If a man is intent upon lifting and winning, he will have limited time for nonsense. Prioritizing the act of passively watching sports in a consistent manner is nonsense. There are legions of fat, ignorant, and indebted men who do just that when they clearly have more pressing matters that need their attention.
Sports are awesome. As someone who has played numerous sports competitively and for fun, I have great respect for athletes and the value of athletic training and competition. Watching sports can be very inspirational and entertaining and is a good thing in measured doses, but following sports in a consistent and obsessive manner as a fanatic will slow and possibly prevent a man from winning in life.
Note fanatic because that’s where the word ‘fan’ originates from. A fanatic is preoccupied with observing others as they perform at a high level (winning) on a television screen for the sort of money, glory and personal achievement that the fanatic will never glimpse if he does not wrest himself from his couch and become a fanatic about winning in his own life.
Where is the widespread sense of obligation and drive in men to be something more than average instead of abdicating that role to a small number of men playing a game who likely would find said abdication to be pathetic if they told the truth?
Some men spend an entire Sunday watching football and in the next breath claim they do not have time/money/energy to:
- -exercise
- -actually play a sport
- -make side money to pay down debt
- -read
- -start a business
- -learn an instrument
- -practice a hobby
- -learn a skill
- -stretch
- -coach a team
- -meet a woman
- – (any other non-passive, success-promoting, winner activity)
There is nothing wrong with catching a big game sometimes or watching some highlights, but a man should spend most of his time being a fanatic about his own success, not the ball player on TV.
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