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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf
I just think that's naive in today's world of sport
We have players nowadays who fully admit to not even loving the sports they play, simply viewing it as a job
Ideally everyone would love to be Ryan Giggs (on the field, very clearly on the field and not off) and be a 1 club man who literally wins everything
But in all the different careers available, we know that for plenty of players its $$$$ that matters, its trophies for some, how can it not be expected individual glory is for others?
Some players choose to play for a mid table prem club over one that can challenge for trophies outside one of the top 5 leagues, how's that any different
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There are indeed some players like that - in any large sample, you’ll find outliers.
Like Johnny Gaudreau and hat ever he wants out of life over winning a Cup.
We’ve all seen these outliers, players that insist they take the penalties - do nothing but poach up front, lose a ball and don’t track back.
But here’s the thing, when all is said and done, if your primary objective in a team sport is individual glory and in your pursuit of that you win nothing. You’re a loser.