We live on a small rock orbiting an ordinary star in an unfathomably large universe; in that context, whether a ball goes through a hoop, a player crosses a goal line, or a team advances in a tournament is cosmically meaningless. The energy spent obsessing over scores, arguing with strangers online, or letting a loss dictate your emotional state is energy that could instead go toward relationships, health, skills, or experiences that actually shape the finite time you have. Sports can be fun in moderation as pure diversion, but treating them as something that matters deeply is a reliable way to amplify stress without any corresponding gain in a life that is already short and indifferent to the standings.
โItโs okay for the LSU db to push the Auburn receiver as the ball is in the air as long as the db gets his head around.โ โ @GregMcElroy (and Iโm paraphrasing but this was clear PI)