Saw this article today on The Race Club website. Since we have so many Texas Exes (GO HORNS beat SC!) on here, I was wondering what the opinions were on his comments.
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At least good for some gripping discussion, Lord knows we need a good "spirited" discussion on here...
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Originally posted by mattson
There was a commercial on during the Winter Olympics, where the speaker (one of the Olympians) was stating how in the US the emphasis is usually only on the winners. Kids are taught, "if you can't win, don't play". In this atmosphere, the result is that fewer kids compete at all (since they won't win). And then people wonder why obesity is on the rise...
This is a stretch to say the least. We have fat kids b/c we stress winning? I think we have fat kids b/c parents don't know a darn thing about nutrition and/or don't take the time to feed their children properly.
Originally posted by mattson
There was a commercial on during the Winter Olympics, where the speaker (one of the Olympians) was stating how in the US the emphasis is usually only on the winners. Kids are taught, "if you can't win, don't play". In this atmosphere, the result is that fewer kids compete at all (since they won't win). And then people wonder why obesity is on the rise...
This is a stretch to say the least. We have fat kids b/c we stress winning? I think we have fat kids b/c parents don't know a darn thing about nutrition and/or don't take the time to feed their children properly.
