Howard Cosell

Trying to watch the final round of the British Open in Copenhagen was like stealing the Mona Lisa... nearly impossible. Even the British pubs here looked at me like I was on crack when I asked about watching golf. They're not big sports fans here, except soccer aka "ballet ball". They don't have university sports and people that are athletically talented have to drop out of school to play, which contributes to a strange kind of resentment to gamesmanship.

Found the game at a bar called the Dubliner and watched with a handful of Scottish guys that were two fisting pints like it was their j-o-b. When Tom Watson lost they went into a frenzy and drank even more. I agree that sports are largely a waste of time, but on occasion they can crystallize drama in a way you can't get from movies or TV shows. Sports are the original reality shows and have a place, certainly more than they're afforded here.

Below a clip from Cosell/Ali prior to the legendary fight where Ali stopped the undefeated George Forman in eight rounds.