| The Last Franurai Authored by Herman de Vries - August 20, 2005 - 4:05 pm
Inspiration can strike you at the strangest moments. Who would’ve guessed that watching Tom Cruise in “The Last Samurai” would inspire anyone to write about Fran Vazquez? I wouldn’t have.
No, this is not about Fran Vazquez picking up a sword to fight alongside the Spanish samurai against the far, far west that’s called the NBA or even about Vazquez needing an interpreter to communicate with the westerners.
The moment that caught me was near the end of the film, where Katsumoto (played very well by Ken Watanabe) is sitting on the battlefield after losing in a glorious battle and stabs himself in the stomach, with his own sword in order to die in honor. He swallowed his pride in order to move on.
Ah, glorified melodrama at it’s best.
It’s a few weeks after Fran Vazquez’s decision to sign a four-year deal with Akasvayu Girona of the Spanish national league rather than joining the Orlando Magic in the NBA after they drafted him with their 11th overall pick and most Magic fans have had enough time to let things sink in.
You can only imagine how busy the mailman must have been that had to deliver mail at the Magic’s fan relations office lately. I can only guess how many remote controls were broken after being tossed around a living room since the news was broadcasted and only feel bad for Mickey Mouse because of the abuse he must have gotten from frustrated Orlando residents.
It’s all good.
Some people oust their frustrations on an internet message board, others just punch a hole in the wall. Do what you have to do to get rid of your frustrations. Whatever makes you feel good. In the end it all doesn’t matter. If you can’t control the situation, why bother getting upset about it? When someone cheats on his wife in your favorite TV-show, you don’t stay upset about it for weeks either, do you? As a fan you’re just a spectator, and you’ll have to learn to live with that.
“To err is human, to forgive is devine.” – Alexander Pope
As a fan, I’ll gladly put my “The Last Franurai” DVD back on the shelf and start saving money for the Orlando Magic Championship DVD’s that Dwight Howard is going to get us fans some day.
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