Creativity

Sometimes I think about the people in my life, and whether or not they have any sort of creative release. Most of them do, whether it is in music, painting, or reading, most of them are being exposed to or are engaging in something that originates solely from human creation. Some of them however tend to focus more on things that involve building physical strength and awareness. I'm not intending to down talk sports, I played multiple team sports all through grade school and can see the importance of team building experience gained during, but I don't think it qualifies as a release. When painting or writing or doing anything creative, you are making physical a portion of the universe hidden in your conscious. We are able to forget all the limitations we live in and are free to go, see, and hear whatever we so choose.
Sports don't force you to use your imagination. Yes you are using your imagination by trying to predict what the other teams may do, but it all must fit with in a set of rules. Nothing unexpected will ever happen. In basketball the only unpredictable thing that could happen would be if players got in a fight or the backboard shattered, and those have nothing to do with the game of basketball.
I wonder if people who have an output are happier, or at least more able to adjust because they are used to the unexpected?

The only parts I every really enjoyed about sports were the times when I would have a chance to do something great. However skinny 13 year old boys can't dunk from half court, make a baseball explode in mid-air, or summon UFOs into right field.

Imagine if I had kept my head in the game.