Posted by Ultradog MN on January 21, 2013 at 04:56:56 from (184.100.109.75):
In Reply to: Hey Ultradog posted by doubleN on January 21, 2013 at 03:53:53:
"Small minds discuss people. Average minds discuss things. Great minds discuss ideas." Eleanor Roosevelt
Modern sports talk is 80% about the players - who they are dating, who got drunk and crashed, who is before a judge or this guy's injury or so and so retiring = talk about people. It's probably 15% about a silly game - getting a ball across a line or into a net or hole. = a thing. And it's about 5% about the theory of a game = an idea. Now I'm not the smartest man around but I know that if I focus my mind on silly gossip about players or if I fill my mind with meaningless statistics - career yards rushing, passes thrown, 1st down conversions, hits, runs, errors, etc I'm not going to be very well rounded when it comes to dealing with the issues of life. Sports fans are like a kid who eats too much junk food or a druggie looking for their next fix. They are on that emotional roller coaster - the highs, the lows, the adrenline. Sports fans gotta get that next fix - to the exclusion of faith, family, friends, national issues and other important things. Do you you doubt? Ask the man on the street to name any of their elected representatives and you'll likely get a blank stare. But ask him to name the starting lineup of his favorite team and watch his eyes light up as he rattles off half a dozen names. I think there is something wrong with that. Mention to a man that sports are a silly diversion and he'll tell you he just wants some diversion, a bit of time to relax from the pressures of life and have a little fun. But with all the sports we have in America - both pro and college we are left with men who are more focused on the diversion than the pressures. Bread and circuses. Evidence of a declining empire. People complain about the welfare state we are becoming = bread. I complain about the circuses = sports. When was the last time you sports fans read a book? I'll bet not lately. I just reread the book below a while ago. Ever read it? I will guarantee you that even this simple kid's book would have a more lasting effect on you than any and all of your silly games. People sit on this board and complain about our laws and rights, about Hollywood, about the ills of society. But when was the last time you went to a city council meeting or a school board meeting or a political rally or donated some time to a charitable cause? Probably not lately. At least not during football season. No time. But then then there's basketball and hockey and baseball coming up too... You sports fans think it's ok to pollute any and every venue with talk of your silly games. But there is a time and place for everything. I know there are hundreds of places on the internet where you can talk about them to your hearts content. So why do we have to have them here too? I hate sports! I hate what they are doing to this great nation. I say if we can't talk about ideas here then we can at least talk about things = tractors and combines and projects and wedding anniversaries, or fences or hay or barns, cattle, engines, pickups and tires. You people are smarter than those silly games. From reading this board I know you are. I wrote this in a hurry and didn't proof read it. So sorry.
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