Sports makes tons of money. What does it say on U.S. money? "In God We Trust." It's so popular that some people will idolize, glamorize, and follow these people and copy their morals. Just follow the money.
Michael Vick convicted "Dog fight" organiser allowed by the NFL to play football again...you guys suck!
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avishai
#1 NBA Good Guy - Vlade Divac
More NBA Good guysBy Paul Attner
The Sporting News
Vlade Divac, C, KingsAndrew Berstein/NBA Photos Good Guy - Vlade Divac For Vlade Divac, the worst part of the war in Yugoslavia came in the spring of 1999, when NATO launched bombing raids at night in areas where members of his family staying. It was in the midst of the NBA season, but Divac found himself staying up far into the night, monitoring computer and television reports. His relatives survived, and he became more determined to improve living conditions in the battle-ruptured region.
As a result, Divac and Group 7, the foundation he formed with six other Yugoslavian NBA players, stepped up efforts to bring relief supplies to their country. This summer alone, working with two other aid groups -- Save Serbian Children and International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) -- the foundation has delivered substantial containers of merchandise. One shipment included $50,000 worth of food, which will feed 5,000 to 6,000 families for a month. Another shipment provided 60 pallets of toys, 2,000 sweatshirts and an assortment of medical supplies intended for orphanages, hospitals and other non-government organizations.
Divac is the driving force behind Group 7. He and his wife, Ana, were so appalled by conditions in Yugoslavian orphanages that in addition to helping more than 40 of them with supplies, equipment and medicine, they adopted a 6-month-old orphan, Petra, who is now 3 years old. She lost her parents in the fighting around Kosovo.
"I have the resources, and I have found and created the opportunities to help," says Divac, a 7-1 Kings center and a 12-year NBA veteran. "This is how I feel, what my life is all about. I would hope someone else in my situation would do the same."
Divac's weakness is children. He has three (two boys in addition to Petra) and is deeply troubled by how the war in his home country has affected so many of the young ones. In the mid-'90s, he began organizing friends who could make weekly trips to refugee camps and orphanages, just to visit and let the kids know someone cared. Now, besides the food and medical shipments, he is involved in a pilot program to encourage improved dental hygiene among Yugoslavian youngsters through the use of trading cards featuring players in Group 7. He also wants to establish initiatives to buy presents for the orphans on holidays, and to pay for them to go to school.
"His heart is with the kids," says Dean Triantafilou, CEO of IOCC. "More than 300,000 refugees still haven't gone home yet. With him, it isn't just the money or supplies. He is a hero, and he gives all of them hope that things can get better."
This summer, the NBA, expanding on an idea from Divac, will conduct a basketball camp in Italy with Divac and other pro players that will be host to youngsters from the various -- and frequently warring -- Yugoslavian regions.
"My country is a basketball country, and when I was a kid, if I had a chance to talk to one NBA player, I would have listened to anything he told me," Divac says. "It used to be such a beautiful country, and it has been destroyed. But if we can send a message about a better future through one kid, we will succeed."
Paul Attner is a senior writer for The Sporting News. E-mail him at [email protected].
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mkr32208
Who cares, yes if your a rapist and or murderer and you do the time when you get out you should be able to go back to having a life. I mean WTF are you a retard? What happens when a child abuser or rapist gets out of jail in Australia they are promptly beaten to death? No, they go get a job a mortgage and try to get back to having a life...
Vick should be allowed to go back to having a job and a life.
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avishai
I don't think rapists and most murderers should ever be released. This guy killed and tortured dogs. Not people. It's messed up, and not OK, but the way many people mistreat animals, in so many other arenas gets them NO time. Equating his conduct with rape and murder is a strawman.
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snowbird
Sylvia says that we view Vick as a slave and that a football stadium is just a modern day colosseum.
:runs like hell:
You do well to run!
Sylvia
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XJW4EVR
The guy did this to dogs. DOGS! Not people. Is it possible to get priorities straight?
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daniel-p
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DaCheech
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_LeFlore
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Ron_LeFlore
people can change, and stop throwing stones
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snowbird
The guy did this to dogs. DOGS! Not people. Is it possible to get priorities straight?
That was my premise that set the hounds loose on the other thread!
Thanks for letting me know that some see things as I do.
Although this was heinous, worse things have been done to humans - those made in the very image of God.
Sylvia
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XJW4EVR
That was my premise that set the hounds loose on the other thread!
Thanks for letting me know that some see things as I do.
Although this was heinous, worse things have been done to humans - those made in the very image of God.
Sylvia
There was also the overly abundant attempt at America bashing, but that is not even worthy of further comment.