05-24-2018, 05:19 PM
(05-24-2018, 04:57 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Personally, I think playing the anthem before sporting events is ridiculous, anyway. Before international competition? I get it. But when it is as commonplace as it is it comes off as nationalistic rather than patriotic and it has an effect of desensitization for a lot of people.
JMHO on the matter.
They play the Canadian Anthem before Raptors and Blue Jays games. So we're not alone.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
