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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's what some of you fail to remember. While not everyone should aspire to be a pro, almost universally - across the board of sports - there was either a crazy parent or deranged agent of some type behind most of the stars out there.  The William Sisters, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Maradona, Ball brothers.  Sure, they have God-given talent, but most of the stars had some crazy behind them getting to their peak. The point is you have to advocate for your kid along the way or they're going to get roadblocked by the other bulldozer parents out there. [/quote]

I don't disagree with the sentiment here - no issues with a parent advocating; I agree that some of that may even be required.  But for every example of success, there are examples of no named athletes where an over-involved, crazy parent totally backfired on the kid, and may have messed him/her up for life.  Ryan Leaf and Todd Marinovich come to mind.  Far from household names, but both first round draft picks in the NFL with crazy dads.  Leaf almost killed himself, and Marinovich just straight up broke mentally.  I know these are examples of parents going well beyond advocating, but still worth pointing out.  [/quote]

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