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Sedentary, slothful and overly literate, I have great faith in my abilities and experience overwhelming shame for the lacunae in my education and the failure of my enthusiasm to overcome them. I have favourite words I like to inveigle into conversations and I take a childish delight in puns and euphemisms. However, I am a dedicated professional, in so far as I am professional when required, by the law or the strictures of my job. If I could only write an hour a day, I should be an expert by the time I'm... 72.

My passion is ...

...lacking

I know too much about ...

...too little, and soccer stats.

My parents always told me ...

...put that down!

My childhood ambition ...

...was probably a little childish.

My favorite memory ...

...is now lost for ever, thanks to the fog of time.

Why I write ...

...because there are holes in my understanding and understanding in my purging.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

...Up Till Now by William Shatner / Nathan Barley / Merriweather Post Pavillion by Animal Collective

My first job ...

...was overwoked and underpaid. I was only 13!

My best moment ...

...was experienced by proxy.

My inspiration ...

...a slow and melancholy death.

Sports & Recreation > Soccer Fundamentals What makes a good soccer goalie

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Argh! Gah! Splut! Please! No more American sporting colloquialisms! A good 'goalkeeper' must have 7 important attributes, amongst others: 1) Agility. Not always the first thing one looks for, but a certain maneuverability is essential - think about David Seaman's two most embarrassing moments - when dealing with a ball that is zipping about as the modern day ball does. There are notable exceptions in the goalkeeping hall of fame (see Neville Southall) but all the best, Banksy, Zenga, Van der Sar, have all been contortionists! 2) Concentration. Look at David James during his Liverpool years...

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