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People that could have been professional footballers
Ok admittedly Neil said semi professional...
But why is it so many people seem to have been "becoming a footballer" or "set to become a professional footballer" Until tragically (or coincidentally!) injury struck meaning they couldn't play any more. I just seem to have heard this similar sports type story many many times. It's almost as if everyone at some point in their life was set to become a professional sports person I just wish one day some one would just turn round and say... "yeah, i wasn't good enough to become a professional footballer / tennis player / rugby player etc" - "so I decided to move on" |
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That's nothing. One chap won a place at Sandhurst - then turned them down
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When I went to uni, in all honesty it felt like half the people I met in the first couple of weeks claimed they could of gone pro if it wasn't for injury/opportunity/other made up story.
I think it just people trying to show off. Fair play every now and then you met someone who was being genuine but primarily it a poor way to try and impress people |
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Yeah i think also it's the competitive nature of sport. You always want to be better than the other players, including your team mates.
But the way i see it is wayne Rooney was in the premiership at 16 so you've either got it or you haven't. The vast majority haven't |
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Rooney was the exception, most don't break through till they are older. For every one who does make it there are thousands who don't. So it's true there are many who can rightly say they nearly made it. They usually get just one chance and the selection process is utterly ruthless, makes X-Factor seem benign. Many get injured and miss their opportunity. Often the ones that don't make it are more talented than the ones that do. English scouts have a "type" of player they look for and the highly skilled ones often miss out. That's why English teams tend to be stuffed with hard working, committed, reliable but unexceptional players.
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Rooney was the exception, most don't break through till they are older. For every one who does make it there are thousands who don't. So it's true there are many who can rightly say they nearly made it. They usually get just one chance and the selection process is utterly ruthless, makes X-Factor seem benign. Many get injured and miss their opportunity.
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I could have been a pro footballer if it weren't for a total lack of ability
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I would assume the same abilities that drive professional sports people are similar to the skills needed for an entrepreneur, focus, tunnel vision etc.
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I could have been a pro footballer if it weren't for a total lack of ability
However... I do have a very good horse that I compete at local level and have lots of fun with so on a scale of 1 - 10 I am doing very well thank you. I have to suppress a grin when I talk to overweight desk jockeys who tell me they were rugby players until injury took over. And your excuse for total lethargy now is......? Just got back from a business meeting so time to muck out the stable ....
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Ok admittedly Neil said semi professional...
But why is it so many people seem to have been "becoming a footballer" or "set to become a professional footballer" |
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Ansell Henry actually was a professional footballer for a while. He was with Millwall, but he had a serious injury that meant he had to retire from football for good, so he became a businessman instead.
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Luis Suarez could have become a professional footballer. But then he decided to change career and become a petulant, whinging thug.
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Rooney was the exception, most don't break through till they are older. For every one who does make it there are thousands who don't. So it's true there are many who can rightly say they nearly made it. They usually get just one chance and the selection process is utterly ruthless, makes X-Factor seem benign. Many get injured and miss their opportunity. .
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