SapperSaint

Here is my take on the subject.

I saw a book(that was aimed towards children) in my church this past Sunday that was titled "HEROS". On the cover was, a baseball player, a basketball player, a hockey player and a football player. Some of you maybe old enough to relate to this, but when my dad was a kid his hero was Babe Ruth. Why? Mine was Dalton. Every team I ever played for as a kid, my number was 21. Why? Because these people are (at times) larger than life to kids. What better thing to grow up to be, than to play your favorite game for the rest of your life.

Why did I not see a police officer, a fireman, a nurse, a Soldier, or any of the jobs that any of you do on the front of that cover? Because people, those jobs are not games. They are not fun to do. You don't get to PLAY.

Cher, I'm with you on this 100%.

These pros (pick a sport), are looked up to, and imitated by our children. How do our kids get this way???? because of US! Because we talk with PRIDE, and SCREAM with joy when we watch Deuce carry 5 defenders into the endzone. Parents or no parents is not even an issue. I know you have heard "It take a village to raise a child". The NFL needs to be a big part of the village. When kids see all of these players breaking the law with no action taken against them (or very little), what does that tell them? No one cares.

When you become a STAR, you have just allowed yourself to lose your total privacy. If you want privacy....don't become a STAR.

But hey, what do I know. I just a dumb old Soldier.

"We are number one. All others are number two, or lower."
-The Sphinx
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