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Originally Posted by theinfinitejar
I have said many very not nice things about players and staff in the Flames organization over the years on this website and others, but I don't believe I've ever said a player doesn't care or lacks commitment. If I did I'm sorry because this stuff is bull ####. That's crossing the line from criticism of players and staff which I think fans have every right to do, to questioning the character of someone you don't know the first thing about besides what you see on the TV. It's garbage and it makes for a toxic fan base.
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It's not bull ####, and it most definitely is not a character issue. Elite-level professional athletes are the most competitive people on earth. They can do things almost no one else can, and in large part because they worked their asses off to be as good as they are. But within tbe top 0.001% not all players are created equal; not everyone will or can put themselves in the right frame of mind to win consistently, and that's fine. It doesn't mean they are lazy, or entitled, or weak-minded. It is just an observation that some players are more consistently negatively affected by adversity than others. It is what it is. Some players figure it out and move on. Some don't.
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