In the words of CLR James, this film goes “beyond a boundary” to explain how the West Indies cricket team became the dominant force in world cricket in the 1970s & 1980s. Their dominance was so complete, it’s possible to argue that they were the greatest sporting team of the twentieth century.

The West Indies fast bowlers were skilful and brutal - it was remarkable that no one was killed - and in Viv Richards the team possessed a sporting genius.

#Cricket#Sport#WestIndies#Politics #1970s

In the words of CLR James, this film goes “beyond a boundary” to explain how the West Indies cricket team became the dominant force in world cricket in the 1970s & 1980s. Their dominance was so complete, it’s possible to argue that they were the greatest sporting team of the twentieth century.

The West Indies fast bowlers were skilful and brutal - it was remarkable that no one was killed - and in Viv Richards the team possessed a sporting genius.

#Cricket#Sport#WestIndies#Politics #1970s

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Question to the fellow blind/VI people. How do you train/do fitness? What I mean by that is, going to the gym, or have you found good/fun activities for home which do actually improve strength/muscles and aren't just keeping up the general condition. Regarding the gym thing, I live in Germany, so no idea if there are differences to stuff in other countries. But for now I don't have friends or other great ways to get around, so no idea if that would actually be an option anyway. Still interested.
I figured I'd ask here first, but might actually also post this on r/blind later.
#Blind#Accessibility#Sport
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Question to the fellow blind/VI people. How do you train/do fitness? What I mean by that is, going to the gym, or have you found good/fun activities for home which do actually improve strength/muscles and aren't just keeping up the general condition. Regarding the gym thing, I live in Germany, so no idea if there are differences to stuff in other countries. But for now I don't have friends or other great ways to get around, so no idea if that would actually be an option anyway. Still interested.
I figured I'd ask here first, but might actually also post this on r/blind later.
#Blind#Accessibility#Sport
Boost appreciated

@ChrisMayLA6 absolutely.

More generally, I tend to ignore sports writing and sports interviews. It is usually either egotistical dross or astonishingly banal.

I played my sport to the highest level it has. I knew I was competing against people much more gifted than I, but I worked damned hard at it, as hard as I could, and *loved* being a part of it.

So often, sports journalism has no appreciation of or understanding of that inner life, or of the fine margins in play

@urlyman @ChrisMayLA6 I happened to come across a beautiful bit of sports radio yesterday.. Ravi is a young blind cricket fan and player who basically took over the radio coverage at Edgbaston during tea. He was interviewed himself..then introduced to several players who he then interviewed - far more competently than the usual presenters! He was at interviewed at Headingly too. Clips on BBC here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cvg6xdp3g4do #sport #cricket #blindness #disabledsport

Ma copine Marie Adèle aka Vénus de Mai, artiste performeuse burlesque et aérienne et prof, lance son studio de pole dance / cerceau aérien à Paris, la Venus School of Baddies 🎉

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#poledance #aerialhoop #sport #paris

Ma copine Marie Adèle aka Vénus de Mai, artiste performeuse burlesque et aérienne et prof, lance son studio de pole dance / cerceau aérien à Paris, la Venus School of Baddies 🎉

Un projet d'école d'aérien et de souplesse pour celleux qui ne répondent pas aux normes et/ou ne trouvent pas leurs places dans un studio normé. Une école sans grossophobie, sans queerphobie, sans racisme et sans putophobie. Et dieu sait que c'est difficile à trouver dans le monde de la pole dance (on se sait les poleuxses).

BREF elle a lancé une campagne de financement participatif pour l'aider à équiper le futur studio, n'hésitez pas à participer / partager : https://fr.ulule.com/venus-school-of-baddies/

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