About 6 years ago I played a couple of seasons in a co-ed over 40 soccer league. The guys had to be over 40 but girls of any adult age could play. Basically, this meant the league had a lot of college age girls mixed in with the 40 year old dudes. Any guy who has ever played any physical co-ed sports knows you really dont fully go 100% against the girls.
One day we are playing this team and its a pretty tight game. Like us, they had a couple of really good girls on the team. My position was center midfielder so I was pretty much all over the field. This meant that me and one of their girl forwards crossed paths A LOT. As the tight game started to get a little heated she started to talk shit to me and our team because she had scored a goal and easily deked a couple of our players throughout the game. Saying shit like "You cant stop me." etc. and getting really cocky. Up to that point my game interaction with her had been pretty standard but upon hearing this new bullshit I'm thinking to myself: "OK, bitch. You want to play?"
Now, those of you that have played soccer you know it can be a very physical game. So after her bullshit I decide I'm going to play her like the man she thinks she is.
Her being a forward and me being a midfielder meant our paths crossed many more times during the dwindling time remaining. Each time she tried to beat me I took the ball from her and each time I gave her a little shit back. On more than one occasion she ended up on the ground. Nothing illegal of course. I just gave it 100% focus.
She was now getting frustrated and angry. It was quite comical. On the last failure on her part to get by me. I simply said: "I guess we
can stop you."
I got a very terse "Fuck you." in response.
It was glorious and I couldnt help but laugh.
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."