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...
You can sit around and watch TV and play Nintendo all day and not get fat. I've done that all my life.
If the kids don't get involved in a sport, then they have physical issues. Nothing to complement the laying around.
Heck, if I had a kid I'd advocate skateboarding over football.
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
Heck, if I had a kid I'd advocate skateboarding over football.
If you had a kid you'd realize about 99% of the broken bones these days are due to trampolines, skateboards and in line skates, not traditional sports.
I think what Bode was getting at was that there is such a stress in today's society on winning and that it's becoming more and more, "It's not how you play the game it's whether you win or lose." As opposed to "It doesn't matter if you win or lose it's how you play the game."
If kids are only shown that winning is important they are missing out entirely ...
I too saw the ad, and noted who was the spokesman. It adds another level of meaning and/or irony. Dude was Bode Miller, who compiled a fairly impressive record of participating without finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Olympics.
I don't think that is what his sponsors had in mind when they shot the commercial, but hey, the message still works.
Matt
