Yeah like Aaron Hernandez! Sports sorted him out.
Big missing component in your comment: he came from a a real shitty family.
From a perspective as a parent and a coach, like Climber, there’s a few things to consider. Sports are expensive. At the martial arts schools I teach at, tuition is $150/month. There’s equipment, getting to class, etc. these kids parents are INVOLVED in a positive way - I know because I interact with them. They’re good people.
Aaron Hernandez’s dad was involved, he also beat the shit out of his family. He was a violent piece of shit.
On the flip side, there are apathetic parents - those who just exist and don’t do anything and can be equally as damaging. I have met some shitty parents, and worry about how it’s all gonna play out for their children. Most likely, not well.
Every once in awhile you get the exception, but definitely, loving involved families, education, sports and yes, having heroes and role models is all positive in a kids life. Like I said, I’d love to get a glimpse in these girls’ family life.
I look at all the psychological stuff parents carry with them - positive or negative - almost like genetic traits. Messed up parents, messed up family life, messed up kids. Some kids are exceptions, and they make movies about those kids. For the most part, they end up in prison, on drugs, or dead.
