Quote Originally Posted by eddiememphis View Post
More likely a case of coddled athlete and gangster wannabe.
BINGO!

You take a sub-par student who has athletic prowess, pass them along through their primary education and give them a scholarship to a sports-focused university where they learn NOTHING (for many athletes it's because they can't read beyond a 5th grade level), then give them millions of dollars/year to play professional sports. What could possibly go wrong? While there are exceptions, most every professional athlete has no skills outside of their sport. They produce nothing of value and only serve as a gladiator to distract the peasants from the reality of the world. Most professional athletes, had they not found a team willing to hire (draft) them would either be working unskilled jobs or living a life of crime.

In case you couldn't tell, I have ZERO respect for athletes and sports beyond high schools. I personally find no redeeming value in them.