Grace and beauty

For years I've tried to explain to anyone who will listen that sport is all about grace and beauty. Naturally I rarely get the chance to explain why this is one of Gods Universal Truths as I'm usually dismissed with that familiar "Oh dear, he's a nutter" look just before excuses are made and I'm left facing thin air.

You will be saved dear reader from any such ranting here and instead I would like to offer a few examples of grace and beauty from the glorious video diary of humanity that is YouTube.

A piano piece, arranged by the pianist, that isn't perfect but is somehow beautiful.

Another piano piece, this time written and played by Billy Joel that should surprise and delight if all you know of him is his output of pop.

A scene from the Matrix in which Lambert Wilson delivers wonderfully written lines with perfect pace, pitch and colour in a scene that rewards several viewings.

Richard Burton talking on the Dick Cavett show about mining, miners and his father. Grace incarnate.