Work ethic vs. exposure

Iron Horse · 10-16-2002, 03:07 AM

Might a player have to decide how much of his time to devote to different aspects of his life?

You could take the Lou Gehrig route, working on your skills but gaining little exposure or notoriety off the field. You could spend time on the town, showing up on the society pages (a la Jeter or A-Rod). Heck, you could even do as Karim Abdul Jabbar did a couple years back, and waste your time playing a video game of yourself, staying up so late at night your performance suffers the next day.

That would be worth it if only for the irony of being upset with your computer self for wasting his time playing a computer verison of himself rather than bettering his life.

But the serious idea is finding a balance between activities that help your skills and activities which make you more marketable or glamorous.

Steve Kuffrey · 10-16-2002, 08:48 AM

The will play a huge role in the game.

delusional · 10-27-2002, 05:46 AM

ugh i want to play this game now.

10-16-2002, 03:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Iron Horse Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 47	Work ethic vs. exposure Might a player have to decide how much of his time to devote to different aspects of his life? You could take the Lou Gehrig route, working on your skills but gaining little exposure or notoriety off the field. You could spend time on the town, showing up on the society pages (a la Jeter or A-Rod). Heck, you could even do as Karim Abdul Jabbar did a couple years back, and waste your time playing a video game of yourself, staying up so late at night your performance suffers the next day. That would be worth it if only for the irony of being upset with your computer self for wasting his time playing a computer verison of himself rather than bettering his life. But the serious idea is finding a balance between activities that help your skills and activities which make you more marketable or glamorous.

10-16-2002, 08:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,908	The will play a huge role in the game. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

10-27-2002, 05:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
delusional Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 252	ugh i want to play this game now. __________________ USBA - Philadelphia Mavericks t

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