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Teacher to Steph Curry: "I love you, but don't ever visit my high school" (Get ready to laugh)
csnbayarea.com ^ | June 2, 2015 | Staff report

Posted on 06/02/2015 1:02:58 PM PDT by GSWarrior

He is as popular as any athlete in the United States, and is adored by fans around the world.

But one such fan, Matt Amaral -- an English teacher at Mt. Eden High School in Hayward, California -- has conflicting feelings about the superstar point guard.

"You see, Steph (I hope you don’t mind if I call you Steph), if you come to my school you will be your usual inspiring, humble, hilarious, kind self and you will say all the right things. But the reason I don’t want you to come has to do with what you won’t say.

"...you also won’t mention that along with your father’s success came all the monetary rewards NONE of my students have, like three square meals a day; a full sized court and hoop in the backyard; a sense of safety; a mother and a father; top schools, top peers, and community resources. I know you might not think of it like this, but you might as well have come from another planet. But you won’t say that, will you?

"I mean, look at Klay Thompson. I wonder if anyone else finds it odd that the best shooting back-court in NBA history were both born with silver balls.

"What you will do is shoot some threes, dazzle everyone with your dimples, high five the homies, and sign some autographs. It will be wonderful. At least, it will seem like that at first... If you ask the boys on my campus what they are going to be when they get older, the answer will involve a sport. They will claim they are going to play in the NBA or NFL, and seeing you there will make them think they can actually do it."

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41 posted on 06/02/2015 2:14:18 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: GSWarrior
honesty

Interesting.

An honest professional athlete would tell the kids what happens when you bet the farm on being a professional athlete and don't make it. The honest professional athlete would tell them it's all all-or-nothing bet, and the most likely outcome is NOTHING. Zip. Zero. Nada. Want fries with that?

What happens if you bet the farm on being an astronaut and don't make it? Do you even have the slightest clue? No matter. I'll tell you. You still have your pilot's license. You still have a few thousand hours on your ticket. You still have your engineering degree(s). You still have job prospects out the wazoo ... all of which are inherent to doing the things you need to do if you're trying to be an astronaut.

If your great ball-throwing hero really did have a backup plan (one which of necessity would have nothing to do with throwing orange balls), telling the kids about THAT would be the most valuable thing he could do.

42 posted on 06/02/2015 2:25:01 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: GSWarrior
You already posted that and I already responded

And your response convinced me that you did not comprehend it.

43 posted on 06/02/2015 2:26:58 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: GSWarrior

A colleague of mine played NFL football for the Denver Broncos, but still had a backup plan. His degree was in engineering, and he was also on a coop plan, doing some work at a refinery. His NFL career was short, two years, due to injury. So he went back to the refinery. He also did not make the rookie mistake of living large. He now owns a process instrumentation service company with an impressive client list.


44 posted on 06/02/2015 2:30:25 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: SpinnerWebb
Wish I, too, had been born with silver balls. Iron Balls are hell anywhere near strong magnetic fields. Good thing they invented Faraday underwear.
45 posted on 06/02/2015 2:42:29 PM PDT by ChiefJayStrongbow
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To: NorthMountain

How do you know he doesn’t have a back up plan and that he wouldn’t deliver that message?


46 posted on 06/02/2015 2:48:22 PM PDT by GSWarrior (Click HERE to activate this tag line.)
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To: GSWarrior

The same way you know that the teacher is a “Bitter, jealous, angry leftist” who “spews venom”.

That and actually having heard various high school guest speakers, and having never been particularly impressed with ‘sports heroes’.

Perhaps this particular professional ball-thrower actually did play it smart. Perhaps he really did study something useful while he was majoring in orange ball throwing. You seem to think he did. Bully for him. My comments on this thread, and the points made by the author of the original post (whom you slandered) are still true.


47 posted on 06/02/2015 2:59:52 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: TexasGator

The teacher may not be a libtard POS but
to me his logic is similar to the wrong headed
notion that only blacks (read liberal blacks)
can ‘connect’ with blacks and only women (read
liberal women) can relate to other women,etc.
If Curry has something to say about hard work
and good citizenship then he should be welcome.
And, the teacher should/could have a chat-up
with the guest before the talk.


48 posted on 06/02/2015 3:02:34 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf ;-))
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To: Mr. K

My guidance counselor told me with my looks, I had a bright future in radio.


49 posted on 06/02/2015 3:13:46 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: Sivad

“If Curry has something to say about hard work
and good citizenship then he should be welcome”

I think that was the teacher’s point. Come talk a good message ... don’t just come to jam with the kids.


50 posted on 06/02/2015 3:34:05 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: GSWarrior

Rotten to the core. Such a sad and sick way to be.

Coveting...it is one of the ten commandments that is forbidden. This is why. It ruins the minds and characters of the people who take it on as a world and individual view.


51 posted on 06/02/2015 3:49:33 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: TexasGator

No news here.

This is why he should talk to his prospective
guests before any presentation. This goes
for all guests. Big DUH and not news worthy
stuff. Can you imagine a teacher not screening
a big time gutter mouthed rapper with a dirt poor
background before such a presentation? Probably happens
more than we would like to know.

Mr Teacher didn’t need to go public with what he
should do in private OR the news source made
something out of nothing.


52 posted on 06/02/2015 4:48:02 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf ;-))
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To: Sivad

“Mr Teacher didn’t need to go public with what he
should do in private OR the news source made
something out of nothing.”

There is a bigger message here but it goes right over the head of the thug-ball fans.


53 posted on 06/03/2015 7:38:12 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

Since I am not a thug-ball follower I wouldn’t
know what passes over their heads but at
least one larger message is usually revered
by those of the liberal bent. I offered that
point in a previous post.


54 posted on 06/03/2015 9:54:24 AM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf ;-))
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To: Sivad

“If Curry has something to say about hard work
and good citizenship then he should be welcome.”

That is the point of the article ....

‘”What you will do is shoot some threes, dazzle everyone with your dimples, high five the homies, and sign some autographs. It will be wonderful. At least, it will seem like that at first... If you ask the boys on my campus what they are going to be when they get older, the answer will involve a sport. They will claim they are going to play in the NBA or NFL, and seeing you there will make them think they can actually do it.”’


55 posted on 06/03/2015 10:43:14 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: ChiefJayStrongbow
Good thing they invented Faraday underwear.

Am... uh... am I wearing my tinfoil in the wrong place? I've had it on my HEAD this whole time!
56 posted on 06/03/2015 2:21:33 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
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To: EDINVA
This teacher seems to be saying that Curry has ONLY been successful in the NBA because his father achieved success that ALLOWED him to play NBA-level basketball.

My impression, as well. The teacher -- who I'm guessing is white (and, not coincidentally, a believer in "white privilege") -- was trying to lay a guilt trip on Curry.

57 posted on 06/03/2015 2:58:27 PM PDT by okie01
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To: TexasGator

We have sort of been down this road already
Anything new?

I will say when I was a middle school kid I
was set to be a big time football player. Figuring
out that wasn’t going to happen didn’t kill me
but learning about goal setting was helpful.
The teacher needs to be the everyday role model and
and focus on those skills, not what pros MIGHT say.


58 posted on 06/03/2015 5:42:05 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf ;-))
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