mahpiohanzia – n. the frustration of being unable to fly, unable to stretch out your arms and vault into the air, having finally shrugged off the burden of your own weight, which you’ve been carrying your entire life without a second thought.
Isn’t everyone other than Michael Jordan and a few others feeling this? I know the kids I coach in volleyball dream of flying, not for long, but always more than they can do.
I’ve felt this as well when I was in my 20s and trying to dunk a basketball. I did it a couple times, but then I struggled as I got even slightly older (and heavier). AS I moved to volleyball, I used to wish this. Now I worry about landing on these 50+ year old knees, so I don’t think about mahpiohanzia.
From the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows