The first good player I watched as a kid was Joe DiMaggio, and that was like ballet. Since then, I played sandlot and college ball and came to understand how difficult it can be.
Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.
Golf is the cruelest game, because eventually it will drag you out in front of the whole school, take your lunch money and slap you around.
Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging.
I'll tell you what, this is a humbling sport.
To reach the heights of a truly global sport, in a sport as difficult as this, is a monumental achievement.
Golf is the greatest but most maddening sport there is.
To the people out there, baseball is a simple sport. But it is complex. It is never easy.
