Todays Athlete's should take a lesson from these 2 guys

[fishbones]

It's a shame that most kids probably didn't see the speeches at the ceremony. The media doesn't show much of the good stuff because it's not as interesting as all the bad stuff that athletes (and celebrities) do. There are still some good guys out there, but they are overshadowed by the idiots who are getting arrested or doing other stupid stuff. I hope my son has some decent athletes to look up to when he is old enough to be interested in sports.

[Backbeach Jake]

Great guys, the both of them.
On kids; as parents, you were judged by your kids before they could speak. Their only example, as a person, was YOUR actions. Remember how intently they watched you when they were infants? They were learning and developing the way that they would conduct themselves in the future. When they finally learned to speak, no matter what you said, they knew true from false. You didn't fool them for a second. If you were false from then on they began learning falseness. Some reject it, more don't. Those public figures who promote falseness are the enemy of our very future, hopes and dreams. That is why a sterling example has such value. Be true in all ways, our future depends on it, literally.
Sorry another JakeRant

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

Be true in all ways, our future depends on it, literally.
Sorry another JakeRant

Your so right Fred.
As we progress and become more and more tech dependent we need people we can trust.

Ex.- our cars are so full of tech there is no way we can repair them ourselves anymore
and need an honest person to diagnose and repair problems. And so on down the line.

[BigFish]

TDF....for every one of these guys (a Tony Gwynn or a Cal Ripken) there are 100 Barry Bonds......it can't be taught or learned......it is instilled in you at birth! Very special players/men indeed!

Note: The influence of their Fathers upon them.......its a shame neither could be there to share the day with their sons.....hopefully they were watching just the same.