02-01-2020, 02:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-01-2020, 03:18 PM by White Cornerback.)
Written Option: The passing of Kobe Bryant devasted many people in the world yesterday. In honor of him, this PT will be about your real world (or NSFL) sports role models. In a minimum of 200 words, reflect about what positive effects they have on either you or your NSFL persona.
Mine's a little different. I didn't grow up watching or playing american football or having any interest in it at all being from the west of europe. I had a strong interest in football from a young age. One of my earliest memories of football was 2001-2002 where I wouldve been at most 5-6 then. Watching early united games and seeing the absolute grit that Roy Keane held in his younger days, the pace and skill of ryan giggs whipping it in from deep, the hard nosed ability of gary neville to crunch fuckers in the open field along with the goalscoring and silky smooth ability of the recently signed Ruud Van Nistlerooy who was a literal god among men. Then you had the crazy prick that was Barthez in goal who could lose or win you a game one week and do the opposite the next. I don't think I had one idol growing up or really any idol, I mean I loved many different aspects from various different teams around the league. You couldn't watch football then without loving the antics and ability of Di Canio up front. I do remember I fucking hated Pires though.
I remember growing up and playing in what was called Pepsi football camps from a young age and being given the moniker of JT or John Terry because I would crunch fuckers in 50/50's and that was realy my entire thing and even to this day is (although I'd like to imagine my game now is somewhat more polished than an 8 year old dermot's was) but the principle really remains the same. I'm an absolute prick on the field if you're not on my team but thats what makes sports great for me. In no other aspect or niche in the world would you be allowed to be so awful to people and have little to no consequences, but you can also incite people into aggression and violence and smack them about and not even be sent off for it in self defense.
Mine's a little different. I didn't grow up watching or playing american football or having any interest in it at all being from the west of europe. I had a strong interest in football from a young age. One of my earliest memories of football was 2001-2002 where I wouldve been at most 5-6 then. Watching early united games and seeing the absolute grit that Roy Keane held in his younger days, the pace and skill of ryan giggs whipping it in from deep, the hard nosed ability of gary neville to crunch fuckers in the open field along with the goalscoring and silky smooth ability of the recently signed Ruud Van Nistlerooy who was a literal god among men. Then you had the crazy prick that was Barthez in goal who could lose or win you a game one week and do the opposite the next. I don't think I had one idol growing up or really any idol, I mean I loved many different aspects from various different teams around the league. You couldn't watch football then without loving the antics and ability of Di Canio up front. I do remember I fucking hated Pires though.
I remember growing up and playing in what was called Pepsi football camps from a young age and being given the moniker of JT or John Terry because I would crunch fuckers in 50/50's and that was realy my entire thing and even to this day is (although I'd like to imagine my game now is somewhat more polished than an 8 year old dermot's was) but the principle really remains the same. I'm an absolute prick on the field if you're not on my team but thats what makes sports great for me. In no other aspect or niche in the world would you be allowed to be so awful to people and have little to no consequences, but you can also incite people into aggression and violence and smack them about and not even be sent off for it in self defense.