Interesting Discussion

[Cleft Crusty]

Judging by Reggie's arms, he had to lift at some point, didn't he? I can see him coasting as a vet though. Sean Jones said he was a great man who couldn't drive past a Burger King without placing an order.

Sean Jones couldn't walk by a fellow football player without taking their money.

[Fritz]

I think sports are so, so competetive at the highest levels that few if any players can make it without busting their butts, and a superstar doesn't get to be a superstar without working hard.

Michael Jordan. Peyton Manning. Tiger Woods.

The world is littered with guys who have all the talent in the world, but don't work hard and never make it.

They work hard, I believe. Maybe not in specific areas, but I think they work hard.

[cheesner]

I don't understand the statement. Perhaps he meant that the superstars could have worked even harder and gotten even better. Perhaps the issue is once a player gets on top, he feels, they no longer have to work as hard because they are on top. There may be a bit of truth there, but there are too many exceptions as listed above (and I will add Gretzky) to call that a rule.

[cheesner]

Judging by Reggie's arms, he had to lift at some point, didn't he? I can see him coasting as a vet though. Sean Jones said he was a great man who couldn't drive past a Burger King without placing an order.

I thought I remember a quote about his youth, and pushing his workouts so hard he was in considerable pain.