The Inner Stadium: How the Visually Deprived Witness the Glory of the Athletic Contest
The Spoken Word as the Architect of Reality
The primary instrument in this reconstruction of the athletic theater is undoubtedly the spoken word, which serves as the very architect of reality for the visually deprived spectator. It is not sufficient to merely announce the score or the passage of time; the commentator must become a painter who uses syllables instead of pigments to depict the sweat on the brow of the marathon runner or the tension in the shoulders of the penalty kicker.
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