Balls2TheWalls wrote:humanrefutation wrote:I just realized that I watched a whole segment on Real Sports about this kid (and his family). They were being billed as the Ball family of the NFL. His two brothers are also talented. Their father and mother are both incredibly involved in their lives.
You can see a clip here:
Was linked on the page before. I don't see the Balls at all. I see a dad that is very involved, but I don't think that his kids learn to play the game the wrong way. I think that the amount of selfish you can be in football is very different than in basketball.
Ah, I didn't see it on the last page.
If you're an HBO subscriber, the whole segment is worth a look. It's amazing how much pressure their parents have placed on them. They only speak German with their mother. They've been multi-sport athletes since they were little kids. It's not unreasonable to say that they've been built in a lab. Though, I question how that kind of pseudo-militarized environment can prevent a kid from feeling, well, loved and valued for who they are.