tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post116654019254079118..comments2023-09-26T05:08:11.190-05:00Comments on Rick's Reflections: The "Spitting" IncidentRick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203445347348671817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1166578997535143312006-12-19T19:43:00.000-06:002006-12-19T19:43:00.000-06:00My lovely wife Linda hates all sports and doesn't ...My lovely wife Linda hates all sports and doesn't quite have the sense of urgency about email that most do checks her email once a week - if she doesn't forget. Sometime back I showed her how to read this blog which she does if she has time (and of course if she remembered to check email that week). Last week she said the blog was a bit difficult to understand - a lot of it was about this guy T.O. whom she has no idea who is. Now the difference between Linda and I is that she really doesn't know who T.O. is and I <I>wish</I> I didn't know who he is. But we can look forward to that blissful day, as brother Kyle suggests, when no one really cares who he is. Of course we could always pray that he would reform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1166555016716944592006-12-19T13:03:00.000-06:002006-12-19T13:03:00.000-06:00Character and behavior does matter.T.O. is a loser...Character and behavior does matter.<BR/><BR/>T.O. is a loser in life and he's not really that good of a football player anyway. He leads the league in dropped passes. Soon his time will have passed and nobody will even mention his name, except maybe a warden or parole officer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958802674036850912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1166553508454437892006-12-19T12:38:00.000-06:002006-12-19T12:38:00.000-06:00I assure you: I have not read T. O.'s book. Just...I assure you: I have not read T. O.'s book. Just going by printed exerpts. I would watch a NASCAR race before I would waste my time reading his book. <BR/><BR/>Jeff, I wish that what you said was not true. But I am afraid you are right on.Rick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203445347348671817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1166552630268251432006-12-19T12:23:00.000-06:002006-12-19T12:23:00.000-06:00In response to Jon's comment ..... Jon, with yeste...In response to Jon's comment ..... Jon, with yesterday's and today's blog I believe he is going soft. He's letting a dog sleep with him and he's reading T.O.'s book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1166550878255456402006-12-19T11:54:00.000-06:002006-12-19T11:54:00.000-06:00If character mattered in pro sports, there would b...If character mattered in pro sports, there would be fewer teams or a lower level of play, either of which would damage the pocketbooks of several owners and executives in the industry. Character will only matter when we quit paying to watch the performers.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606199377889821435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1166544182534384082006-12-19T10:03:00.000-06:002006-12-19T10:03:00.000-06:00I completely agree with you! I think anytime you ...I completely agree with you! I think anytime you are in a position of setting an example for kids watching you need to watch what you are doing. That applies to just about everyone really. And even more so to us as Christians. But whether they like it or not, athletes are held to a higher standard. Kids respect them and look up to them. Sadly probably more so than anyone else in their life. Athletes know that and most of them try and set a good example. But those guys don't get the attention for the good examples they set. So all the kids hear about are the "stunts" from character like T.O.<BR/><BR/>I have heard it said that character is what you do when know one else is watching. If T.O. does all this when people are watching, it makes you wonder what he does that no one knows about. I think character should be part of your contract just as much as ability. (and so far even his so called ability is in question!!) He doesn't only make himself look bad, he makes the team, the city and sports figures in general look bad. It's way past time for T.O to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com