Comments on: Is the Sports Media Turning Shawn and Nastia Into the New Michelle and Tara? http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/2009/03/24/is-sports-media-turning-shawn-and-nastia-into-the-new-michelle-and-tara/ Hi, I'm Kat. I like sports. I love writing about sports. And, gosh darn it, I love the Internet. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:47:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel brown http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/2009/03/24/is-sports-media-turning-shawn-and-nastia-into-the-new-michelle-and-tara/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 Rachel brown Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:55:21 +0000 http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/?p=831#comment-3615 i think nastia and shawn were great and all but one looks snobbier than the other no offense NASTIA i think nastia and shawn were great and all but one looks snobbier than the other no offense NASTIA

]]> By: SCOTT http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/2009/03/24/is-sports-media-turning-shawn-and-nastia-into-the-new-michelle-and-tara/comment-page-1/#comment-253 SCOTT Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:26 +0000 http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/?p=831#comment-253 One other thing about the difference in Shawn Johnson and Luskin is bloodlines, legacy and lineage. In Johnson you had a girl who still was going to public schools and having crushes on boys from her own hometown High School right up through the Olympics, whereas Luskin had a father who fled the European block countries so that he could ideally provide the type of life and training that he dreamed up while growing up a world class athlete himself. Surely Luskin HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE amount of pressure, at least in comparison to her teammate Johnson, to continue in the sport that has for two generations defined her family to a large extent. One other thing about the difference in Shawn Johnson and Luskin is bloodlines, legacy and lineage. In Johnson you had a girl who still was going to public schools and having crushes on boys from her own hometown High School right up through the Olympics, whereas Luskin had a father who fled the European block countries so that he could ideally provide the type of life and training that he dreamed up while growing up a world class athlete himself. Surely Luskin HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE amount of pressure, at least in comparison to her teammate Johnson, to continue in the sport that has for two generations defined her family to a large extent.

]]> By: SCOTT http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/2009/03/24/is-sports-media-turning-shawn-and-nastia-into-the-new-michelle-and-tara/comment-page-1/#comment-252 SCOTT Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:45:43 +0000 http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/?p=831#comment-252 Nice piece Kat ... In light of the news of the last day or so, it is a scary world and these people have to make smart choices while still cashing in on the opportunities that present them. And that does not in any way mske them sell-outs, just humans tslented and dedicated persons who are using these skills to mske the most of the opportunities that their training has presented. Another sport with a limited shelf life, NFL Football (avetage career length of those who make it to the league < 4 years) and I can tell you right now that if I had told my friend and former college roommate Warren Sapp that in three quarters score years he'd be giving up the shoulder pads and knee braces and the macho atmosphere of the football clubhouse for Ballroom dancing on National Television he would have laughed in my face and then kicked my rear, or maybe first kicked my behind and then laughed, but the fact is these persons along with having a special athletic gift have become their own corporations of celebrity, in which the product is his or herself. There is nothing wrong with that no matter how unsavory it seems. I believe it is still in a way the essence of pursuing the American Dream. Nice piece Kat … In light of the news of the last day or so, it is a scary world and these people have to make smart choices while still cashing in on the opportunities that present them. And that does not in any way mske them sell-outs, just humans tslented and dedicated persons who are using these skills to mske the most of the opportunities that their training has presented. Another sport with a limited shelf life, NFL Football (avetage career length of those who make it to the league < 4 years) and I can tell you right now that if I had told my friend and former college roommate Warren Sapp that in three quarters score years he’d be giving up the shoulder pads and knee braces and the macho atmosphere of the football clubhouse for Ballroom dancing on National Television he would have laughed in my face and then kicked my rear, or maybe first kicked my behind and then laughed, but the fact is these persons along with having a special athletic gift have become their own corporations of celebrity, in which the product is his or herself. There is nothing wrong with that no matter how unsavory it seems. I believe it is still in a way the essence of pursuing the American Dream.

]]> By: fetch http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/2009/03/24/is-sports-media-turning-shawn-and-nastia-into-the-new-michelle-and-tara/comment-page-1/#comment-251 fetch Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:02:58 +0000 http://www.sportsgirlkat.com/?p=831#comment-251 Wow nice job. I'm just barely old enough to remember Lipinski and Kwan (Nagano was the first Winter Olympics I remember and Atlanta the first Summer). But as far as I'm concerned there can be a profile on Shawn Johnson every day of the week. Wow nice job. I’m just barely old enough to remember Lipinski and Kwan (Nagano was the first Winter Olympics I remember and Atlanta the first Summer).

But as far as I’m concerned there can be a profile on Shawn Johnson every day of the week.

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