Back To Reality- Young Athletes Who Think They Have What It Takes To Be On Top

Ben Brown by Senior Analyst Written on April 02, 2009
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This brings up the moral question? Should we ruin their dreams now to keep the kids from a world of heartache? Or should we let them have a goal and still be in a world of heart ache later?

 

If we ruin their dreams now they will be sad for a while, but Will Smith thinks differently. In the movie Pursuit of Happiness, Smith tells his son that he probably won’t excel at basketball because Smith didn’t when he was younger.

 

His son then throws the basketball and starts to pack up after an afternoon with his now hurting father.

 

Smith turns to his son and tells him that not him or anyone should tell him that he can’t do something.

 

This is one thing in the world of sports that is our choice and not the players or coaches.

 

Do we or do we not tell them that their dreams are higher than improbable to happen?

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Should we encouage such dreams?

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    75.0%
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  • Total votes: 8
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