Three quotes from Studs Terkel
The Baseball Player
Nobody comes to see a fellow because he's a good outfielder. What he comes to do is hit. He'll come out early in the batting cage and hit and hit and hit. he won't shag flies, he wont catch fungoes. It's not important to him. Theres no status to catching a fly ball (369).
The Hockey Player
Among players, while we are playing we are very close. Some of the best clubs I have ever played with have this close intamacy -- an intamacy modern man can hardly ever achieve (383).
The Football Coach
Everything we do is based on winning. I don't care how hard you work or how organized you are, if you don't win, what good was it? It's down the drain. You can have a tremendous gameplan, but if you lose the game, what good was it (388)?
My Response
I realize that they are all saying something different, but I think that it all comes back to the fact that professional sports are not the same as they were years ago. I think that this relates to friendships as well. People are always changing. Sometimes the change is so drastic that it affects the friendship.
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