the jock

the stereotypical jock is all brawn and no brains. i first heard of the moose mason syndrome (how i miss archie comics) in college from one of my predecessors in the sports pages of our school paper and the name just stuck. she then listed names of students of our university forging double acts as scholars and athletes. the sports scholarship is one of the main features of scholarship programs in higher education in the US and the philippines since probably the beginning of ti. but its different matter altogether in the UK, blossoming athletes as young as the age of ten enter sports academies, forging their concentration on harnessing their sports skills and aspire to be the next hotshot premiership player. as a result their academic work suffers and once they become prominent, are not highly regarded for their intelligence. david beckham is always riled by the british media for his lack of wit. i will no longer touch on the examples of stephen gerrard or gary neville as i myself is a serial stutterer.

as for the looks department, beckham wouldn't be as huge if he relied mainly on his football skills. he's very marketable due to his handsome visage. the spice girl wife is another appendage to the image. i follow the tottenham hotspur football club. any player who ditches the club for a big four prospect, i simply regard with disdain. do you copy scornful ex-spur?

david bentley is a tottenham hottie (right). but he missed his penalty shot on sunday. time will come when an englishman will not dread a shootout.

vedran corluka (left), croatian and very telegenic. he didn't miss his penalty shot on sunday. it such a joy to trail the spurs camp when these players light up white hart lane. COYS!

as with the discourse on beauty, brains and brawn, "what is essential is invisible to the naked eye." i'm quoting the little prince but mostly ruffa from her miss world stint in '93.