A good speech is a wonderful thing. It has the capacity to inspire, to lift your spirits, to make
your soul soar above the mundane minutae that obfuscates everyday existence. Unfortunately, noted
Churchill, there are only two things more difficult than making an effective one: climbing a wall
which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.
Tim Howard, sore loser
Saturday's Gold Cup post game ceremony conducted by Univision's Fernando Fiore mostly in Spanish
brought on a expletive laden rant by the US goalkeeper. He perceived in it a slight akin to a
gatecrasher eating with chopsticks when everyone else is using forks.
Down, yes. But out? Certainly not.
A game of inches
In re-watching the match last night, I was reminded of Al Pacino's memorable halftime speech
from the movie Any Given Sunday. Inches, he said, were the difference between winning and losing.
Between living and dying.
