Athletes, "The Real Action is #Off the Field" | Let @GQSports Keep Track of it, and You Can Focus on the #Sports | #OffAndOn #Sporting #OffSides #GoodSport #ALittleOff #Sport #Sported
'Those words' (below-hyperlinked to GQ's YouTube channel for athletes' off-field sports) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Sports” (Athletic Games & Contests, or what we call 'the Section of a Newspaper about Recent Sports-Play') is a shortening of |Disport, built on ancient words that mean "to |Carry (to |Lead, |Pass over) |Away (see |Dis-)" (to |Amuse oneself, to |Wear something ... the #SportsCar is so-named because of its |Speed & |Power)
#Sportive #Sportsman #Sportsmanlike #Unsportsmanlike #Sportscast #Sportsmanship #Sportswear #SportsFan
The word "Off" (Away from) is built on ancient words that mean |Of.
#OffBase #OffBroadway #OffChance #OffCamera #OffTheCuff #OffTheRack #OffTheRecord #OffTheWall
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