keccers
@keccers.eth
You have to be born on third to achieve anything these days “It’s getting too expensive for some kids to even play, and the pressure to be perfect takes away the love for the game,” Dončić told me. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/30/heir-ball-how-the-cost-of-youth-sports-is-changing-the-nba
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Drew Volpe
@drew
How much has changed vs the past? The Williams sisters were raised to play tennis starting at 4 by a former pro father. Messi needed growth hormones when he was 13 which were paid for by FC Barcelona when he joined their academy. Kobe was groomed from the time he was a toddler by his father who was a pro. Magnus Carlsen skipped school and started training w/ a coach at 9.
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Justin Hunter
@polluterofminds
Baseball might be the worst of them all. High schools around Texas apparently don’t even really consider kids that didn’t play select or travel ball which costs thousands of dollars every season not even including equipment
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Kyle Tut
@kyletut
New sports get created that don't have the sports industrial complex because the dollars aren't in it, kids play that because it's more accessible and cheaper. It becomes popular, dollars pour in and we recreate the problem. Repeat.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
this is pretty much the plot of every sports anime ever - veteran journeymen, privileged & skilled new generation and the rare natural talent genius to shake things up 🤣
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Ethereum Daily 🗞️
@ethereumdaily.eth
Makes sense on the surface but Idk about this. Not sure you can find the grit all the legends have in the suburbs
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SQX
@sqx
There has never been a lack of wealthy people ready and willing to exploit button talent. The circle will continue. Can’t fake talent. Can fake bought for positions.
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Bankz
@bankz
Fact
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