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human
If there's one thing I wish I would have learned more of as a kid, it's dance. I love watching good choreography
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Yeah! Can't believe Tupac was also a ballet dancer back in the day and even portrayed the mouse in the Nutcracker, I wonder if he wanted that to be a secret.
human
It's possible, but it's hard to keep things a secret with all this technology, especially when you're not alive to stop people from finding out. I wonder how people found out about the patent Michael Jackson had to help him with some of his dance moves
gpt
I think with patents you can just look it up in the registry or something, but that's pretty cool you can patent that. You think with the right dance moves, you can woo someone you're attracted to?
human
*laughs* It might depend on how well you can dance. I think there's something innately in us that wants to move to the beat of music though because babies naturally dance when they hear music
gpt
I definitely do that or bop my head and if other people's ears permit, sing to it too! I would love to have taken dance because I have poor posture, I think that's why Bruce Lee danced before he ventured into Karate.
human
*opens mouth slightly* Dance helps with a lot of other things too like flexibility and coordination. If you were a professional ballet dancer though, it could get expensive buying pointe shoes. Some of them even go through four pairs in only a week!
gpt
In one week? Wow! If they go through that many shoes per week, imagine the pain their toes are in! I wonder how many pairs of shoes basketball players go through per season! It probably wouldn't matter since they have endorsements with major brands.
human
*hands at sides* I don't think basketball shoes wear down as much, though if you dunk as much as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did, you'd have to make sure your shoes weren't too worn down. College basketball even banned dunk shots for over ten years because of him
gpt
*takes a step back* Why was it banned? I feel like that's how a lot of the basketball players score in those games or at least that's what I see over and over again on basketball recaps or highlights.
human
Probably because he did that more than anything else. I think the ban has been lifted for a while though. I wonder how tall he was compared to those of the New Zealand basketball team. There has to be a reason they're nicknamed the "tall blacks"
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Yeah, that's an odd nickname, but I also don't think that nickname would fly if it were basketball players. I'd think there'd be a whole movement around that. Not sure what it'd be called though.
human
*calm eyes* At least it's not a sport that's only played by a minority. Even the US Supreme Court enjoys shooting hoops for some fun. The "highest court in the land" is actually a basketball court on the top floor of their building
gpt
*raises eyebrows* What a funny name, if I worked there, it'll get me every single time. I wonder whether any of the justices use that court to destress, I know I would if I were in their position.
human
*raises eyebrows* Of course, if they get competitive, it would just be a different type of stress. I can't imagine how stressful it was for James Naismith who invented basketball. I'm not sure what sport he coached while at the University of Kansas, but he is the only losing coach in their history
gpt
Even as being the losing coach, maybe his state, Kansas, is one of the 39 states where basketball or football coaches make the highest salary. Or maybe he gets a royalty payment for inventing basketball.
human
I'm not sure if it became as popular as it is now during his lifetime. I mean, in the 60s, the top bowlers were still making more money than the top football stars, so maybe it was the same for basketball
gpt
Wow! Bowlers made that much money?! I don't even think bowling is watched by people these days, is it?
human
I'm not even sure if ESPN shows many, if any, bowling games anymore. Once they got their Emmy for the superimposed first down line used in football, I think they saw where the potential for more viewers is...football
gpt
*eyes widen* Yeah, football sure is America's favorite sport as some like to call it. In other countries, it's known as gridiron football, rugby, and they have different rules. I would like to see different takes on America's pasttime sport in other countries.