On 1/16/2012 7:27 PM, Earl wrote:
X ` Man wrote:
On 1/15/12 9:34 AM, BAR wrote:
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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.

No, not at all. Never liked to see the real hard hits in football. I
don't watch wrecks at racing either... You have no idea what you are
suggesting here, it's an old stereotype that never really made sense to
real fans of the sport...


It's more than a game - it's a huge business. The NFL has taken steps to
reduce injuries. They have recently talked about further steps but it
will always be a physical game. The tough part for the officials is
determining if a player intentionally tries to hurt another player.
Since the players job is to stop the opposing team from moving the ball
down the field, it's often a gray area. At least the players have a
choice to play football and they aren't subject to those thin, leather,
helmets in the past.

Wasn't it only a few years ago that the NHL required helmets and, until
that ruling, players still chose to not wear them?