A sporting chance
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="All">All</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Mitchell">Mitchell</span> (1908-1996) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Sporting">Sporting</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="gambler">gambler</span> - <span word="Sort">Sort</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="frequented">frequented</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>, <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="type">type</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Commodore">Commodore</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.”</p><p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="while">while</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="sporting">sporting</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="big">big</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="betting">betting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bet">bet</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="slim">slim</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sportsmen">sportsmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="win">win</span> – <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Goliath">Goliath</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="while">while</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.</p>
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