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RE: WNBA in Boston!
Amen Theresa,
Your response was right on the money. I have been blessed with three
daughters and over the last 25 years I have grown from watching female
athletics out of curiosity, to now being a crazed fan. My wife was a letter
athlete in school back in the 70's before it was even remotely fashionable.
The growth in schoolgirl sports has been phenomenal. My personal
involvement has been on a town league and CYO level over the last 4 years.
I have coached my daughters teams in over 400 games during that time and I
can guarantee you the level of passion for the sport is no less than the
boys teams (most time surpassing it).
Message to all: You don't have to be a fan of any of the women's sports, it
is your right not to support it. However, it is here to stay so get over
it. I personally welcome its further growth and look forward to what the
future brings. Hoping to see the Lady Celtics sometime in the future.
Respectfully,
Roger S. Belanger
Proud father of three beautiful daughters
-----Original Message-----
From: Theresa Lee [SMTP:tjoyce@mit.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 1998 5:42 PM
To: celtics@igtc.COM
Subject: Re: WNBA in Boston!
Eric Walsh wrote:
>Has anybody heard of any plans to bring WNBA to Boston?.......I
personally
>believe that the league is
>trying to integrate women into the NBA somewhere in the future for co-ed
>ball, for example they've
>taken away the dunk contest and replaced it with this 2-ball
crap!......I
>hope we never have a WNBA
>team!
Reply
Sorry, couldn't resist this one....
Why not? What's wrong with having a WNBA team? How does it affect the NBA
in a negative way? "This 2-ball crap" as you so eloquently say, is a
excercise in basketball fundamentals (shooting, passing, rebounding,
positioning, playing under pressure). How is that "crap" compared to a
contest that has grown old and stale? (that might qualify IT as crap,
actually)
I wouldn't be threatened by a female takeover of the NBA. Nor do I think
the NBA will be co-ed anytime soon. But if, for some reason, that strikes
fear into your heart, you may want to write a letter to the NBA stating
your position. Those of us on this list (read: Celtics fans) don't give a
"crap" about your fears!
Theresa
P.S. On the positive side, I personally would be thrilled to have female
athlete role models to inspire young girls to partipate in athletics, stay
healthy and/or strive to be a pro athlete. This whole movement of women
getting recognition for their athletic ability AND, now for actually
getting paid to be an athlete inspires me, although I missed the wave in
terms of my athleticly prime years. The Summer Olympics were an excellent
example of the contribution women make to sports.
Or think of it this way -those of you that have
wives/girlfriends/sisters/mothers- if a girl grows up playing sports,
seeing people that look like her playing sports (pro women), she is more
likely to be interested in sports, and join you in watching them.
I'm not trying to be PC, but could we get off the women-bashing already?
I'm starting to feel not welcome as a woman on this list. We're supposed
to
be talking about the Celtics and, last time I checked, there were no women
playing for them.
tjoyce@mit.edu
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