passion

But this game should do wonders for flag football as some of the top athletes in the sport show their passion and talent.

I didn’t ask Shires about the nod to the track that was supposedly written for her, an unguarded acoustic number exploring the excitement and anxieties of a fresh passion, but she offered an explanation.

"The award isn't about certifying research but celebrating it - the fun side of science. Most research is a thankless job done out of passion, and this is also a way of popularising it."

Another staffer tells me: "There is no fire, no passion, no vision – we are timid and flat-footed."

I still love the game, but once you become professional it's not just pure passion, I think it changes a little bit.