At that time, many Americans were protesting the country’s involvement in the war in Vietnam. They wanted Americans to work together peacefully. They also wanted to have fun.
JUNE SIMMS: So ultimate became a friendly sport without any officials telling players what to do. But that does not mean the players are not serious competitors. Here is “The Stork,” talking about one team in California.
THE STORK: “You see these guys come out and you think, ‘Oh wow, this is going to be just completely light-hearted.’ And the fact of the matter is that they were fantastic athletes. And they were playing with as much dedication and commitment to winning that game as you would have seen in an NCAA football game.”
JUNE SIMMS: Shana Wallace, one of the people playing on the National Mall, agrees.
SHANA WALLACE: “You’re sprinting and then jogging, and then sprinting and then jogging. You burn a lot of calories, I know that.”
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Ultimate players run several kilometers in a single game. And they can play three games back to back in a competition. That easily adds up to twenty or twenty-five kilometers. But Shana, at least, thinks running to catch a disc almost does not seem like exercise at all.
SHANA WALLACE: “I used to run miles and miles a day, and I didn’t look forward to it. And this I look forward to every day, and it’s, it’s great.”
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