Exaggerating… I will admit, I’m as guilty as probably the next person. When I tell a story or am trying to explain something, I may exaggerate to make a point or to make it seem more like they were there experiencing it. I think it’s a dangerous thing to do, so I try to be REAL careful, that all in all, I’m still getting the facts of it straight. I believe there are people who exaggerate everything, and it begins to be hard to tell when the are telling the truth and when they are not. This I’m not a fan of.
As I’ve been watching the World Cup soccer games, I’ve found that I have LITTLE tolerance for exaggerating. I am getting so tired of the fakers on the field. Soccer is an aggressive sport. Period. There is going to be some amount of contact made between players throughout the whole game. I have so much respect for those that get fouled, and pop right back up and move on with the play. Sometimes they get the call from the ref and sometimes they don’t, but still, THAT’S PART OF THE GAME. The refs DON’T call everything, nor should we want them to. They are human and they will make bad calls here and there… Some far worse than others, but still. All in all, I think refs try to do their best to ref a “fair” game.
There have been far too many players this World Cup faking getting hit or pushed when there was no such contact. Today, a guy got hit in the chest, but flew his hands to his face as if he’d been hit in the face… SO DUMB. The Swiss have been the worst in my opinion. I hate fakers.
Like I said earlier, I have so much more respect for those who get fouled, but pop right back up and move on. I will say, there are those who truly get hurt. I get that. If they don’t pop up, that’s fine, but I hate seeing a guy rolling around on the field as if they are in pain and then as soon as the ref makes the call, they hop up, act like they are trying to walk it off, then within seconds they are completely fine. SO ANNOYING.
Exaggerating in life and in soccer is being dishonest. It’s a poor sport. It’s something I don’t like to see, I don’t like to hear, and I’m trying SO hard not to do.
