Rappstar wrote:
For some additional perspective, it's worth reading Brett's most recent post about his own kids. His daughters. For those who rip into him on this forum for the mistake(s) he made, it's some interesting perspective. I used to think the same way - he's a sleeze. Then I realized that I didn't really know him at all and was overlooking the fact that a lot of very smart and capable athletes trust him and care about him a lot. We've since become friends on email. Anyway... The classic parts of Sutton get hammered on here a lot. This is something very different -http://www.teamtbb.com/...ask=view&id=1534[/quote[/url]]
How many of those people do you think would trust and care about him if they didn't think he could make them into world class athletes? The success of someone makes us forget, forgive and overlook a lot of things. This might not be the worst case but it's a somewhat scary phenomena.
As for the article you link I do agree with quite a few things but I think some of it is extremely simplified. For example I'd bet that the biggest difference between swiss and brazilian soccer is not how they practice. The total amount of soccer players and the amount of time they spend playing soccer dwarfs any other factor in this comparsion. Kids have different possiblities and consequently different priorities in some parts of the world.
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