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If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On 1/15/12 10:04 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:00:47 -0500, wrote: On 1/15/2012 9:50 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/15/12 9:34 AM, BAR wrote: In , says... In articleaf13b6ee-0a8e-4926-b74a-86fc9f7af0f9 @v14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says... 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' 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. Pro football's "bloodthirst" is hardly a metaphor for human life. It's just a game, nothing more. Unfortunately, many of its fans are attracted by its brutality and are willing to pay for their bloodlust. Professional car racing is also a bloodsport and I'd guess more drivers are killed each year than football players. But...if you are a driver and you deliberately cause injuries to another driver, you're likely to be suspended from the sport or tossed out entirely. Let's be honest here. A big part of the attraction of football is the likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each other, with the chance of seeing several carried off the field with serious injuries. Speak for yourself. He most surely is. Since I don't watch pro football, it isn't logical to claim I am attracted to seeing its players beat the crap out of each other. |
#42
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If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:17:07 -0500, X ` Man
wrote: Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. === That was true even at the high school level back in the 60s. It seems to be a part of the game that isn't talked about very much except in the locker room. Hockey also but it has always been more overt. |
#43
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On 1/15/12 11:03 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:17:07 -0500, X ` wrote: Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. === That was true even at the high school level back in the 60s. It seems to be a part of the game that isn't talked about very much except in the locker room. Hockey also but it has always been more overt. I'm sure you're right. But I do remember our high school coach tossing a "star" player off the team because he used his knees to land on the chest/stomach of an opposing player. He was gone from the team as soon as the whistle blew. I don't have any problems justifying my love of boxing with my disdain for football. Pro boxers know going into the ring that injuries are common and likely, and that the cardinal rule is to "defend yourself at all times." A good referee will heavily penalize a boxer who does not conduct himself appropriately, and the boxing commission will ban a boxer who refuses to play by the rules. Somehow a 10-yard-penalty for deliberately kneeing another player in the neck seems inappropriate. |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:50:22 -0500, X ` Man
wrote: A big part of the attraction of football is the likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each other, with the chance of seeing several carried off the field with serious injuries. === With all due respect, that's nonsense. There certainly is fan appreciation for good clean hits and empathy for the recipient, but that is quite different from what you believe. |
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On 1/15/12 11:11 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:50:22 -0500, X ` wrote: A big part of the attraction of football is the likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each other, with the chance of seeing several carried off the field with serious injuries. === With all due respect, that's nonsense. There certainly is fan appreciation for good clean hits and empathy for the recipient, but that is quite different from what you believe. I hope you are right about this and I am wrong. |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:50:36 -0500, Oscar wrote:
On 1/15/2012 10:16 AM, Happy John wrote: I agree that strong penalties should be given to *anyone* in *any* sport who deliberately tries to injure another player. American professional football happens to be *one* sport among *many* in which such activities occur. This implies that boxing should be banished from the sporting world. And I agree with that. That wouldn't bother me! There are a few other 'sports' where injury is the goal, like 'tapout' that could be dropped from the list of 'sports' also. |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:53:13 -0500, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 10:04 AM, Happy John wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:00:47 -0500, wrote: On 1/15/2012 9:50 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/15/12 9:34 AM, BAR wrote: In , says... In articleaf13b6ee-0a8e-4926-b74a-86fc9f7af0f9 @v14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says... 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' 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. Pro football's "bloodthirst" is hardly a metaphor for human life. It's just a game, nothing more. Unfortunately, many of its fans are attracted by its brutality and are willing to pay for their bloodlust. Professional car racing is also a bloodsport and I'd guess more drivers are killed each year than football players. But...if you are a driver and you deliberately cause injuries to another driver, you're likely to be suspended from the sport or tossed out entirely. Let's be honest here. A big part of the attraction of football is the likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each other, with the chance of seeing several carried off the field with serious injuries. Speak for yourself. He most surely is. Since I don't watch pro football, it isn't logical to claim I am attracted to seeing its players beat the crap out of each other. Since you don't watch pro football, your claim, "...A big part of the attraction is the likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each other..." isn't supportable. |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:08:36 -0500, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 11:03 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:17:07 -0500, X ` wrote: Pro football has deteriorated into a gladiator sport where deliberately inflicting injuries on opposing players is encouraged. === That was true even at the high school level back in the 60s. It seems to be a part of the game that isn't talked about very much except in the locker room. Hockey also but it has always been more overt. I'm sure you're right. But I do remember our high school coach tossing a "star" player off the team because he used his knees to land on the chest/stomach of an opposing player. He was gone from the team as soon as the whistle blew. I don't have any problems justifying my love of boxing with my disdain for football. Pro boxers know going into the ring that injuries are common and likely, and that the cardinal rule is to "defend yourself at all times." A good referee will heavily penalize a boxer who does not conduct himself appropriately, and the boxing commission will ban a boxer who refuses to play by the rules. Somehow a 10-yard-penalty for deliberately kneeing another player in the neck seems inappropriate. But, let's agree that a boxer's purpose is to inflict injury on his opponent. I cannot see how purposeful injury is 'good' in one sport and 'callous' in another. Litle consistency there. |
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On 1/15/2012 11:43 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:50:36 -0500, wrote: On 1/15/2012 10:16 AM, Happy John wrote: I agree that strong penalties should be given to *anyone* in *any* sport who deliberately tries to injure another player. American professional football happens to be *one* sport among *many* in which such activities occur. This implies that boxing should be banished from the sporting world. And I agree with that. That wouldn't bother me! There are a few other 'sports' where injury is the goal, like 'tapout' that could be dropped from the list of 'sports' also. Actually if you watch Mixed Martial Arts, very few of the victories are by knockout. There is a lot to this Roman Greko (sp?) wrestling... quite a science if you pay attention. I don't watch a lot of it though, dad and I noticed that it really raises your heart rate, especially when the two opponents are in a static fight for control... you almost hold your breath till someone flinches. Decided it wasn't good for us... |
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If this doesn't make you feel old and creaky...
On 1/15/2012 10:46 AM, Oscar wrote:
On 1/15/2012 10:13 AM, JustWait wrote: On 1/15/2012 9:50 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/15/12 9:34 AM, BAR wrote: In , says... In articleaf13b6ee-0a8e-4926-b74a-86fc9f7af0f9 @v14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says... 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' 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. Pro football's "bloodthirst" is hardly a metaphor for human life. It's just a game, nothing more. Unfortunately, many of its fans are attracted by its brutality and are willing to pay for their bloodlust. Professional car racing is also a bloodsport and I'd guess more drivers are killed each year than football players. But...if you are a driver and you deliberately cause injuries to another driver, you're likely to be suspended from the sport or tossed out entirely. Let's be honest here. A big part of the attraction of football is the likelihood of seeing over-steroided players beat the crap out of each other, with the chance of seeing several carried off the field with serious injuries. You being a non-participant and non-fan makes for a very wrong view of the spectators of both Racing and Football. Maybe the thugs you hung out with liked to see just the smashing of bodies and metal, but most real fans don't.... Can we do this without personal attacks? apologies to Harry... my bad.... |
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