34Celtic wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
If you have only one thing in your life when your 10, 13 years old...your parents need to do some work and make sure you hit the books. What ever happened to a little effort in life? Its like that autism commercial. 1 out of 8,000 kids or something plays sports professionally. Banking on becoming a pro when your that young is a little bit out there.
Let's review because it seems I left out some details. This kid was:
1)not terribly bright to begin with
2)a constant troublemaker
3)possibly had a learning disability or at least some sort of social problem
4)his brother died in a horrible car accident when my classmate was 13 or 14
5)he went to a private school for athletics but when his arm was shot, he didn't stick around and ended up transferring to a trade school.
It's not always about athletics. Yeah, he could have tried harder in school but, again, wasn't terribly bright to begin with. It's not a matter of going pro; sports open up tremendous doors for young kids. Like I said, he went to the best private school in the area that has a rich sports tradition and he didn't even make it two years because he couldn't pitch anymore. If his arm was healthier, he would have graduated and had those connections with people. He probably would have gotten into college and possibly got a degree, even if he stopped playing ball. Graduating from St. John's would have help propel him to college. **** going pro, he missed out of so many life altering chances because he blew out his arm before high school. mahalo
~Chach~
