Personal sports influences in your life, Impact or not?

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Personal sports influences in your life, Impact or not?

Is the way you view sports influenced by anyone that had an impact on you good or bad?

| Closed on 08/08/08 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | Sports | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll

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	1. Who had the most impact on you that contributes to you choices on sports (0 points)
9%	a. Grand Parent
6%	b. Mom
53%	c. Dad
0%	d. Sibbling
6%	e. High School Coach
0%	f. Rec League Coach
0%	g. College Coach
26%	h. Other
	2. Do you think negative youth coaches or parents at games impact sports feelings when you grow up? (0 points)
53%	a. Yes
24%	b. No
24%	c. Sometimes


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#1 \| 98 days ago Boski93 (+)	+1 I could not say "thanks" enough to my Pops, not only for sports, but everything. Same for my mom. As for coaches I had one that was such and ass that I almost stopped playing Little League. Look I knew early on that I was not a 5 tool player, a tool, but not a 5 tool player. And this coach made me feel like my being there was a complete waste of time and our teams poor play was keeping him from getting that Mangers job in the bigs. He was a younger guy along with the rest of his staff. It was more about winning for them than it was about winning and becoming better players. So I hope he has a lifetime of bad soup. 1. Dad 2. Yes
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#2 \| 98 days ago bubwagon (+)	+1 My love of football came from my mother. I thank her for it. Rest in peace. 1. Mom 2. Sometimes
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#3 \| 98 days ago irbe38 (+)	+2 I playd the sports I wanted too like Tennis, Water Polo, Baseball, anything my brothers were playing as well. I think watching Pride Of The Yankees introduced me to the life of Lou Gehrig and that was an inspiration to me as an athlete and a Human Being. 1. Other 2. Sometimes
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#4 \| 97 days ago Michael (+)	#1 - I am a wordsmith and I really pride myself on being able to put an answer together; that said, there isn't enough space or time to tell you the depth of energy, effort and time that my father spent with me on the field of play. He died when I was 13 and my world spun out of control... #2 - At the age of 59 I am able to say with surity that I saw NO coaches in youth sport in my era that were so ego involved that they harmed kids. Now, in my 30 years of coaching kids I can tell you that I've run into coaches that I've invited to stay at the ballpark well after the game so the kids would be gone that I might give them an attitude adjustment or convince them that they are not youth coaching material(at least once they get up). 1. Dad 2. No
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#5 \| 96 days ago forrest_viv (+)	My parents were divorced when I was 2. My Mom was my Dad; taught me how to catch a baseball, took me fishing, and to baseball and football practices/games. My Dad never even came to my games. Oh well. 1. Mom 2. No
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#6 \| 91 days ago Yossarian (+)	My parents didn't have to force me, or put pressure on me to play sports, and they never would have. I fell in love with basketball, football, basketball, and hockey before I was 5. 1. Dad 2. Yes
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#7 \| 90 days ago danxp888 (+)	Watching Larry Bird was like a poet creating a poem. My cousin invited me to shoot out. Was impressed with my bro's game. Then I got addicted to basketball and the rest is history (from playing to collecting memorabilia and videos). 1. Other 2. Yes
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#8 \| 86 days ago jtm25 (+)	Nobody contributed to my sports growing up really 1. Other 2. Sometimes
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#9 \| 85 days ago towsongirl12 (+)	My parents have supported me 100% from the first day i started playing sports so that has helped with my love of the game. I have only had 2 coaches that almost made me quit sports all together and if my parents wouldn't have been there i wouldn't have played for as long as i did so I'm glad they were there for me . coaches def do effect children's decisions in life. 1. Dad 2. Yes
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#10 \| 79 days ago derms33 (+)	If I had implanted my mother's ideas I would never be on this site or any other SPorts related venue 1. Dad 2. Yes
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#11 \| 70 days ago maroon&gold4eve (+)	I chose other for answer #1 because there were more than one.My dad had a huge influence on me.He didn't push me to play but we were always at games.He instilled in me that I may not always be the best on the field,but I was always supposed to give my best.My dad died when I was in the 10th grade and his memory made me always strive to be the best.Then,after my dad died there were 3 high school coaches who meant the world to me.They taught me more about life.They weren't just coaches,they were friends.I owe them so much. 1. Other 2. Yes
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#12 \| 69 days ago JohnnyPyro (+)	I owe all my sports knowledge to my Father: My Mother and Father split up when I was 4 or 5, and whenever I went to visit my Father, he was always more often than not, watching sports. He's the reason I became a diehard Bruins and Red Sox Fan. He's the reason I watched the Celtics in the eary 80's during the Larry Bird era despite my hatred for the sport. He's the one who introduced me to the Patriots, indirectly. He was in the hospital the weekend the Pats were demolished by the Bears in 1985. He never saw the game (despite having a bet on them), but I did, in the dark, worried more about my Father whether he would live or not. *When I started playing little league baseball, My Mother went out and bought both my Brother and I baseball gloves. She made a mistake though.....I'm left handed, and she bought me a right handed glove. I played second base the first 5 games of the year by catching the ball, removing the glove, then throwing to first base. That changed once my Father found out and then bought me a left handed glove. Bottom line is, I loved my Father and became fans of the teams he was and to this day still am. My Father died in 1996 when he was 48 from throat cancer. A lifetime of Bacardi & Cokes, and Pall Mall cigarettes did him in. He never saw the Patriots or the Red Sox win the Championships they have. Each time a Boston team wins.....the first thing I think of is my Father never got the joy of seeing it. 1. Dad 2. Sometimes
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			0 pts	0 pts
#	Name	FanIQ	Q1	Q2
34	Jahiegel 08/08/2008 04:29PM		Other	No
33	sportsfreak008 08/08/2008 01:07PM		Other	Yes
32	JohnnyPyro 08/07/2008 07:17AM		Dad	Sometimes
31	maroon&gold4eve 08/06/2008 08:00PM		Other	Yes
30	TigerTime 08/06/2008 04:01PM		Dad	Yes
29	derms33 07/28/2008 05:56PM		Dad	Yes
28	LaFreniere 07/28/2008 03:06PM		Dad	Sometimes
27	BestofChicago 07/23/2008 03:49AM		Dad	Yes
26	towsongirl12 07/22/2008 05:15PM		Dad	Yes
25	jtm25 07/21/2008 06:43PM		Other	Sometimes
24	danny_n94 07/18/2008 06:19PM		Dad	No
23	Spcham 07/18/2008 01:42PM		Dad	Yes
22	cbreezylvr 07/18/2008 12:47PM		Other	Yes
21	danxp888 07/17/2008 04:11PM		Other	Yes
20	Yossarian 07/16/2008 01:30AM		Dad	Yes
19	forrest_viv 07/11/2008 12:15AM		Mom	No
18	hartley51592 07/10/2008 10:06PM		Dad	Sometimes
17	vindog 07/10/2008 08:56PM		High School Coach	Yes
16	Michael 07/10/2008 08:15PM		Dad	No
15	Anthonyg7575 07/10/2008 12:31PM		Dad	Yes
14	kteacher 07/10/2008 10:55AM		Dad	No
13	eletha65 07/09/2008 11:44PM		Grand Parent	Yes
12	Nick S 07/09/2008 10:31PM		Dad	No
11	mandisdad 07/09/2008 09:35PM		Dad	No
10	Raven73 07/09/2008 09:32PM		High School Coach	Yes
9	kramer 07/09/2008 07:58PM		Dad	Yes
8	Scott 07/09/2008 06:17PM		Dad	Yes
7	irbe38 07/09/2008 03:45PM		Other	Sometimes
6	Pat 07/09/2008 03:35PM		Other	Sometimes
5	theshrewdone 07/09/2008 03:07PM		Other	Sometimes
4	bubwagon 07/09/2008 12:42PM		Mom	Sometimes
3	ukcatfan383 07/09/2008 12:03PM		Grand Parent	Yes
2	Boski93 07/09/2008 11:47AM