>>>>>Because I don't know any boy who at one point didn't want to grow up to be a pro football, basketball, or baseball player...
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>>>>I'm married to one. <s>
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>>>>But that's really beside the point. Plenty of kids want to grow up and be actors or singers or whatever, but we don't expect those people to behave perfectly. (In fact, I think many would be terribly disappointed if they did. <g>)
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>>>>Tamar
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>>>Maybe it's the hero thing? They want to be a hero, and they see these professional athletes doing "heroic" things on TV.
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>>My heros has always been COWBOYS!
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>>Roger Staubach.
>>Bob Lilly.
>>Robert Newhouse.
>>Drew Pearson.
>>Rayfield Wright.
>>Tony Dorsett.
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>No Troy Aikman?
By the time he came on, I've out-grown having [sports] heros.
BTW: D'Boys look strong so far. But I think they'll regret not taking BQ.
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