Monday, October 20, 2008

Sensitivity please!

It has been a long standing complaint that men have a huge problem showing their emotions. Whenever anything important happens we clam up.  That is the way most men would have it.  Its also how most men would want the men we watch play sports to be.  But there seems to be a new trend in professional sports.  That trend is men who have no problem expressing how sad or unappreciated they are.  It became a theme of national coverage when Terrell Owens "accidently overdosed" and had the paramedics called to his home. We had the ordeal with Vince Young just recently when the police were called to find him because friends were worried about his state of mind after being booed and injured.  His mom pleaded with the media to not be so rough on her boy.  Thats another thing we have Moms sticking up for the nationally spot-lighted grown sons alot lately too.  But anyway just yesterday Kellen Winslow junior claimed he is under appreciated.  Are you kidding me.  Now I dont want to make this an issue about money because I do not believe that money buys happiness, but they do make alot of money.  But how about being appreciative of the fact that they get to play a kids game.  That is how they earn all that money!  They are young, healthy and their biggest money problem is whether or not to go with  the alligator interior on thier new bentley.  I wish they would just play football.  If your not happy with your job please do what the rest of the nation does and find a new  one.  If you want a real problem how about you trade situations with any blue collar worker in the United States.  I know alot of these guys came from hard lives and rough backgrounds so they know what it is like to struggle.  Have they forgotten?  Does money lead to Alzheimers?  Please guys believe me that I have no idea what its like to be famous or how hard it is to be in the national spotlight, but you can not tell me that it is harder than it was struggling to survive the things alot of y0u had to deal with growing up.  And if it is QUIT! Because it is hard to watch a multi-millionaire with a fantastic job (playing professional sports to me is the ultimate dream job)  whine about whether or not he is appreciated.  So guys; play the game and rake in your amazing salary, or quit and go be a bartender and listen to others complain.  Either way you would make me feel alot better about professional athletes! Live like no one is watching, but whatever you do dont complain about it.

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