Tim Kennedy - Hometown Hero

talk talk wrote:

Hockey Players are not hero's. They are athletes who
excell at their sport and are well compensated for it. Good for he and his family for realizing a childhood dream.
Hero's are teachers,nurses, doctors, firefighters and some police officers to name a few. Hero's are most times under paid and over worked.
Your thoughts on this.

talk talk wrote:

Hockey Players are not hero's. They are athletes who
excell at their sport and are well compensated for it. Good for he and his family for realizing a childhood dream.
Hero's are teachers,nurses, doctors, firefighters and some police officers to name a few. Hero's are most times under paid and over worked.
Your thoughts on this.

MJC wrote:

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No, I think hockey players are heroes. Most teachers, nurses, doctors, firefighters and cops are overpaid fat union hacks who suck the system dry for do nothing for their money.
I can't stand jealous working class losers who constantly make the "athletes are overpaid - we should pay the teachers more" argument. It is old, stupid and totally worn out.
They have more talent than you do. Live with it.

Seen It Before wrote:

<quoted text> Athletes are well compensated for playing games on a professional level that children play. They are celebrities but are NOT heroes. Has a sports figure ever came to your aid in an emergency or taught you or your family in school? I think not. To see REAL heroes go to www.homeofheroes.com and then make the statement that sports stars are heroes.

MJC wrote:

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Actually, a sports figure has saved my life. Once, in 1979, Sabres defenseman Jocelyn Guevremont pulled me out of a burning building.
Furthermore, I was taught to read and write by formers Bills RB Joe Cribbs.

Seen It Before wrote:

<quoted text> Have you gone to www.homeofheroes.com and LOOKED at real heroes?? Perhaps you were saved by a sports celebrity from a burning building and taught to read by another. Saving someone from a burning building or accident scene is a brave act and teaching someone to read is commendable. I am sure Tim Kennedy is a decent kid but HERO??? I think not. Heroism is a selfless act of bravery usually done at a heartbeats notice. Firefighters and Police are in harms way by choice and deserve to be well paid for that service. I wish all Firefighters & Police a quiet shift and home SAFE at the end of their shift. A shift of hockey is much different than a shift at a firehouse or in a patrol car. Bob Curran of the Buffalo News wrote a Memorial Day column that explained it perfectly. "A Hero is not paid to play games that little children can play in school or in the street"

MJC wrote:

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You are, quite possibly, the biggest moron I have ever encountered.
I will, however, check the website that you are so eager to have me read. Just as soon as Jim Kelly and Rene Robert teach me how to use the internet like they promised.

talk talk wrote:

I find it interesting that this hero debate came up..
Dear Obviously:
I read the headline and cringed. Good for Tim. I hope he does well...all the time never losing super powers and always using them for good and giving back to his community. I'm glad that hockey players for the most part conduct themselves better than (I'm going to lump)baseball and football players do.
Now let see how long he stays in Buffalo living his dream before the BIG $$$$ lures him away.
Your thoughts on this?