That moment you knew everything changed.
so i was sitting here thinking about what moment in sports had the biggest impact on me after watching it happen and i kept coming back to the double back flip in the X-games by travis Pastrana. i remember watching it on tv. I remember the anticipation i felt, the fear that it wasnt going to end well and i remember holding my breath as he ran up the ramp and i remember everything kind of slowing down as he flips once then twice then nails the landing. i remember felling so good that it happened and thinking that i had just witnessed something fucking amazing.
looking back on it i realize now that the feelings i had then are basically what i feel standing at an exit point now. back then i had never base jumped at that point.
kinda strange to think that such a physical and emotional reaction could be had by watching someone else do something.
Just curious what events others have witnessed that may of had that type of effect on them. please share.
as an afterthought...
I was thinking about the whole wingsuit landing thing and i asked myself if i imagined that both had already happened successfully which one would i of liked more. My answer was the Jeb jump. I imagine watching it happening and experiencing those feelings of anticipation, fear, excitement for the jeb jump and comparing it to the box rig jump and to me it is like watching Pastrana Nail the double back flip at the x games vs watching someone attempt a double backflip into a foam pit. no disrespect to the box rig jump guy, still bad ass by its own merrits but i just dont think it will be something that sticks for me.
