Athletes as Role Models??? Thats Crazy

Usually pro athletes are the farthest thing from role models and should all be classified as douchebags. The only exception to the rule has to be Hockey players who 1) act like human beings 2) typically respect their opponents and sport more than any other athlete 3) aren't dumb apes who walk around scratching their nuts. So it was nice to read the following story from Affeldt. Go giants

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Charles Barkley had it right

by wilriv21 on Jun 30, 2009 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

there are a lot of very cool, philanthropic, solid hockey guys

and then there’s Marty McSorley, Donald Brashear, Todd Bertuzzi… and Denis Potvin.

Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."

There's 3 ways to do something: the right way, the wrong way, and the Max Power/ Ginats Way...

by natteringnabob on Jun 30, 2009 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I kind of stopped caring when you started sanctifying hockey players. These guys are athletes. Like the rest of us, some of them are good guys, and some of them are assholes. Some sports just give the assholes a bigger stage than others.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like Affeldt.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 30, 2009 11:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

As much as we give Sabes crap, he made a great signing with this guy. Affeldt = Winn classy.

Any type of mongering is A-OK in my book.

by Man-o-War on Jul 1, 2009 8:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Affeldt is definitely a class guy (not to mention a nasty SOB of a setup man, which is a lot more important) but all his talk of “power” had me thinking he’s way too into self-help books.

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Jul 1, 2009 10:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

“typically respect their opponents and sport more than any other athlete”

Watch some rugby, professional or amateur, and prepare to be impressed by the level of courtesy shown.

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by S.F. Giangst on Jul 1, 2009 11:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs