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Originally Posted by PersianKitty
I can remember one time when my youngest stood 10 feet away while A-Rod with batting gloves on and bat in hand had a conversation with someone he knew. My son waited patiently for him to be finished. A-Rod glanced at him a couple of times and even took off one batting glove as though he was going to sign. When he was finished talking to his friend and started to turn away my son said "Mr Rodriguez would you sign?" the typical thing to say. He glanced at my son, rolled his eyes and walked away. Last time my youngest bothered with him at all.
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That's brutal. The athletes of today aren't like they were in the past.
One of my favorite childhood memories was meeting Bobby Hull just after he became hockey's first million dollar player. It was a public signing in a shopping mall and it was packed. But when I got up there (I was about 9 years old), I'll never forget the beaming smile on HIS face when he signed a portrait and gave it to me. Obviously he knew that it meant something to the people meeting him that day and he didn't disappoint. The appreciation HE seemed to feel for his fans, on that day at least, just doesn't exist much today.
Then, when your faith in humanity is questioned, one of them goes and does something like this...
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/...ry/150488.html