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To: nysuperdoodle
It’s a symptom of a sick society that so many people want to criticize and penalize success.

I don't understand this sentiment. Since when is exhibiting good sportsmanship a symptom of a sick society? Frankly I dislike the way thuggish behavior has crept into sports today. The sack dances in football, the exaggerated celebrations of touchdowns, the taunting of opponents make sports more and more unpleasant to watch. There's the sickness. We need a return to the ethics of sportsmanship and need to stop celebrating the humiliation of opponents.

37 posted on 01/27/2009 9:35:51 AM PST by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: jalisco555

Sportsmanship is doing your best and letting the cards fall where they may. Not coddling an inferior opponent. Wake up


39 posted on 01/27/2009 9:37:16 AM PST by nysuperdoodle
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