Comments on: Sportsmanship

By: shane skirvin

shane skirvin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:22:13 +0000

Fans are generally unsportsmanlike in Nascar, more so than the drivers. Using your example of trash being thrown onto Gordons car when he passed Earnhardt in wins. The only time drivers don’t show good sportsmanship is when a microphone is shoved in their face after a accident or mishap. To say Mark Martin shows good sportsmanship is funny. Mark Martin dumps a race leader and takes out a rookie and says how much he hates it for the guy he wrecked, but does he do the sportsman like thing no!
He states how much fun he is having in victory lane. I know that isnt the best example in the world, but i just don’t feel as though Mark is who he wants you to believe he is. If he were he would have retired for Roush with respect. The other point i wanna make is you can’t bundle every sport together like that , and if you want us to show our kids the right way take the WWE off the air. There is nothing good from watching it for our children. Cheating, name calling and using foreign objects for weapons. Attack that before professional sports.
I do understand your article, but I just thought these were points that needed made.
Shane Skirvin

By: sparxmoore

sparxmoore — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:48:31 +0000

EXCELLENT ARTICLE …but i fear it was lost on the fans …NOT THE ATHLETES ! See as long as people continue to watch – these overpaid EGOMANIACS will continue their BALONEY ! I have gotten so sick of hearing professional athletes complain , that i no longer watch ANY SPORTS !! if i feel the need to see something i DVR it so i can at least have the comfort of knowing im not counted as a viewer for their ratings ! ONLY when these spoiled brats are in the poorhouse will they realize how good they had it !!

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:13:56 +0000

Wonderful article, Robyn! Just this weekend my son got “taken out” at the plate (in baseball) while playing catcher by a much larger child who then laughed as my son went flying threw the air, helmet landing in the dirt. Needless to say, both baseball teams got the “sportsmanship talk” from coaches. Very timely comments indeed!

By: Mike Irwin

Mike Irwin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:14:15 +0000

Thanks, Jerry. I didn’t know that, but I found this note on Wikipedia…

During a March 8th, 2008 airing of Speed Channel’s Trackside, Mark Martin (Matt’s father) announced that his son Matt ended his racing career. Mark Martin stated his son wants to concentrate on his education but didn’t rule out a possible return to racing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Martin

By: Jerry F. Mallard

Jerry F. Mallard — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:57:21 +0000

Matt Martin has given up racing per his father, Mark!

By: KENT

KENT — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:40:19 +0000

Timely comments indeed since the Bristol race was won by Jeff Burton, probably the exemplar of sportsmanship in NASCAR. (and my personal favorite driver…) -K-