{"id":13033,"date":"2010-08-04T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T03:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=13033"},"modified":"2010-08-03T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T10:00:31","slug":"thought-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/04\/thought-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is a quote from this New York Times article<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Beauty is not the goal\u00a0of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Beautiful writing altogether. \u00a0Read for more, even if you are like me – not a tennis fan.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Here is a quote from this New York Times article: Beauty is not the goal\u00a0of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war. Beautiful writing altogether. \u00a0Read for more, even if you are like me – not a tennis … Continue reading Thought of the 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