tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post4060446982924635016..comments2024-03-21T00:30:32.509-07:00Comments on From A Left Wing: Happy TogetherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post-73451030541498509912012-08-10T13:57:35.520-07:002012-08-10T13:57:35.520-07:00Many many thanks for this great piece. I too have...Many many thanks for this great piece. I too have deeply enjoyed watching these Olympic soccer matches and witnessing such excitement in the games. And thank you for putting words to the disappointment of France, a team full of stylish players who in crucial moments seemed incapable of finding each other seeing that play through. <br /><br />I loved watching much of women's sports these past 2 weeks. Women's team handball: bravado, swagger, joy? For sure.leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04086443392769231728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post-50201488849882020912012-08-10T13:01:13.383-07:002012-08-10T13:01:13.383-07:00I think the opponents are a part of it. One part. ...I think the opponents are a part of it. One part. Teams with a good grove make you find yours.Jennifer Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004554513454749517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post-54130089688797967582012-08-10T12:13:24.612-07:002012-08-10T12:13:24.612-07:00Thank you for this lovely entry. The tweet--whethe...Thank you for this lovely entry. The tweet--whether it's truly from Sundhage or not--really sums it up. Yes, it was obvious to the USWNT followers that they were very tense on the run up to the WWC, and not having fun at all (resulting in dull playing). Suddenly Sundhage's always sunny demeanor makes perfect sense. Yes, that is what's she's been trying to achieve all along, except somehow something went off course before the WWC. But what do you think broke this tension and turned it around for them? The pep talk from Wambach? Heroics of Rapinoe and Wambach in scoring the tying goal against Brazil?<br /><br />And yes, it makes total sense for happy players to play better football, and for this joy to somehow be transmitted to the spectators. I hope that we find a way to enable that happiness to more female players and teams around the world.BDjojonegorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545748105034121277noreply@blogger.com