Not The End of Metaphoric Madness

Is googly a metaphor for surprises of all sorts? Can hat tricks turn contrarian to transform into a metaphor for successive defeats? Where do you use umpire and referee as metaphors? Are they really two different metaphors? As you sprint towards the finish line, as the start line becomes a mere blur in the circuit of life, which metaphor should be your focus on?

Why is your finish line only as good as your start line? How are these two metaphors connected? Is sprint a metaphor for any short ...