I know virtually nothing about soccer but I watch and review while I watch.
I speak about the human condition, psychology of sports fans as well as what sports means for a community and country.
Finished recording on 2/15/21
-I never heard of Maradona until he died
-Reviewing it in real time
-Pele, the movie Victory, and the bicycle kick
-Maradona and transcendance
-Enduring quality about sports and art
-Sports, art, and identity
-Napoli and rock star treatment
-My grandfather, soccer, and passionate soccer fans
-Psychology of sports fans
-Where Maradona is from and the Hero’s Journey
-The pressure on a 15 year old
-Envious of people who speak multiple languages
-Striving for the World Cup
-The handball during Argentina vs. England
-Falklands War and symbolic revenge
-Argentina vs. West Germany (I don’t know who won this game)
-How does the crowd affect the player?
-Argentina takes the lead
-How sports affected me, then and now
-Back to projection plus a geopolitical narrative
-Muhammad Ali, sports, and politics
-Back to the effects of sports on people
-Sports compared to policy
-Sports as a representation of ourselves
-Sports as a vehicle for Maradona
-Repercussions of attention
-"I want to play football in peace."
-The rise of Napoli in 1987
-League championship of 1987
-Back to teams, tribes, and identity
-I don't know who's playing
-Still on the rise of Maradona in 1987
-Bittersweet Napoli victory?
-Proving the doubters wrong
-Celebration for two months?
-More than God and the pressure that comes with it
-Celebrities, masks, and the pandemic
-Paparazzi and a vicious cycle
-Substance abuse, fame, and the mafia
-Changing and the importance of environment
-Record player and blank VHS tapes
-"We are the best. We are on top of the world"
-"Sell Maradona" - Maradona as a commodity
-"He's the boss" (sarcasm)
-"Cleanse" to play on Sunday
-Direction of the documentary
-Not showing weakness, toxic masculinity, and pressure
-Sciatic, low back pain, and emotional causes
-This documentary as a story
-Documentaries versus informercials
-Was he a target on the playing field?
-A bunch of grown men dancing
-World Cup I, the Cup of the World
-I wish I was fluent in Italian
-Late 80s/early 90s styles
-Tension between northern and southern Italy
-I'm totally wrong - Maradona is playing for Argentina against Italy
-My limited understanding of penalty kicks
-Breaking his bond with Italians?
-I think I have the World Cup figured out
-Argentina wins and Italy is devastated
-What did Italians want Maradona to do?
-Equating a soccer loss to trauma
-It's more than a game, apparently
-Maradona is now the devil?
-I still think it's just a game but understand the anger
-How sports is intertwined with countries and people
-Maybe if people were better cared for...
-Why don't they translate "ciao"?
-Criticism regardless of image
-Substance abuse, stigma, shame
-Difference between guilt and shame
-"Rebel, cheat, hero, and god"
-"All that survived was the myth"
-Acknowledging Diego Maradona Jr.
-Top player of the 20th century
-A different way to podcast
-Wearing masks, social distancing, washing hands
-Get information from credible sources (BBC, NPR, Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, etc.). Knowledge is power
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