Tuesday, June 8, 2010

How Our Faces Often Become More Animal Like in Athletics

Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning the second set during her match against Stosur of Australia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris

Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning the second set during her match against Samantha Stosur of Australia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 2, 2010.

Bastos of Brazil fights for the ball against Antipas of Zimbabwe during a friendly match in Harare

Michel Bastos (R) of Brazil fights for the ball against Quincy Antipas of Zimbabwe during a friendly match in Harare June 2, 2010. The Brazilian national team prompted euphoria on Zimbabwean streets as they arrived for the World Cup warm-up match, with government offices and schools declaring a half day holiday to allow people to see the game.

In the animal world the showing of teeth is a sign of aggression and a clear sign of willingness to fight. Often in sports some sort of primal emotion is triggered where we revert back to the days before communication.◦
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