Quote:Who cares if a kid gets a trophy at the end of the year for playing on the team?  I really could care less either way.

 

When I was a kid (and you too...) I got trophies at the end of the year for being on the team....they also gave out other individual trophies too.

Because it's the teaching of "Everyone is a winner" no matter what mentality, and it's not true. It sounds like a harsh reality, but it's true nonetheless.There are winners, and there are losers. You have to work to be good, to win, to be a champion, to get that promotion, to make more money etc. There aren't many better ways to teach this at a young age than it is through athletics.

---