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09/27/2006 12:34:38 PM · #1 |
Man there's all kinds of different stories floating around out there about him.
I don't know what to believe. First it was an allergic reaction, then it was a suicide attempt. Then his friend said he was going to kill himself, took 7 pills, and changed his mind.
Now emergency medical crews say he took 35 of the pain pills. But the police are saying that the reports were premature and shouldn't have been released.
Geez, get the story straight.
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Anyway, I feel bad for the guy. Some people think that with all that money and everything he should be fine, but I guess he's just that depressed.
I wonder if I should drop him from my fantasy team.
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09/27/2006 12:36:00 PM · #2 |
| I guess this shows money doesn't buy happiness |
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09/27/2006 12:37:19 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by deapee:
I wonder if I should drop him from my fantasy team. |
That might push him over the edge. |
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09/27/2006 12:38:01 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by chispa:
I guess this shows money doesn't buy happiness |
I, for one, want to test that theory :-)
But, I think more than not, the preasure of being in the spot-light affects more famous people than the money.
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09/27/2006 12:50:18 PM · #5 |
Well, if T.O. wants, I'll trade him. I'll be the genetically gifted super athlete making millions of dollars a year in the NFL...and he can be me.
I'll sell everything he's bought, retire, invest my money and live modestly...maybe open a little art gallery or something.
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09/27/2006 12:51:55 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
...the pressure of being in the spot-light affects more famous people than the money. |
The spotlight shines brighter when you call attention to yourself by doing stupid things. :-/ |
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09/27/2006 12:53:03 PM · #7 |
| now Fox Sports is questioning if it was attmpted suicide. They originally said it was an allergic reaction. |
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09/27/2006 01:13:00 PM · #8 |
He is a lousy role model.
Time for the NFL to change the meaning of T.O. from Terrell Owens to Time Off. Suspend his attention grubbing over bloated head for at least 2 years.
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09/27/2006 01:16:24 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
He is a lousy role model.
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This is just my opinion. Sports figures and TV personalities should not be role models. Parents should be a bigger part of their children's lives and be role models for them. I think with the advent of both parents working, then cleaning house, making dinner, etc etc, there is less time made for interaction with the children, so TV becomes the role model. I'm not blaming anyone for this and I know there are going to be people who say "I'm not like that, don't lump me in with that!" I say kudos to you.
I, for one, was guilty of that in the past. I've gotten a 2nd chance to fix that and I'm putting every effort I have into doing just that. So, I'm not throwing stones at anyone without first taking a few.
*off my soapbox and back to your regularly scheduled thread*
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09/27/2006 01:17:09 PM · #10 |
| It's too bad he's such a head case. He could have been THE BEST receiver in the NFL. |
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09/27/2006 01:27:38 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by bmora:
It's too bad he's such a head case. He could have been THE BEST receiver in the NFL. |
He could've been the best ever.
Now he's just a tragic story.
And Charles Barkley was right; I am an Athlete, not a role model
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09/27/2006 01:31:53 PM · #12 |
i just read an article on yahoo about him........damn..... :-(
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09/27/2006 01:38:22 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by vxpra:
And Charles Barkley was right; I am an Athlete, not a role model |
Mr. Barkley is wrong; if you make your living by performing for the public's entertainment you are a role model -- there's no choice about that -- only about whether to be a good role model or a bad one. |
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09/27/2006 01:39:22 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
...the pressure of being in the spot-light affects more famous people than the money. |
The spotlight shines brighter when you call attention to yourself by doing stupid things. :-/ |
Sounds like a fellow Giants fan! I guess being a premiere NFL receiver doesn't get you enough attention. Fifteen years ago it was the linebackers getting in trouble
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09/27/2006 02:17:20 PM · #15 |
i fell sorry for him in some respects. Now don't get me wrong I can't stand him and he has brought on most of this himslef, but If he is that messed up then he must have some deep personal pain and regardless of how much of a jackass he is I don't wish those feelings on anyone.
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09/27/2006 02:30:51 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by vxpra:
And Charles Barkley was right; I am an Athlete, not a role model |
Mr. Barkley is wrong; if you make your living by performing for the public's entertainment you are a role model -- there's no choice about that -- only about whether to be a good role model or a bad one. |
Absolutely, if the "role" being "modeled" is "professional athlete". But isn't that true of each and every one of us? When I raised my kids, for example, I was conscious that I was a role model at several levels; what kind of a father I was, what kind of a man I was, and so forth.
We tend to have a problem these days with the pro athletes being very poor role models as to how a professional athlete should play the game, for one thing. Basketball especially comes to mind, with the in-your-face playground ball game becoming the norm, and the team game a forgotten relic of the past; and that's too bad. Basketball as played professionally no longer interests me.
But I don't believe it's fair to hold athletes (or actors for that matter) to some higher standard, as if their prominence carries with it an obligation to behave in a "better" way. These people are every bit as flawed as we are, collectively, and I see no reason to expect them to behave any better than the collective "we".
T.O. would still be an obnoxious jerk if he was a truck driver or an accountant :-)
R.
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09/27/2006 02:43:36 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
T.O. would still be an obnoxious jerk if he was a truck driver or an accountant :-)
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But he wouldn't be on television where millions of kids could witness his behavior -- public figures need to realize that their behavior (at least while engaged in their professional duties) is, well public. I agree, they should be judged by the same standard as the rest of us -- I don't think anyone's disputing that. |
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09/27/2006 02:45:14 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
T.O. would still be an obnoxious jerk if he was a truck driver or an accountant :-)
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Do you think he would still go out into his driveway and do sit-ups?
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09/27/2006 02:48:14 PM · #19 |
But if TO was a Truck Driver or Accountant. He would not be dancing around with his sharpie marker on the TV set for millions of easy to influence kids who are watching their football heros to see and then mimic on the playground the next day. The fact is, He is a very high profile jock the fact that ESPN hasn't shut up about him the past 4 hours should be proof of that. He is going to be a role model to alot of kids. There are some kids out there that do not have the bonus of a father for a role model. They turn to other places professional athletes are the route most of the kids choose. So it is essential that these guys portray themselves in a respectable fashion.
Everyone is flawed. But you can not tell me TO absolutely has to be a jerk. For the money he is making he should be able to settle down to a respectable level. like it was said above. Why isn't being a great football player good enough for this guy he has to go the extra step to make himself stand out and he really doesn't have to.
TO is going to be giving a press conference this afternoon. How many people do that a few hours after they try to kill themself ?
it is another Look at Me Look at Me ploy.....
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09/27/2006 02:49:57 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
T.O. would still be an obnoxious jerk if he was a truck driver or an accountant :-)
R. |
But he wouldn't be on television where millions of kids could witness his behavior -- public figures need to realize that their behavior (at least while engaged in their professional duties) is, well public. I agree, they should be judged by the same standard as the rest of us -- I don't think anyone's disputing that. |
I guess my point is this: as a father, say, my behavior has an effect on my children, and on any of their friends that may be present, and I *should* be conscious of my responsibility as a role model to them. I don't believe that stepping onto a larger stage in any way *increases* that responsibility, which is an absolute. If an athlete head-butts a competitor in the world cup final, his behavior is not *more* reprehensible because of its increased visibility.
R.
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09/27/2006 03:18:26 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
it is another Look at Me Look at Me ploy..... |
Yes, absolutely. Hence the decay of Basketball as We Knew It into a ludicrous parody of the beautiful team game it once was. But this is, of course, an entire CULTURAL phenomenon. We live in the age of "look at me!"
R.
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