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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most guys who coach soccer have zero empathy for someone on a B team because they've never been that guy. They are where they are today because they were always the best player in their club growing up. I bet most of them have trouble fathoming why anyone would even be on a B team. [/quote]

Never thought about it that way but you may just be right. Sure explains a lot although it doesn’t explain why being a good athlete precludes any kind of emotional IQ. [/quote]

[b]Being a top athlete seems to require an emotional detachment [/b]and outsized ego. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just an observation. [/quote]

You clearly were never a top athlete. [/quote]

Most coaches were not the top players. Many top athletes make horrible coaches because they do not understand why everyone can not do what they did. Also the times have changed. Someone who played 15 years ago or more really does not understand the current system. [/quote]

This response has zero to do with the post directly above.[/quote]

That's OK -- the quote directly above had nothing to do with anything. Also, it [i][b]generalized about the way "top athletes" approach things[/b].[/i]

Having interviewed a couple hundred top athletes over the years, I can tell you there's no broad brush that captures all of them. Maybe not even half. Some are completely Zen. Some latch onto the slightest perceived insult as motivation. Some make their living with skills. Some make it with the mentality that they'd elbow their own grandma to get the ball or puck.

Some have a great attitude as they become parents. They encourage their kids to pick up their sports -- or not. Some look bac8k on their past with humility and gratitude for the opportunities they received.

And some come onto an anonymous message board to brag about past glories.[/quote]

That's funny. Your post above absolutely generalized top athletes as being emotionally detached and egotistical. I'm aware that there is no broad brush that captures all of them which was exactly my original point.  [/quote]

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