I’ve never been much of a sports fan. I like watching the tennis events since I understand the sport having played it some years ago. I was never great at it, probably a C player but it was always a great outlet when I was upset with my husband. I was married at the time and always imagined the ball was his head when I was really upset.

Today I watched Rafa Nadal win the Men’s final over Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon. I always want to see the underdog succeed so I was rooting for Berdych. The shots that these players make are amazing and if you’ve never played tennis I don’t know if you can appreciate them. Can you imagine hitting a ball that’s coming at you at 125 miles per hour?

Yesterday, I saw Serena Williams win the Women’s final over Vera Zvonareva. Serena is so powerful. Today, Vera played in the Women’s doubles finals. She and her partner didn’t win but she was so distraught she was bringing her partner down to her emotional level which didn’t help the team. A California girl, Vania King and her partner Yaroslava Shvedova won with their upbeat attitudes.

I discovered it’s even fun to watch sports I don’t know anything about. Soccer or football as it’s called in other countries is exciting when it’s the World Cup. The Spain vs. Paraguay game yesterday was pretty interesting with all the activity on the field. I don’t understand what the yellow cards mean or the red cards but when a goal isn’t counted for something called offside it’s pretty upsetting to the team and their fans. Soccer at this level is pretty rough. It’s got to hurt if a cleat breaks the skin even if it’s accidental.

Several weeks ago I watched the NBA Finals. My friend down the street is from Boston so she was rooting for the Celtics. I really didn’t care who won I just watched the games to see what the heck the big deal is about basketball. I discovered there’s a lot of pushing and shoving to keep the opposite team from shooting the ball. I got an education. I’m at a loss about the terminology. What does it mean when it’s a field goal? I thought a field goal is in American football.

If you want to explain any of the terminology to me please do so when I watch again I’ll know what the announcers are talking about.