and scoring at will inside. What a change from my high school days when I was just the shooting guard and never dared enter the paint! Playing ball is always a big "hit" with me, no matter where, no matter when.
last modified Jun 7, 2004 at 1:32
Lol I only found ur blog today, and u like Bball!! what a legend lol I like it too (case u couldnt guess hahaha) but I'm pretty crappy at it lol ah well its fun!!!
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