How does a champion think?

[OPTIONAL777]

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As my dear close personal friend daniel m pointed out, there is much that a young man can learn from participating in team sports.

First and foremost the young man learns to worship at the feet of older men, to accept whatever the “coach” says, to blindly follow his commands and dictates.

Next on the list is character. The young man learns how to benefit from “bad calls” that go in his favor. He learns to look the other way when the “ref” mistakenly gives his team an advantage, rather than insist that the call be reversed, that justice prevails.

The young person learns what it means to be a team player. He learns that he is expected to give his all for the team – one for all, and all for one. If he is lucky he won’t get “cut” from the team only to discover that his team mates really won’t stand up for him in his hour of need.

Participation in sports can and will teach the young person that if he is good enough on the field of play, he need not concern himself with many of life’s annoying matters. A poor academic record can and will be forgiven. Money and favors can befall him from alumni – almost as if sent from heaven above. If the young person is good enough at the sport, he will find that he need not be bothered following most rules and many laws that other less gifted folks must contend with in daily life.

He will learn that the more at risk he places his own health and well being, the louder the crowd will cheer. He will learn that injuring an opponent will bring louder cheers yet!

The list of what a young person learns from sports is endless. These are but a few.

Let me guess....you tried out for football in high school, didn't make the team, and became an equipment manager.....handing out towels to the athletes coming out of the shower.....

Sneak a peak, did ya?

 

[tampa]

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Let me guess....you tried out for football in high school, didn't make the team, and became an equipment manager.....handing out towels to the athletes coming out of the shower.....

Sneak a peak, did ya?

I regret to inform you that I was the starting Center for three years in football, and the starting Catcher for two in baseball.

I know that it would please you to think otherwise, since apparently your own life is so meaningless that you must live it through the exploits of others.

Rather then call my own athletic skills into question, perhaps you and the other geeks would like to point out ANYTHING I said that is not true. Or are you a former "star" unable to deal with reason and logic, since the study of such things interfered with practice?

 

[OPTIONAL777]

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I regret to inform you that I was the starting Center for three years in football, and the starting Catcher for two in baseball.

I know that it would please you to think otherwise, since apparently your own life is so meaningless that you must live it through the exploits of others.

Rather then call my own athletic skills into question, perhaps you and the other geeks would like to point out ANYTHING I said that is not true. Or are you a former "star" unable to deal with reason and logic, since the study of such things interfered with practice?

Catcher and center? Dude, you must be a real stump.

 

[tampa]

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Catcher and center? Dude, you must be a real stump.

...and you, a real pes-brain.

I note that you failed to point out my mis-truths as I suspected.

 

[OPTIONAL777]

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...and you, a real pes-brain.

I note that you failed to point out my mis-truths as I suspected.

Dude, you have an ax to grind against sports, there is some deep hurt inside you.

Pity.

 

[tampa]

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You have an ax to grind against sports, there is some deep hurt inside you.

Pity.

I'll try again. Can you point out anything I said that is untrue? ANYTHING?

I'll make a deal with you - point out a mis-truth, and I will leave you alone. Otherwise I will hound you and all the other geeks into the proverbial "locker room".

 

[OPTIONAL777]

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I'll try again. Can you point out anything I said that is untrue? ANYTHING?

I'll make a deal with you - point out a mis-truth, and I will leave you alone. Otherwise I will hound you and all the other geeks into the proverbial "locker room".

Hound baby, hound.

Nothing sadder than a bitter ex-jock who can no longer bring it.

 

[daniel_m]

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I'll try again. Can you point out anything I said that is untrue? ANYTHING?

i can.

i'll be right back to you on it. after the close.


unless you are joking about all this stuff, tampa, i'd have to agree with the others' impressions. you do seem to have some unhealthy pyschological issues you would be better off addressing.

the cups sure are running half empty in tampa these days. what's it like in miami cubano?

 

[tampa]

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Hound baby, hound.

Nothing sadder than a bitter ex-jock who can no longer bring it.

...sure there is, a geek unable to string two sentences together in defense of the only meaningful thing in his life.

 

[tampa]

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...sure there is, a geek unable to string two sentences together in defense of the only meaningful thing in his life.

I wait with bared breath...