Lawrence Taylor goes on Foxnews and brings the lulz.

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(03-26-2011 12:15 AM)Beef Wrote:  Look, I agree with you & absolutely respect what you've gone through & the fact you persevered. I can't tell you how commendable that is. You're a gem, know that.

But back to my point... IT IS POSSIBLE. That's it. People who start out with the worst of possible worst DO have a chance to make it out if they choose to. It has happened before, so it is 100% possible. Whether it's 1/1000 or 1/1000000000000, that's irrelevent. It's possible with the right choices.

We agree in part. It is possible. I think where we disagree is that it is all up to the person. When the odds are stacked against you that heavily, let's say it's one in ten thousand. If you make all the right choices...you've given yourself a MUCH better chance, but it's still probably 1 in 10. Luck plays in more than people like to think, and more than I want it to.

It's possible, but it's not all under the control of the person. And that's hard to say as a control freak. But, all you can do is do your best to give yourself the best odds. It doesn't help to whine about it. I just throw it out there some, as I know many have never lived anything like it, and it's a hard concept to grasp if you haven't...and I know many have had it far far worse than me.

I just don't like to see where some people have a 1/100,000 chance, and others a 9/10 chance at birth, because it's obviously not fair...but that's life, and there's no way to make it fair.

Edit: I didn't mean to take this so political or social or whatever. I come on to argue about much less important stuff like lateral agility of RBs. I don't argue politics often because people get annoyed with someone who stands up for the poor, but tends toward violence a bit, and believes in small businesses, etc. Apparently those things don't go together...but they all go from where and how you're raised.

EditEdit: Good to talk with you regardless.