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If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
JustWait wrote:
On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... I didn't ask but I'm sure he never expected it to be that bad. He was a paid speaker at a corporate event and I'll never forget watching him struggle to walk up three stairs to get to the podium. |
If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On Jan 14, 10:07*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' |
If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On 1/15/2012 8:17 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 1:09 AM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:11:23 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 14, 10:07 pm, wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' One of my neighbors was an NFL DE (Tom Nomina, Denver and Miami) and he only played 2 seasons in the show plus high school and college. He is suffering from a multitude of injuries (knee, back etc). These guys get the crap beat out of them. He is a great guy tho and still helps out in the community as much as he can. Sometimes it is a little painful to watch. Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. Even professional boxing is a more civilized sport, because you can be penalized or even disqualified for certain actions. I have a friend who was an all-pro linebacker for the 'Skins. I think he played 10 seasons. I never went to see him play because I didn't want to see him sustain a horrific injury. Fortunately, he got out without his brains being scrambled. Pro football is a perfect metaphor for our callous society. How about the Brady Bunch game last night. A little lopsided though. |
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@v14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says... On Jan 14, 10:07*pm, JustWait wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' Winning and being productive is ingrained in the human psych, at least for most! |
If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:17:07 -0500, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 1:09 AM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:11:23 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 14, 10:07 pm, wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' One of my neighbors was an NFL DE (Tom Nomina, Denver and Miami) and he only played 2 seasons in the show plus high school and college. He is suffering from a multitude of injuries (knee, back etc). These guys get the crap beat out of them. He is a great guy tho and still helps out in the community as much as he can. Sometimes it is a little painful to watch. Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. Even professional boxing is a more civilized sport, because you can be penalized or even disqualified for certain actions. I have a friend who was an all-pro linebacker for the 'Skins. I think he played 10 seasons. I never went to see him play because I didn't want to see him sustain a horrific injury. Fortunately, he got out without his brains being scrambled. Pro football is a perfect metaphor for our callous society. Perhaps discussions of your callous society belong in a political forum. Pro football is trying to clean up the purposeful head butting and has imposed some decent fines and penalties therefore. |
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says... On 1/15/12 1:09 AM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:11:23 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 14, 10:07 pm, wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' One of my neighbors was an NFL DE (Tom Nomina, Denver and Miami) and he only played 2 seasons in the show plus high school and college. He is suffering from a multitude of injuries (knee, back etc). These guys get the crap beat out of them. He is a great guy tho and still helps out in the community as much as he can. Sometimes it is a little painful to watch. Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. Even professional boxing is a more civilized sport, because you can be penalized or even disqualified for certain actions. I have a friend who was an all-pro linebacker for the 'Skins. I think he played 10 seasons. I never went to see him play because I didn't want to see him sustain a horrific injury. Fortunately, he got out without his brains being scrambled. Pro football is a perfect metaphor for our callous society. Harry, you've told us time and time again about your hatred of any sports. Let it go. |
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says... In article af13b6ee-0a8e-4926-b74a-86fc9f7af0f9 @v14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says... On Jan 14, 10:07*pm, JustWait wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' Winning and being productive is ingrained in the human psych, at least for most! Survival is the basic instinct of humans all else flows from that. |
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On 1/15/2012 9:27 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:17:07 -0500, X ` wrote: On 1/15/12 1:09 AM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:11:23 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 14, 10:07 pm, wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' One of my neighbors was an NFL DE (Tom Nomina, Denver and Miami) and he only played 2 seasons in the show plus high school and college. He is suffering from a multitude of injuries (knee, back etc). These guys get the crap beat out of them. He is a great guy tho and still helps out in the community as much as he can. Sometimes it is a little painful to watch. Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. Even professional boxing is a more civilized sport, because you can be penalized or even disqualified for certain actions. I have a friend who was an all-pro linebacker for the 'Skins. I think he played 10 seasons. I never went to see him play because I didn't want to see him sustain a horrific injury. Fortunately, he got out without his brains being scrambled. Pro football is a perfect metaphor for our callous society. Perhaps discussions of your callous society belong in a political forum. Pro football is trying to clean up the purposeful head butting and has imposed some decent fines and penalties therefore. Did you see the Denver player who went down after trying to use his head for a battering ram last night. He shook it off after a while but re-injured himself later in the game. |
If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On 1/15/12 9:27 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:17:07 -0500, X ` wrote: On 1/15/12 1:09 AM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:11:23 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 14, 10:07 pm, wrote: On 1/14/2012 10:52 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:31 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9TP...&feature=share Amazing performance but she will probably need knee and hip surgery before she's 50. As my younger daughter, a cheerleader and gymnast in high school, will attest. She goes in for her hip surgery in about a week. That's a rough sport. I met an NFL alum that played in the Super Bowl and he could hardly walk at 44 years old. Wonder if he had any regrets... Several years ago, there was a documentary done on the likes of these guys. Some were in wheel chairs. They were asked the same question, and ironically most said they had no regrets at all and if able would 'do it again' One of my neighbors was an NFL DE (Tom Nomina, Denver and Miami) and he only played 2 seasons in the show plus high school and college. He is suffering from a multitude of injuries (knee, back etc). These guys get the crap beat out of them. He is a great guy tho and still helps out in the community as much as he can. Sometimes it is a little painful to watch. Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. Even professional boxing is a more civilized sport, because you can be penalized or even disqualified for certain actions. I have a friend who was an all-pro linebacker for the 'Skins. I think he played 10 seasons. I never went to see him play because I didn't want to see him sustain a horrific injury. Fortunately, he got out without his brains being scrambled. Pro football is a perfect metaphor for our callous society. Perhaps discussions of your callous society belong in a political forum. Pro football is trying to clean up the purposeful head butting and has imposed some decent fines and penalties therefore. My response was not political, nor is the term callous intrinsically political. If football wants to clean up its image, it'll take seriously the idea of long suspensions from the sport of players who deliberately try to injure other players, and heavy fines against team owners who tolerate over the top roughness on the part of their players. Of course, bringing down the level of violence will cut into the pro game's popularity and revenues. Football is a rough enough sport when `played in a sportsmanlike fashion. |
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