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Too much thought of GAA Players
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06-03-2020 3:36pm#1I think their is way too much thought of GAA players.
Why is a GAA player who plays well often publicly referred to as a hero? (tv / radio / papers etc)
Why is a retired GAA player often publicly referred to as a legend?
Dont get me wrong - I think the GAA is great.
Great for getting a community together - for those interested in GAA.
Great for kids, who are interested in GAA.
I played myself when I was young, and was very good at it. Enjoyed it immensely.
But, had to move away to better myself, no jobs at home, went to collage etc.
Some people could manage to keep playing - worked for their parents maybe, or very lucky to find work near home. Great for them, No problems with that.
But , why are these people now often referred to as legends? Many still living with, or very close to mammy and daddy, working on parents business usually.
Why are they called hero's for playing well.
What about the kids who are good at say, art, or drama, or like reading? No one is publicly calling them "heros", and rightly so. Its not fair on them to be making so much of those who are into GAA.
What about the young person who's made a life for themselves elsewhere, got themselves well educated, good job - no one is publicly calling them "Legends", and rightly so. Standing on there own 2 feet, and not easy getting there .
GAA - its a game, with a ball, running around a field . . . all very good - but no need for it to be taking over, and so much in our face!!! There's other things out there, other interests.
:rolleyes::P 7
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I think this is a very unfair post and is far from the truth. The building up of players, calling them heroes etc is not just in GAA but rugby, soccer and many other sportsI think their is way too much thought of GAA players.
Why is a GAA player who plays well often publicly referred to as a hero? (tv / radio / papers etc)
Why is a retired GAA player often publicly referred to as a legend?
Dont get me wrong - I think the GAA is great.
Great for getting a community together - for those interested in GAA.
Great for kids, who are interested in GAA.
I played myself when I was young, and was very good at it. Enjoyed it immensely.
But, had to move away to better myself, no jobs at home, went to collage etc.
Some people could manage to keep playing - worked for their parents maybe, or very lucky to find work near home. Great for them, No problems with that.
But , why are these people now often referred to as legends? Many still living with, or very close to mammy and daddy, working on parents business usually.
Why are they called hero's for playing well.
What about the kids who are good at say, art, or drama, or like reading? No one is publicly calling them "heros", and rightly so. Its not fair on them to be making so much of those who are into GAA.
What about the young person who's made a life for themselves elsewhere, got themselves well educated, good job - no one is publicly calling them "Legends", and rightly so. Standing on there own 2 feet, and not easy getting there .
GAA - its a game, with a ball, running around a field . . . all very good - but no need for it to be taking over, and so much in our face!!! There's other things out there, other interests.:rolleyes::P
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I think their is way too much thought of GAA players.
Why is a GAA player who plays well often publicly referred to as a hero? (tv / radio / papers etc)
Why is a retired GAA player often publicly referred to as a legend?
Dont get me wrong - I think the GAA is great.
Great for getting a community together - for those interested in GAA.
Great for kids, who are interested in GAA.
I played myself when I was young, and was very good at it. Enjoyed it immensely.
But, had to move away to better myself, no jobs at home, went to collage etc.
Some people could manage to keep playing - worked for their parents maybe, or very lucky to find work near home. Great for them, No problems with that.
But , why are these people now often referred to as legends? Many still living with, or very close to mammy and daddy, working on parents business usually.
Why are they called hero's for playing well.
What about the kids who are good at say, art, or drama, or like reading? No one is publicly calling them "heros", and rightly so. Its not fair on them to be making so much of those who are into GAA.
What about the young person who's made a life for themselves elsewhere, got themselves well educated, good job - no one is publicly calling them "Legends", and rightly so. Standing on there own 2 feet, and not easy getting there .
GAA - its a game, with a ball, running around a field . . . all very good - but no need for it to be taking over, and so much in our face!!! There's other things out there, other interests.:rolleyes::P
GAA players and contrary to what you have said yourself players of other sports are referred to as legends and heros because they bring immense joy to the people who follow them. Young people idolise them and rightly so. This is a very strange thread I have to say. Sports people have always been looked up to and admired and thats the way it will always be.0 -
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I think their is way too much thought of GAA players.
Why is a GAA player who plays well often publicly referred to as a hero? (tv / radio / papers etc)
Why is a retired GAA player often publicly referred to as a legend?
Dont get me wrong - I think the GAA is great.
Great for getting a community together - for those interested in GAA.
Great for kids, who are interested in GAA.
I played myself when I was young, and was very good at it. Enjoyed it immensely.
But, had to move away to better myself, no jobs at home, went to collage etc.
Some people could manage to keep playing - worked for their parents maybe, or very lucky to find work near home. Great for them, No problems with that.
But , why are these people now often referred to as legends? Many still living with, or very close to mammy and daddy, working on parents business usually.
Why are they called hero's for playing well.
What about the kids who are good at say, art, or drama, or like reading? No one is publicly calling them "heros", and rightly so. Its not fair on them to be making so much of those who are into GAA.
What about the young person who's made a life for themselves elsewhere, got themselves well educated, good job - no one is publicly calling them "Legends", and rightly so. Standing on there own 2 feet, and not easy getting there .
GAA - its a game, with a ball, running around a field . . . all very good - but no need for it to be taking over, and so much in our face!!! There's other things out there, other interests.:rolleyes::P
More GAA and less collage might have suited you better. Is that it ?0 -
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I think their is way too much thought of GAA players.
Why is a GAA player who plays well often publicly referred to as a hero? (tv / radio / papers etc)
Why is a retired GAA player often publicly referred to as a legend?
Dont get me wrong - I think the GAA is great.
Great for getting a community together - for those interested in GAA.
Great for kids, who are interested in GAA.
I played myself when I was young, and was very good at it. Enjoyed it immensely.
But, had to move away to better myself, no jobs at home, went to collage etc.
Some people could manage to keep playing - worked for their parents maybe, or very lucky to find work near home. Great for them, No problems with that.
But , why are these people now often referred to as legends? Many still living with, or very close to mammy and daddy, working on parents business usually.
Why are they called hero's for playing well.
What about the kids who are good at say, art, or drama, or like reading? No one is publicly calling them "heros", and rightly so. Its not fair on them to be making so much of those who are into GAA.
What about the young person who's made a life for themselves elsewhere, got themselves well educated, good job - no one is publicly calling them "Legends", and rightly so. Standing on there own 2 feet, and not easy getting there .
GAA - its a game, with a ball, running around a field . . . all very good - but no need for it to be taking over, and so much in our face!!! There's other things out there, other interests.:rolleyes::P
For someone who says there is too much thought of GAA players..... Well you certainly put a lot of thought into it yourself!0 -
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Sonia o Sullivan, Thomas Barr, the o Donovan’s, Sean Kelly, Nicholas Roche, Ciara Meghan, Santos puspure, Katie Taylor, rob heffernan. But of course they are not from team sports or spectator sports so who cares? They’d never hit a 45 like Clucky would!
Big difference between Sonia o Sullivan (who i admire as a sportsperson), and a "hero / legend" who has played with the last 20 years for his club. Big deal - s/she liked football / hurling , and was good at it, and was lucky enough to live in the same village all his/her life. Iv no problem with sports-people being seen heroes and legends, and kids looking up to them, great, but doesn't need to be so much in your face from other adults / media, as my post specifies.
Call in to Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin to see some real heroes in my eyes, who would give anything to be out playing a sport they love.
(oh must do my spell check now in case iv any errors again!!
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Big difference between Sonia o Sullivan (who i admire as a sportsperson), and a "hero / legend" who has played with the last 20 years for his club. Big deal - s/she liked football / hurling , and was good at it, and was lucky enough to live in the same village all his/her life. Iv no problem with sports-people being seen heroes and legends, and kids looking up to them, great, but doesn't need to be so much in your face from other adults / media, as my post specifies.
Call in to Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin to see some real heroes in my eyes, who would give anything to be out playing a sport they love.
(oh must do my spell check now in case iv any errors again!! )
Sonia O'Sullivan is just good at putting one foot in front the other a few times in a row, "big deal" - if you speak about anything in such reductive terms it doesn't sound good does it? You ignore the bigger picture.
Also if you have a problem with people admiring football players, why come to a GAA forum where you will encounter these people in such high concentrations?
Finally, you can see heroes in Crumlin, and they sometimes get to meet their heroes; not really sure of the relevance "won't somebody think of the kids" angle
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https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/the-morning-after-dublin-team-head-to-crumlin-childrens-hospital-after-legendary-five-in-a-row-win-38499832.html0 -
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