Thread: [News] Shane Doan retires
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Old 09-04-2017, 06:57 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by JFK View Post
Let me be very blunt and deliberate here, you and I are not saying the same thing, it's not even close. You're saying Doan was not committed to winning, I'm saying I think he was but maybe family was a notch above that.

Personally I have many commitments in my life, I'm very committed to my career and the work I do there but my family ranks above that and always will. Placing something above "winning" doesn't mean that level suddenly drops to zero.

This all or nothing business is childish, it's more nuanced than that.
There a big difference between someone who works a regular career and the very short career of an athlete. What's Doan now? Around 38? He has the next the next 40 years of his life to sit around be on his ranch.

Oh the hardships the family would have had to endure had they been forced to live in some hell hole like Dallas, Boston, Nashville, LA, Chicago, etc.
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