tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722130784994716928.post246653501543765342..comments2023-10-12T05:54:41.846-04:00Comments on PV Lundqvist: What happened to losing?PV Lundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04144485318046805732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722130784994716928.post-50326670575391055402010-08-22T17:21:01.474-04:002010-08-22T17:21:01.474-04:00Trophies: the merchandising of 'attaboys'....Trophies: the merchandising of 'attaboys'. Any kid will tell you that a good word means so much more.PV Lundqvisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144485318046805732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722130784994716928.post-43308419524724857292010-08-22T15:30:43.323-04:002010-08-22T15:30:43.323-04:00I'm baffled by the whole "everyone's ...I'm baffled by the whole "everyone's a winner, but my kid's the BIG WINNER, and if he doesn't win you're all going to pay..." mentality that kids sports seem to have. But I do have a funny story about sports trophies.<br /><br />My seven year old nephew got a cheap basketball trophy, that his three year old sister immediately broke. When my sister asked him what he wanted Santa to bring him, all he would tell her was "He wanted a basketball trophy." <br /><br />You might think this shows a heartwarming attachment to the basketball trophy and what it represented to him. But the truth is, that it's a sign of a kid who has so many things, that he can't even think of anything he wants for Christmas.Melissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.com