Sorry, have to disagree. I don't see it as being about the futility, but about the addiction of sport.
Going for the one means going for the best. Mountain masses are rapids (shoot the rapids). 'Here you stand no taller than the grasses' means you're the same as everyone else there - in the same boat.
Should you really push yourself to the limit? That's what sport does to you - it's much bigger than you and runs rings around you. You throw away all concepts of danger and go for it.
When you think about what you've achieved you don't feel depressed at all. It's really touching life, feeling alive, and as strong a feeling as love.
Sorry, have to disagree. I don't see it as being about the futility, but about the addiction of sport. Going for the one means going for the best. Mountain masses are rapids (shoot the rapids). 'Here you stand no taller than the grasses' means you're the same as everyone else there - in the same boat. Should you really push yourself to the limit? That's what sport does to you - it's much bigger than you and runs rings around you. You throw away all concepts of danger and go for it. When you think about what you've achieved you don't feel depressed at all. It's really touching life, feeling alive, and as strong a feeling as love.