David Law
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David Law

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My support for the Pittsburgh Steelers goes back to before they won their first Super Bowl, which tells you that I’m older than a lot of Bleacher Report readers and writers. I have been a participant of varied sports for most of my life, and now have the chronic knee and back injuries to prove it! As a participant I have particularly enjoyed skiing, football, touch football and basketball. Currently I am active in Taekwondo and I hope to test for my 2nd Dan Black Belt soon.

Despite living in hockey-mad Canada, as a fan my first love is the NFL in general and the Steelers in particular. I am a strong supporter of Ottawa’s Senators, and maintain faith that they will not only make the playoffs in 2010-2011, but will be a team to be reckoned with. I have faced the reality of having my teams leave town (Montreal’s Expos) or folding (Ottawa’s CFL team, twice!)

I am a strong believer in team chemistry and in teams having a coherent, identifiable team philosophy. I believe in building through the draft rather than trades, in allowing younger players to develop slowly, and in factoring in an athlete’s character along with his physical skills. I dislike showboating, boastful athletes, and believe that when you score a goal or a touchdown you should act like you’ve done it before. Rehearsed celebrations are a pet peeve of mine.

I believe that being a fan of a team does not require blind support for all their decisions: it does not preclude you from being critical when you think they have made a move in the wrong direction.

I am a strong believer in education. I have spent enough time in school to obtain two undergraduate degrees as well as Masters degrees in both Criminology and Educational Counselling. I am employed as a teacher and as a consultant in the areas of Reality Therapy, Lead Management and Choice Theory.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Gretzky, Barkley, Franco Harris, Ali, Dr. J

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    NFL Steelers, NHL Senators, NBA Raptors, MLB Blue Jays

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Cowher, Roger Neilson, Mike Tomlin

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Steelers' first Super Bowl

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Senators clinch first ever playoff spot, 1989 Grey Cup (SSK 43, HAM 40)

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Steffi Graf's 1988 "Golden Grand Slam", Ripken's consecutive games, Mario Lemieux's five goals five different ways (even strength/power play/shorthanded/penalty shot/empty net), and Bo Jackson's MVP awards in both the NFL and MLB all-star games.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth: pitching and hitting.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana: defined clutch.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan: without him they win zero. Russell's Celtics had enough talent to win some titles without him.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky: most statistically dominant athlete in team sports since Babe Ruth.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele: no "hand of God" required...

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger: doing it against a more talented field.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    F1 is more about the manufacturer than the driver: Villeneuve was #1 in Ferrari, unemployed without them.

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Meh...

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  • Syed Ahmed posted 57 days ago

    Syed Ahmed

    Greatest DP in the history of B/R. <3

  • Matt Shervington posted 250 days ago

    Matt Shervington

    Troy Polamalu Overrated? Have these guys done the research or even watched the games?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/731493-polamalu-overrated-experts-slowly-losing-credibility-as-myths-spread

  • jeremy batista posted 387 days ago

    jeremy batista

    mark sanchez was accuse of touching a girl in his first year of college at USC. I am in college and i been accuse already of touching somebody by my ex, girls lie in college everybody knows that. Ben was in the nfl and is an adult already he wasn't in college Ben was in a bar and there was a drunk girl by mistake in the mens room and supposedly he touched her. It is completely different, and im surprise somebody will bring that up about Mark.

  • jeremy batista posted 393 days ago

    jeremy batista

    last time i checked its the QB that throws TD's and completions. The defense is meant to stop them from scoring and get the ball back to the QB. In Super Bowl XLIII I saw both teams score and the defense dint do all the scoring by itself so ben roethlisberger has something to do with that. it takes the whole team to win a super bowl which means the offense and defense.

  • big ROC Stockton, CA posted 450 days ago

    big ROC Stockton, CA

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/524876-oakland-raiders-really-missed-nnamdi-asomugha-and-darrius-heyward-bey-on-sunday

  • James Williamson posted 584 days ago

    James Williamson

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419130-memo-to-jesse-jackson-stay-out-of-sports-and-shut-up

    This is more than basketball, this is about sports in general. I politely ask for your attention here for a few minutes.

  • Spencer Tucksen posted 602 days ago

    Spencer Tucksen

    Hey dude. It would mean a lot of you could check out my two new articles! I just finished them last night. Please and thank you. Feel free to comment and like!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410692-cutting-corners-pittsburgh-steelers-evaluation-with-video

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410629-afc-north-depth-charts-and-evaluation-pittsburgh-steelers-defense-pt-1

  • Spencer Tucksen posted 603 days ago

    Spencer Tucksen

    Hey dude, can you check out my latest article for me? Feel free to comment and like! I appreciate it!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410049-predicting-the-afc-north-positional-rankings-quarterbacks

  • Tanner Thoms posted 604 days ago

    Tanner Thoms

    Would love your opinion on the best Running Back in the NFL! Please feel free to vote.

    Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/409563-the-great-debate-who-is-the-best-overall-running-back-in-the-nfl

  • Spencer Tucksen posted 629 days ago

    Spencer Tucksen

    Hey dude (again, the same opening line), I just finished writing my new article about the running backs who will move up in the Madden ratings system! Thanks in advance for reading!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/397975-madden-2011-who-are-the-movers-and-shakers-at-the-rb-position-part-1

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