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[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

8 minutes ago, Boring said:

Do his folks have a place as nice as Yianni's parents? Opulent pretty much covers it. It astonishes me such a tough wrestler comes from such a privileged background. 

A lot of the better guys these days are at least "upper middle class."  Makes it easier to afford the best coaches and to travel the country.

And this can include a number of sports. not just wrestling.

Edited 4 hours ago by Interviewed_at_Weehawken

[Boring]

3 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

A lot of the better guys these days are at least "upper middle class."  Makes it easier to afford the best coaches and to travel the country.

And this can include a number of sports. not just wrestling.

Yeah. I was discussing that with a friend at work this morning earlier. I remember when I was a kid nearly all the toughest wrestlers were poor kids, especially if they were farmers. Now you have guys going to various wrestling academies and getting college level coaching starting in grade school, it's insane. 

[alex1fly]

3 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

A lot of the better guys these days are at least "upper middle class."  Makes it easier to afford the best coaches and to travel the country.

And this can include a number of sports. not just wrestling.

I have family that does traveling softball for their teen… 15k/year per kid just to participate. Then travel and lodging costs plus enough job flexibility to work remotely and/or not work. Their team is dang good but wow that’s a huge barrier for entry. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, alex1fly said:

I have family that does traveling softball for their teen… 15k/year per kid just to participate. Then travel and lodging costs plus enough job flexibility to work remotely and/or not work. Their team is dang good but wow that’s a huge barrier for entry. 

I feel very middle class.  My daughter's high school soccer team was ranked top 20 in the country (#17, I think).  Anyway, to keep up with the other girls, I felt the obligation to get her involved with a "premier team."  That was $6000 ten years ago and travel was regional (not national.)  We could have found more expensive options if we wanted to!

[MPhillips]

4 hours ago, Boring said:

It astonishes me such a tough wrestler comes from such a privileged background. 

You're on a roll with saying stupid sh ite today...

Edited 14 minutes ago by MPhillips

[Idaho]

4 hours ago, Boring said:

Yeah. I was discussing that with a friend at work this morning earlier. I remember when I was a kid nearly all the toughest wrestlers were poor kids, especially if they were farmers. Now you have guys going to various wrestling academies and getting college level coaching starting in grade school, it's insane. 

Yep...50% of my team were poor...45% were middle class and about 5% were upper middle. Very few "rich kids." Cheap sport, toughened you up and everyone could participate and earn their spot. I was in the poor group. Grew up on food stamps even with my dad working and doing side jobs. Hunted down cans and bottles for my spending money. Bought used shoes and used my brothers hand me downs.  All sports have changed a lot.

[Boring]

14 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

You're on a roll with saying stupid sh ite today...

So criticizing extremely stupid and incompetent Donald Trump is "stupid shi te"? You Trumpanzees are SO SENSITVE about criticism to your master, huh? 

Edited just now by Boring