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The people in college athletics

by Ted Rudow III, MA (Tedr77 [at] aol.com)
Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals out in California cut the NCAA a big break in its decision regarding the lower court's ruling in O'Bannon v. NCAA, the landmark case that seemed to open the door to a just form of compensation for the people in college athletics who do the actual work.
The only escape for me, I thought was sports. So I practiced and practiced basketball until I received few athletic scholarships included West Point but I decided to attend the University of California at Berkeley, in 1970. The Vietnam War was going on, and Berkeley was the hot-bed of radical resistance. It also was one of the top academic schools in the United States. I was on the honor roll and was voted first-team all-Northern California freshman in basketball, Captain and Most Valuable Player in 1971 and still hold the freshmen rebound record of 17.3 per game. I felt pressures on many sides to really put out all my time and energy towards becoming a basketball star in college and pressing toward a professional career.
I was told to gain a near-manical desire to win and to physically punish my opponent in a defeat. Sports really foster the spirit of competition. Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit. See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire.

Ted Rudow III, MA
by tition
a guru once said,''competition breeds violence''.America lives on violence...football as example.maybe that's why 49 ers no good and kerr back injury. the new universe wont support athletics anymore at least professional sports.
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