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makster":32z3wi0a said:If you want a role model for a football supporting child then Giggs is your man
I'm not a Man U fan, but totally agree with you on this one.
Aren't sportspeople supposed to be examples to our kids?
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I'm not a Man U fan, but totally agree with you on this one.
A good example like Tony Hawk > http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/skating ... kBln1vTTGO ?
These people are paid to play football (or whatever) so in a way their personal life should be secondary to their ability on the pitch (or wherever). That said people like Terry are in the public eye and there are certain expectations - you would think that for £120k a week you could act with decency or at least not get caught.
These people are paid to play football (or whatever) so in a way their personal life should be secondary to their ability on the pitch (or wherever). That said people like Terry are in the public eye and there are certain expectations - you would think that for £120k a week you could act with decency or at least not get caught.
John":3g1a2udt said:
your damn right!
its not seen as a priviledge now though, the wage is just seen as 'comes with the job'
so if your good with your feet -play football, earns loads, do what the hell you want
(thats how it sis portrayed by these players)
and aswell, its still a company/business
chances are youd think twice about doing those sorts of things in an office job etc.
cyfa2809":2sahz980 said:
Perhaps not to the same extent but I'm sure similar happens in offices and workplaces around the country. However it's unlikely Barry in accounts is getting paid £120K a week when he has a fling with Sandra from the typing pool.
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When are people going to get it, sportsmen and women are in it for themselves, nobody else, they don't care about anyone else above the fact that they in their capacity as a sports person are competitive, they want the top position simple as that.
Businesses that employ sports persons do so because they are a business, i.e. they make money with their employees and who said sports matches have to be public spectacles, for that is only in the employers interest, and in this modern world, their sponsors.
But this, I believe t was a government idea for young people to idolise sports persons and use them as a model for growth, was doomed from the start, because the government or whatever authority that came up with this notion does not pay the sports persons to be an idol for the young. That being, they had no business putting this idea on sports people, as what sports people are beyond their skill and competitivity, are people, people just like the rest of us, guilty of whatever we do good or bad.
But football, that den of filth, when are people going to realise, professional football is now a business, not a sport, in fact any professional sport is a business and business reigns supreme, far above any other ideal.
But then, we are all consumers, we are being trained to consume, that is forever have our hand in our pocket to enjoy life, for in order to enjoy life, we must have the latest offering from the sponsors of sport to feel complete.
But children, why is there a need for them to idolise anyone, can children not learn for themselves anymore, or is that not acceptable in our current business orientated world.
Businesses that employ sports persons do so because they are a business, i.e. they make money with their employees and who said sports matches have to be public spectacles, for that is only in the employers interest, and in this modern world, their sponsors.
But this, I believe t was a government idea for young people to idolise sports persons and use them as a model for growth, was doomed from the start, because the government or whatever authority that came up with this notion does not pay the sports persons to be an idol for the young. That being, they had no business putting this idea on sports people, as what sports people are beyond their skill and competitivity, are people, people just like the rest of us, guilty of whatever we do good or bad.
But football, that den of filth, when are people going to realise, professional football is now a business, not a sport, in fact any professional sport is a business and business reigns supreme, far above any other ideal.
But then, we are all consumers, we are being trained to consume, that is forever have our hand in our pocket to enjoy life, for in order to enjoy life, we must have the latest offering from the sponsors of sport to feel complete.
But children, why is there a need for them to idolise anyone, can children not learn for themselves anymore, or is that not acceptable in our current business orientated world.
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