Guffalo Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 A very good article about the NFL players attitude towards football and what we see and feel. Certainly, pro athletes with integrity instinctively give their best effort, are at least momentarily devastated upon suffering a tough loss, and are jubilant after a big win. But on a daily basis, the average pro athlete views the average game as another day at the office.
CodeMonkey Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 That has been true a long time. To the fans it is a passion but to the players it is a (very well paying) career first and foremost.
Stealth Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Of course they treat it like it's a job...cause it is. They're invested in their job and to have a career that undoubtedly shortens your life, as well as makes it incredibly physically difficult as you age you want to be, and should be well compensated for that. We'd all have that same attitude if the roles were reversed. That's never anything to hold against players.
cody Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 In defense of Gronk, how many people love to go out and blow of steam after a bad day at the office. He was not celebrating a loss. He was drowning his sorrows in alcohol. After all, he is a 22 year old from Buffalo.
mountainwampus Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 In defense of Gronk, how many people love to go out and blow of steam after a bad day at the office. He was not celebrating a loss. He was drowning his sorrows in alcohol. After all, he is a 22 year old from Buffalo. Also in defense of Gronk: His stats
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