The nine Greek muses were worshipped in the ancient world for inspiration and creative flow. I have researched this-- writers block was not something that was a natural phenomona in Greece, its colonies and the Roman Empire. It was a spiritual sign to worship more and read more. Sports and its athletes were written about by the ancients.
For history its annals and canons are full of sport and competition. The muse for modern sports writers is much the same as it was for the ancient chroniclers. Writing about the longer javelin toss and discuss throw would make interesiting news and it would have been talked about. When reading about the first marathon for instance in elementary school books that was at first recorded by historians during the Peloponnesian War. Now that would have been covered by ESPN, it is interesting to see the wave of the muses. What the muse is for modern sports wrtiers is-- the thrill of not only seeing this event take place, but he actual god given talent to be able to describe in writing on paper the record that fell and the player who did it. This is the muse-- the great escape of sports that is afforded to the writer.
Live in Lansing, MI. And proud fan of MSU, Detroit Red Wings, Pistons and Tigers. If I could sit and talk with a person it would be George Washington. Books and writing are fun and important at the same time.
I like movies, fine wine, food, and cold beer on a humid day in Michigan is a must. I have lived for the moment when time stops; a song by a rock band that is comparable to Mozart.
