Landon’s Brazil Goal — Not PMS
By: jen | July 1st, 2009You need to know what I did when he scored the goal. It’s embarrassing, but as you know your verbose blogger has to share these things.
First, a little recap.
First, I screamed. I scared the crap out of my seven-year-old daughter who was scrapbooking in the kitchen.
My husband screamed too — but in a more manly way. He never watches soccer with me, unless it’s a big game like this one, or unless it is highlights of EPL goals.
Then I sat up in my chair and I started crying. Not boo-hoo crying. Just tears-welling-up-in-my-eyes-and-not-stopping-so-they-spilled-over crying. And I said to my husband, “Oh wow. I can’t believe I’m crying.”
And it didn’t stop. So I started thinking:
1. Am I PMSing? (quick mental math) No, I am in fact NOT PMSing.
2. Am I pregnant? The last time I cried like this was when I was pregnant with the above seven-year-old and found out the Raiders had signed Jerry Rice after the 49ers let him go. (no math necessary) No, I am NOT pregnant!
3. Did Landon just score the type of goal I think he did? Against the team I thought I saw? Yes, he did!
You guys know that I love LD. I mean, love, love, love the guy. He’s poetry in motion. He can pull balls out of the air as well as any other world player. He is an exciting player. And he plays best when surrounded by talent.
So I cried because that goal was the perfect exhibition of his talent. I cried because that goal was on the World Stage. I cried because I knew that in that moment Landon could not have been happier.
And thanks to Laurie for pointing out Andrea Canales’ article: Landon Donovan’s the Same — Others Change. It is exactly what I think.
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after that goal though, it all fell apart…….
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I left for the Sounders game right after the Dempsey goal, so I hadn’t seen that one. I DVRed it, but haven’t been able to make myself watch.
But I will say that I got a little teary-eyed watching the video, Jen. So it’s NOT just you!! (Please, please, please let some nice mid-table EPL team have been watching.)
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“(Please, please, please let some nice mid-table EPL team have been watching.)”
Yes, yes, please, please. A team that has the right spot for him and where he’ll get minutes. More than that, a team where he is needed.
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I’m right there with you, Jen.
I feel the same way about our guy and I shed a tear, as well.
I hope Landon gets all that he wants and deserves.
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Laurie how could you leave to go to a Sounders game in the middle of our first ever FIFA Final?
I saw that play going down before it happened and I started yelling like a mad man “GIVE IT TO DONOVAN YOU BASTARDS”.
When Donovan made the pass to Davies I was jumping up and down freaking out and yelling “GIVE IT BACK TO DONOVAN YOU SHIT”.
It was just the best play anyone could have asked for. Simply brilliant. I would have cried as well but I had to get back to work soon… ummm…err… I mean I’m a man…
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Mike! lol I LOVE your yelling. Perfect!
And it WAS brilliant. The perfect showcase of LD’s talent. *sigh*
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Mike, actually the Sounders FO did it in a very interesting way. They showed the first half at the stadium on the big screens, then cut out completely. No updates, nothing, till after the Sounders game, when they showed the second half.
Unfortunately by that time we all knew what had happened, given that when Brazil scored the third goal, half the stadium checked their text messages and let out very loud swear words.
Still, though, a great performance by our boys.
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Nice post. Haven’t thought of alot of these points before. Will come back and bookmark your site for future reference.
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