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Too much thought of GAA Players
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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
though
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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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
Someone sounds bitter towards those who have or made opportunities at home and were able to focus on the gaa.
They are referred to as they are for the joy & pride their hard work occasionally brings to a parish. Same goes for IC.
Sitting by a radio, pitch or television once or twice a week & forgetting about the future or whatever is going on is worth its weight in gold in this fast paced world.
Plus, they are amateurs!
When I see 2, 3, & 4 generations out in the back garden with a sliotar or football, cheering on from the sideline, or 4-5 siblings lining out for their club I'm overcome by what a wonderful thing the gaa is. As an American I look at it from a slightly different perspective. ...and I'm a bit envious if I'm honest. The gaa to me is not the political, financial, or whatever other aspect or controversy. It's the above.
+None of which would be possible without the hard work & many, many sacrifices they & oftentimes their families make.
When they use the words hero & warrior, etc. it can seem silly but I think everyone understands the difference between a 'hero' on the pitch & someone else like the pilot who landed his disabled commercial aircraft on an icy Hudson river saving every soul on board and other people who have done other incredible & or selfless acts. That example just happened to pop in my head.
So, within reason, I've no problem with it. Also, the gaa has some of the most humble and intelligent young men & women of any high level athletics that I've ever seen.
Enjoy the secret treasure that Ireland has & don't worry about the little things. The GAA is special. Seeing a hurl in the hand of every youngster I passed is special. Seeing grandma decked out in her counties kit & cheering alongside her grandchildren is special. And so much more. That is why the hero label is used & it's fine by me. There's a lot of different varieties of hero. Just like my quiet, unassuming father who is not known or hasn't performed some great heroic act is still MY HERO.
Julie catch a rabbit by its hare...
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