To me, one thing that gets lost in this discussion sportsmanship. Why can't be people be classy any more? I know some are, but it seems like less and less. Personally, I think sports as a life lesson is over rated. Most of it is seeing behavior you
DON'T want to emulate. The video is a good example of that. My
opinion is that this was the coaches idea and even if the catcher did it "own her own" and it was only implied and not expressed by the coach, he still created the culture that allowed it to happen.
If one takes professional sports as the pinnacle, it is really not that surprising that things are evolving the way they are. The NFL is getting REALLY hard to watch for me. Every time someone makes a play, they have to do some celebratory routine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEbi5GEmElY (not sure why it has subtitles).
Similar in politics and the financial industry - "Well, it wasn't ILLEGAL."
Anyway, this horse is dead.
“A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.” - couldn't find an attribution.
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words.
--- Hesiod, Eighth Century B.C.