men in sports?
2006-09-04 18:28:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It's kind on sad that in sports, 30 is generally over the hill. I doubt anybody feels old at 30! I'm sure that's why players get depressed. Sure some stars may still be around before they hit 40, but generally they are no where near the top of their game.
2006-09-04 18:37:43 · answer #1 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you're waiting for me...so I will say...I successfully compete at 45 - in a physical sport against young men...I can say this...
youth and enthusiasm will never conquer experience and treachery.
I no longer have a supplement enhanced wash board stomach, nor do I bench press 450 pounds. However, as linebacker with an average of 3 sacks a game...if you were young...and a quarterback...I would cause you to worry. Not only about your game...but about your health.
So to answer your question...
No...it's not depressing...it's funny to watch the suprise on a younger mans face when he's been defeated...yet again.
The thing about athletes...and especially winners is that we are aware of what we can do, and what we can challenge ourselves to do better.
So...I perceive your question to be based on some insecurity attached to the aging process and want to reassure you...though there may always be someone bigger and badder...as you age...you discover tricks that assist you in keeping ahead of your game. Be the best that you can be now...and as you age...you will continue to hold your own.
2006-09-04 22:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you can say that older men cannot compete with younger men. The intelligence and experience goes a long way in sports.
I know when I was in my early 20's, I used to play pickup basketball a lot and sometimes there were some older guys who looked like they were ready to fall apart who could hit a 17 foot fadeaway like no one elses business and box out with their big old butt and make it impossible to get a rebound away from them.
Now, I am 40 and I enjoy playing golf. The two main guys who I am constantly chasing trying to beat are either retired or getting ready to retire.
2006-09-04 20:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by Nacho D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some older men may not be able to compete with the younger men when it comes to sports, but they sure have major advantages in MANY other things! I will always prefer a guy who is a bit older! I agree with Diamond in the Rough... if that is your pic, you ARE totally freaking HOT!!!!
2006-09-04 18:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a point in a person's career that Mother Nature begins to take her toll. However, everyone has a different "in my prime" zone. I think good players in the kicking game seem to go on forever and at a high level of performance. Also, the beauty of sports is that the younger guys learn from the older ones. Is it depressing when a person reaches that stage at the end of their prime? I'm sure it is but as Frank Sinatra crooned, "That's life!"
2006-09-05 02:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is. Physical power--strength, speed, agility--is important to a man, and as age begins to take it away, a man is bound to feel a sense of loss.
Sure, there are compensations. Not necessarily intelligence, but experience. Still, an aging man is losing something that is--or should be--tremendously important to him. The trick is to learn how to experience the sadness without dwelling on it. It helps a lot if a man has some physical accomplishments in his youth. Me, I've done some stuff that would leave most men wasted. I can't recreate those accomplishments now, and may never see them again, but I was a strong man once, and I'm proud of it.
Enjoy your youth, men. Revel in your strength, and learn how to use it wisely.
JMB
2006-09-04 18:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by levyrat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I mean it sucks at first when you see the younger guys doing things so effortlessly but you get over it. Unless your sport is your livelihood, most guys will have moved on to other things to keep them occupied. It's like playing with toys when you were 10...sure it was fun, but then you discover bigger and better toys.
And if it's the spirit of competition you're talking about, you get that at any age from your peers.
Think in terms of Paul Newman and racing...
2006-09-04 18:45:31 · answer #7 · answered by spindoccc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it depressing for younger men (though with much better skin and better physiques) that they cannot compete with older men who have deep credit and deep pockets when picking up the ladies?
2006-09-05 07:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by Manny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many more important skills to master other than sports. Older men are better in the things that actually matter.
2006-09-04 18:34:41 · answer #9 · answered by dh1977 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea ha ha that sucks for you, but i think some older men can compete with younger men
2006-09-04 18:30:33 · answer #10 · answered by aries:) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋