"Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment"
- Curt Flood
About this Quote
In this quote, Curt Flood is revealing his frustration with the method individuals typically blog about sports as if it exists in a vacuum, different from the larger societal context. He believes that his own story, most likely one of battle and misfortune, can not be totally understood without thinking about the more comprehensive environment in which it happened. Flood is challenging the concept that sports can be divorced from the social, political, and cultural forces that form it. He is advocating for a more nuanced and holistic method to comprehending the function of sports in our lives.
This quote is written / told by Curt Flood between January 18, 1938 and January 20, 1997. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
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