I care. I love sports and how sports add to a city's "culture". And it does add culture that people value. My wife is an executive and works with most people who were highly recruited to come to the Twin cities. One of the very first things that comes up in conversations at cocktail parties and events is how well the sports teams are doing. There's appreciation that this is a great sports market and that adds to the fabric of quality of life in this metropolitan area.
And sports are good for our kids too. I've coached baseball and basketball for many years now. These kids also follow the sports. And with that they learn the lessons of life, like winning and loosing, and seeing their heroes rise and fall. It was a real disappointment for my son when he saw his hero Kirby Puckett fall. It was also a lesson. Heroes are human too, with their faults and mistakes. Thanks for bringing up the topic Mark. The Minneapolis and Minnesota teams, pro, college, or high school, when they win or loose, add to the quality of life of this city. Steve Kotvis Kenwood > We're a very deep team," Garnett said. "And it's not > just a disco ball and sparkles, glitz and glamour. It > gets the job done. I said it all along, when we get > Huddie, Wally and Kandi, when they get in a rhythm, > we're going to be a hell of a team." > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/511/4629872.html > > The Timberwolves have the second best winning > percentage in the whole NBA. Kevin Garnett has been a > superstar on and off the court, probably the best > player in basketball right now...and why does this > list make me feel quilty about watching sports? > > Nothing about sports on the list...high school > basketball, hockey, u of m women, nothing. > > Mark Wilde > Windom Park > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. > http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls -- Steve Kotvis REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
