Yesterday I asked a question about pitchers apologizing when they hit batters and most of the answers implied that apologizing was a sign of weakness.
Given that, and the outrageous behavior exhibited by some athletes in other sports, and the fact that some fans go to games hoping fights will break out, has winning at all costs become the credo in professional sports today? Do fans really look down on players who try to maintain some sense of honor and who behave like gentlemen? Or do they prefer athletes who behave badly of and off the court, rink, or field? Any thoughts?
2007-06-19 10:09:39 · 5 answers · asked by Alice K 7 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
Sure: Is Dan smart? Is Dan a nice guy? Does Dan know anything about anything? Is Dan a horse's @$$? Is Dan a rude SOB? Does Dan need to shut the hell up? All pretty self-evident, I'd say.
2007-06-20 11:26:01 · update #1
95% of fans want a player that excells in the sport and acts like a gentleman. I'm from detroit. We have polar opposites. In The NBA we have rasheed wallace. Has more Technacal fouls than any other player. He is portrayed as a wild man on the court and fans cheer, but we have also had Steve Yzerman a true gentlman of the game of Hockey. Got into 3 fights his entire career. (Spanning 3 decades). He was a man dad's would take there son to see and say "thats how you play the game". The media in sports wants to blow up the idea if your not in your face agressive than your no MVP. MOst of the greats were true sportsmans Cal Ripken Jr. Joe Montana. Barry Sanders. John Stockton. Its the fact that when atheletes go bonkers that ESPN has a 5-day report on the subject. The same way the media does in the real world. I'm just think that ESPN and FOX Sport Net could choose at any time to focus on the true essence of the game but It's better for them when a batter gets beaned or a player gets high sticked, or a very hard foul is commited.
2007-06-19 10:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by The Mizz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-01 06:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer is sometimesNot all players believe in sportsmanship and stuff they just want to win.But others are very nice like even if they just lost they'll still sign a little boy's jersey.
2007-06-25 06:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by Barbie Montana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently not, it looks like image, prestige and money are everything.
2007-06-19 10:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2007-06-19 10:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by PK 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋