Bud Wilkinson, former football coach at the University of Oklahoma, was in Dallas for a series of lectures on physical fitness. A TV reporter interviewed him about the President’s physical fitness program and asked: “Mr Wilkinson, what would you say is the contribution of modern football to physical fitness?” The reporter expected a lengthy speech.
As if he had been waiting 30 years for this question, he said, “Absolutely nothing.”
The young reporter stared and squirmed and finally stuttered, “Would you care to elaborate on that?”
Wilkinson said, “Certainly. I define football as 22 men on the field who desperately need rest and 50,000 people in the stands who desperately need exercise.”
记者问前俄克拉荷马大学橄榄球队主教练巴德·威尔金森，美式橄榄球对体育锻炼有何贡献？
“绝对没有”，威尔金森先生立即回答。
“绝对没有？”吃惊的记者问，“你能说得详细一点吗？”
“当然”，威尔金森先生说，“橄榄球赛事说白了就是：二十二个需要休息的人在场上拼命地跑，而五万个需要运动的人却坐在那里看。”