Sports: A Passion

I absolutely, wholeheartedly love sports, and thus I have always done. There is nothing that has consumed more time in my daily life through the years than sports. Watching sports, reading about sports in the newspaper, and also doing sports myself. Among the different kinds of sports, the ones I love the most must be Football, American Football, Handball, and last but definitely not least; Taekwon-Do. Handball is maybe the most exciting team sport for a Norwegian to watch, though mostly because we are actually good at it. The difference between handball, and say, skiing. Is that handball is a team sport, and my experiences tell me that team sports are generally more fun to watch, the only exception for me being Taekwon-Do. I have practiced Taekwon-Do for seven and a half years now, and I have almost reached my ultimate goal: Getting the black belt. Although I am definitely not planning to quit Taekwon-Do when I get it. I want to continue with Taekwon-Do for as long as I can, because it is a great sport. Not only is it fun to practice, but it has such an amazing culture around it. I have never thought that I would be fighting a guy in the ring, beating and being beat, and then the next second, we would be best friends. It is a feeling that I want to preserve, and be able to feel for the rest of my life. Football is kind of obvious, everyone loves football. My favorite sports moment is also from this sport. I will never forget being at Lerkendal when Rosenborg beat Valencia 2-0 for the second time in Champions League. My interest for American Football developed during my stay in the USA. Although I like many other American sports like Ice Hockey, Basketball, and so forth, this sport really caught my eye. Being a nice mix between some violence and tactics it is very fun both to watch and play.