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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
And “Be kind to one another because you never know what someone might be going through. And stop commenting on people’s weight…it’s friggen weird." reminds me of the all-star conversation where people saw photos of the players on vacation and started judging their bodies and making negative comments about their fitness.
Fandom (not just sports) has gotten a bit sick, in the sense of how little these people are viewed as people and how often others feel they have some ownership over them just for being a fan.
Even some comments about Sutter lately have gone well beyond criticisms of him as a coach. People need a reminder that they don’t know these people, they aren’t their friends or coworkers or bosses. They are people, and just because you pay to watch them do their job doesn’t mean they owe you anything.
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I generally agree with the spirit / intent of your post, especially with regard to commentary from fans.
However, this line struck me a bit: "
And stop commenting on people’s weight…it’s friggen weird".
Is he commenting on fans / media etc.? (pretty weird) Or is he commenting on the earlier story he shared about teammates? (less weird) Or is commenting just generally, which includes the team / management (not sure I agree here).
If team / management / coaching staff want a player to be physically bigger, they need to eat. The sport and business requires athletes to be fit and strong so if they are telling him this / commenting on gaining weight it's probably coming from a place of "here's how we think you'll improve as a player" as opposed to the place from a fans' perspective which is probably just pure judgment and I agree, is weird.
Basically, people will comment on athletes bodies because their bodies are the tools used for the sport and therefore are critical regarding team success / failure.
Notwithstanding the above, the team also needs to be well versed with the mental health of a player. But this implies that the player shares with the team what is going on...