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**KignPeeseeamn** · 11-02-2010, 07:16 PM

...Look at Michael Jordan. He barked at teammates. Showed emotion on the court all the time. Got in the faces of competitors. He wanted to win, period. Kobe Bryant comes to mind when I think of someone else w/ this kind of persona as well.

Nobody calls those guys out and says they need to cut down the swearing, or try to be nicer to teammates and competitors.

"Hey Michael, I know you just dunked over Patrick Ewing in a big game in the Eastern Conference Finals, but did you have to yell and do a big fist pump after doing it? I mean, think of the children watching you." As rediculous as that sounds, it's similar to saying Tiger shouldn't fist pump after he makes a putt to win a tournament.
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Great points! But maybe its just me - I haven't watched pro basketball for 30+ years and one of the reasons is the "thug" attitude, or "in your face" personna many of these guys display.

Whatever happened to the philosophy of "acting like you've done it before?" The same goes for touchdown and "QB sack" dances in football, baseball players who stand at home plate to "pose and admire" after hitting a home run - act like you've done it before. If this is part of what makes them great, so be it, I just don't root for them. I know not all professional athletes act this way. Also, maybe I'm a "dinosaur," but I always believed golf was above these types of actions.

And I do think the athletes who display this personna have a negative impact on the kids who watch these sports. JMHO

11-02-2010, 07:16 PM	#18
KignPeeseeamn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	...Look at Michael Jordan. He barked at teammates. Showed emotion on the court all the time. Got in the faces of competitors. He wanted to win, period. Kobe Bryant comes to mind when I think of someone else w/ this kind of persona as well. Nobody calls those guys out and says they need to cut down the swearing, or try to be nicer to teammates and competitors. "Hey Michael, I know you just dunked over Patrick Ewing in a big game in the Eastern Conference Finals, but did you have to yell and do a big fist pump after doing it? I mean, think of the children watching you." As rediculous as that sounds, it's similar to saying Tiger shouldn't fist pump after he makes a putt to win a tournament. ... Great points! But maybe its just me - I haven't watched pro basketball for 30+ years and one of the reasons is the "thug" attitude, or "in your face" personna many of these guys display. Whatever happened to the philosophy of "acting like you've done it before?" The same goes for touchdown and "QB sack" dances in football, baseball players who stand at home plate to "pose and admire" after hitting a home run - act like you've done it before. If this is part of what makes them great, so be it, I just don't root for them. I know not all professional athletes act this way. Also, maybe I'm a "dinosaur," but I always believed golf was above these types of actions. And I do think the athletes who display this personna have a negative impact on the kids who watch these sports. JMHO
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