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Post by mikegarrison on Mar 9, 2011 1:10:46 GMT -5
You know what she meant to say but didn't say? Is this a psychic talent or what? It's called "educated inference." No, it's called parroting back cliches. What she really said was much more personal and thoughtful than the proposed alternative.
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Post by MTC on Mar 9, 2011 11:21:12 GMT -5
That's a little harsh Mike. Why the anger?
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Post by mikegarrison on Mar 9, 2011 11:26:09 GMT -5
Who's angry? Not me. I think my comment was no more harsh than deserved. For once we see an athlete (or several) making thoughtful and personal comments, but "memorybankrupt" decides to tell us all that wasn't really what she meant to say, that instead she meant to mouth out the same platitudes we've all heard a million times.
I was just sticking up for the article's version of what she said.
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Post by MTC on Mar 9, 2011 17:05:39 GMT -5
Sorry, I see what you mean.
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Post by MTC on Mar 25, 2013 12:31:08 GMT -5
I remember hearing the RR was visiting his mother in Florida and thinking to myself, "I'm glad to see he is relaxing and recharging himself." Later I read where he made time to watch Paulina Prieto playing VB. I've never known a coach to be so dedicated to volleyball as Russ and the results speak for themselves.
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Post by spikeninja on Mar 26, 2013 1:03:35 GMT -5
And here's the sad thing I grasp from this article. If Russ being himself, the same as he has been for 30 plus years, getting the success he has, if he were starting his career today, he wouldn't be good enough. He wouldn't be positive enough. He wouldn't be enthusiastic on the sideline enough. He would most likely be deemed too critical. And like his wife said, all those years falling short because of lack of funding, he might not have been given the time to reach the elite level that PSU is today. He wouldn't have the 30 under 30 award to bolster his status. He wouldn't be the right "fruit".
How many RR's are out there not even getting a chance in favor of an agenda? In favor of perception? In favor of impatience or fear of DD's daddy with deep pockets or an expensive lawyer? We obviously live in a different era. At least he doesn't have to. And when coaches like him eventually go, so does those kind of results.
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Post by MTC on Mar 26, 2013 9:42:05 GMT -5
Boy, are you a breath of fresh air. Did you take your prozac yet?
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Post by karellen on Mar 26, 2013 11:43:04 GMT -5
And here's the sad thing I grasp from this article. If Russ being himself, the same as he has been for 30 plus years, getting the success he has, if he were starting his career today, he wouldn't be good enough. He wouldn't be positive enough. He wouldn't be enthusiastic on the sideline enough. He would most likely be deemed too critical. And like his wife said, all those years falling short because of lack of funding, he might not have been given the time to reach the elite level that PSU is today. He wouldn't have the 30 under 30 award to bolster his status. He wouldn't be the right "fruit". How many RR's are out there not even getting a chance in favor of an agenda? In favor of perception? In favor of impatience or fear of DD's daddy with deep pockets or an expensive lawyer? We obviously live in a different era. At least he doesn't have to. And when coaches like him eventually go, so does those kind of results. I am not sure the results will go away. The coach that adapts to a changing environment the best and works within that environment the best coupld have same kind of success because he/she is better at it than other coaches. I do agree that he is a product of another generation and that is part of the reason he can get away with some of the things he gets away with. he can be a harsh task-master and he is not always gentle or politically correct. A young coach, without his success would get in trouble. A young coach does not get the opportunity to develop a positive track record before the parents start calling ADs.
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