Volleyball, badminton, and cycling walk into a bar.
Volleyball says: "I'll take a spike, please."
Badminton says: "I'll have a smash, on the rocks."
Cycling says nothing, because it's outside going up a hill.
This is roughly how my weekends work. Friday evening: badminton. Saturday morning: long ride. Sunday afternoon: volleyball with whoever can still move.
The interesting thing — the thing I keep coming back to — is how these three sports share a rhythm. All three involve a setup and a release. In volleyball it's the set and the spike. In badminton it's the lift and the smash. In cycling it's the climb and the descent.
φ again. The effort before, and the reward after, and the ratio between them.
I'm aware this is a stretch. But a three-hour ride gives you a lot of time to stretch ideas.
The bartender, by the way, was also a cyclist. He didn't laugh either.