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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Kristi Dosh: Meet Wayne Gretzky
Kristi asks, talking about someone (not Gretzky):
Having had twenty-four hours to chew on it, I’ve decided I should admire this athlete for his honesty. I’m sure that he feels blessed to be where he’s at, even if it wasn’t his first choice. We all say we hate politically correct, overly polished or rehearsed answers, so I should applaud this guy for telling the truth, admitting his heart lies elsewhere.
What do you all think? If you’re lucky enough to get to play a professional sport, should you always have to say that you love it? Should you be banned from complaining about anything job-related just because you have a career so many others want?
I’m not posting the athlete’s name or sport, because I don’t think it’s important and it’s not the point of this post. If you’re able to figure it out, please keep it to yourself.
I don’t see the big deal about whoever Kristi is talking about. Wayne Gretzky has often said that his love is baseball, not hockey. He just happened to be a (much much) better hockey player than baseball player. He has admitted, often, that everything in his life he owes to the NHL. I don’t think that what Kristi read about some other guy should have the impact it has on her, because, basically, probably at least 10% of pro players love some other sport more than their own. If not 20% or even 50%. Maybe I’m extrapolating too much, but I don’t think so. Maybe Kristi thinks it is commonplace to keep your hidden love secret, which really means we follow the sports very differently.
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