A game of inches

Strangely, I am one of those women who really love sport. I don't know whether it's because I was a man in a past life, as I was recently told (confirming a suspicion I've had for a long time) or whether because I was never that successful in the sporting arena myself (not from lack of trying).

Whatever the reason/s, I have always found myself inspired by movies about sporting triumphs, like the team of losers who get it together and finally win the premiership. Phar Lap, Jerry McGuire, Remember the Titans, that movie with Dennis Quaid, the name of which escapes me or remember the Karate Kid? (Maybe don't answer that if you can't remember the KK). Anyway, I love the feel good factor of overcoming adversity and winning.

And so I here I am looking for analogies for my current project, Finding Mr GE and I find myself latching on to the 'life is a game of inches' speech made by Al Pacino in the movie, Any Given Sunday. It's half time and the team is getting a lecture from the coach about how the smallest thing, like passing a ball an inch to far in front of or behind a player can make all the difference to the outcome.

It seems the same can be said for the world of dating. By it's very nature, it is so subjective. We are each at the whim of others' particular preferences, mood, desires and judgements at any given moment on any given day, such that the smallest thing can irreversibly change the course of life.

So the best thing we (I) can do is be prepared. Have the vision (meet and marry Mr Good Enough), do the research (read every possible publication on dating, meeting people etc), practice what I've learnt (do the training), so that I can score the try (manage to get asked out), kick the goal (go on the date), and win the premiership (get the guy and the ring and the life together).

Where am I in the season? Just about to start fixtures. My match fitness may not be great, but it soon will be. And look, for this first run onto the field I may be coming straight off the bench, but that's okay. With the heels that I'm wearing out, I'll have all inches covered that I need to.

it mummy