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Look we can all say or do whatever, what favre did, lebron, it's just an example of something we all know but wish to dream it's not the case: Everyone is selfish, both in life and in their jobs.
One thing I think as fans we tend to forget about sports is that while we are doing our 40 hour a week jobs (usually more these days) and all that, kicking back on sunday watching football - these athletes are at work. They put in almost as much time into their job as we do every year, and there jobs, like ours, are kept based on performance, among several other factors.
Point is, was my heart torn from my chest in 2007? Sure, for a moment. That's before realization set in that hey, this is just a sport, and hey, this is what he does for a living. This is his job. If he wants to work elsewhere, who are we to stop him?
Point is that we let athletes, somehow, transend what normal human behavior is. You hear it all the time tehse days with people who meet favre, go out to his house - he's a great guy, fun to be around, and all that jazz, yet we sit back and blast him because hey, turns out he is human like everyone else and wants what is best for him.
Hey, aren't we the same way? Lets say I worked for oh, Walmart for 20 years. I was a store manager, heck, maybe even a supervisor of the entire walmart chain in a state. Best Buy comes along and offerse me a position of equal stature with more pay, and a better opportunity for advancement. Does Walmart think I betrayed them by quitting after 20 years and joining up at Best Buy? Not really. If I was "that valuable" - they would of bent over backwards to convince me not to leave. Instead, in general, they just let you go, realizing you made a personal decision for yourself alone. Life moves on, and people forget about it.
In sports, it's not easy to forget about anything - fans wont let that happen- but this is their job. This is what Favre, Lebron, and everyone else does for a living. I refuse to remain pissed off at a player for choosing (especially for lebron who wasn't even under contract and was a FA) to play elsewhere. They are human too, and as such, selfish.
We as fans need to stop putting players on a pedestal. All of us that are so heartbroken and pissed off are really our own issues, not #4's, and not Lebron. Say what you want, and abotu tbe "business" aspect - but this shit is their job. We get entertained by what they do.
They are people, no different then your neighbor, your kids, your spouse, your friends at work. Their job just happens to be sports.
One thing I think as fans we tend to forget about sports is that while we are doing our 40 hour a week jobs (usually more these days) and all that, kicking back on sunday watching football - these athletes are at work. They put in almost as much time into their job as we do every year, and there jobs, like ours, are kept based on performance, among several other factors.
Point is, was my heart torn from my chest in 2007? Sure, for a moment. That's before realization set in that hey, this is just a sport, and hey, this is what he does for a living. This is his job. If he wants to work elsewhere, who are we to stop him?
Point is that we let athletes, somehow, transend what normal human behavior is. You hear it all the time tehse days with people who meet favre, go out to his house - he's a great guy, fun to be around, and all that jazz, yet we sit back and blast him because hey, turns out he is human like everyone else and wants what is best for him.
Hey, aren't we the same way? Lets say I worked for oh, Walmart for 20 years. I was a store manager, heck, maybe even a supervisor of the entire walmart chain in a state. Best Buy comes along and offerse me a position of equal stature with more pay, and a better opportunity for advancement. Does Walmart think I betrayed them by quitting after 20 years and joining up at Best Buy? Not really. If I was "that valuable" - they would of bent over backwards to convince me not to leave. Instead, in general, they just let you go, realizing you made a personal decision for yourself alone. Life moves on, and people forget about it.
In sports, it's not easy to forget about anything - fans wont let that happen- but this is their job. This is what Favre, Lebron, and everyone else does for a living. I refuse to remain pissed off at a player for choosing (especially for lebron who wasn't even under contract and was a FA) to play elsewhere. They are human too, and as such, selfish.
We as fans need to stop putting players on a pedestal. All of us that are so heartbroken and pissed off are really our own issues, not #4's, and not Lebron. Say what you want, and abotu tbe "business" aspect - but this shit is their job. We get entertained by what they do.
They are people, no different then your neighbor, your kids, your spouse, your friends at work. Their job just happens to be sports.
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