Bully, bully

[Long Time Fan]

http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/s ... /16581395/

It is Russell's humanness, his ability to be related to, that resonates with many fans. This guy will do a lot of good in his time. I realize that its a NSS, but we are lucky to have him.

Btw, Jeter has latched on to a great concept that should catch on; taking reporters out of the mix. I like it.

[mykc14]

Very cool, thanks for sharing. I thought it was a great idea when I heard about it but now I love it that RW3 is a senior editor. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sherm in there somewhere as well. I have tried to never hold players to anything more than people on a field performing for entertainment, but RW3 is different and I have no doubt he doesn't just want to be the greatest qb to ever play the game but he also wants to use his celebrity platform to make the world a better place. Once again RW3 leaves me shaking my head and saying to myself "we are so lucky he is our qb."

[c_hawkbob]

That's an honest dude. Pointing fingers at no one but himself and admitting publicly to something he's surely ashamed of and obviously grown out of and most importantly never had to admit to in order to address an issue that no one else would address unless having had it thrust upon them (coach, owner, teammate, victim etc. of someone getting charged with it).

I'm impressed. More impressed than if I'd gone on thinking he was always this perfect.

[THX-1138]

Russell Wilson keeps impressing me more and more. I have enjoyed holding him up to my own kids as an example of a decent and good man, one they could emulate. I did indeed think of him as having been some "Aww shucks" goody, goody due to his well polished public image.

It takes a very brave and sincere man to shine a light on a past that he is not proud of in order to better other people's lives.

His admission has, if anything, only strengthened my positive opinion of him. He allows himself to be yet another example of how to lead a productive and good life. Better yourself, own your past, and try to make the world you live in just a bit better through your actions. Oh yes, we are very fortunate to have this man on our team and as a member of our community.

It wouldn't make much sense for me to tell my kids to follow Russ' example if I don't do everything I can to follow it myself. This Seahawks forum is populated by some fine people. Maybe we could all try and follow his example and help out with the cause.

Go Hawks, Go RW, and Go all the rest of us.

[RiverDog]

I might have been a bit surprised that Russell was a bully growing up, but I'm not at all surprised about his admission of it.

Steve Largent had a similar story to tell about his youth, how he ran with a pretty bad bunch of guys before he saw the light. It's just another parallel that exists between my two favorite Seahawks.

[Seahawks4Ever]

Wow, I didn't know that part of the Largent story. Yeah, Russell Wilson is a very special person and ironically not the only one on the Seahawks.

I remember Tim Ruskell only wanted players who were good citizens and while that was commendable he was accused of placing to much emphasis on good character and not on talent. I think John Schneider has demonstrated you can have both.

I was flabbergasted at the testimony of Russell Wilson and I admire him even more.

I know there are atheists who feel there is no place for religion and that it is myth believing and that one doesn't have to believe in the Lord to be good but I have never heard of someone who was a bad apple changing their life and becoming a good person without them discovering some kind of higher power to believe in and helping with that change. I am not saying it hasn't happened, I have just never heard of anyone.

Oh, and contrast the testimony of RW to that of Tim Tebow who wears his faith on his sleeve. I can certainly understand why some were very put off by Tebow and not someone like Earl Thomas or Russell Wilson and their approach to their faith and how they show it.

[kalibane]

Sure you've heard of people turning their lives around without necessarily discovering some kind of higher spiritual power. One word.

Rehab

P.S. Most people weren't put off by Tebow wearing his Christianity on his sleeve. They were put off because he sucked at playing QB but certain people, many of whom didn't know the first thing about the game, would insist he was actually very good, people who criticized him were just hating on his Christian Beliefs and the real reason he's not an NFL QB was his testimony (and not his complete inability to throw an accurate ball on a seven yard crossing pattern.

[c_hawkbob]

I got 4 words that'll accomplish the same thing Kal;

Growing the fuq up.

[savvyman]

Sure you've heard of people turning their lives around without necessarily discovering some kind of higher spiritual power. One word.

Rehab

P.S. Most people weren't put off by Tebow wearing his Christianity on his sleeve. They were put off because he sucked at playing QB but certain people, many of whom didn't know the first thing about the game, would insist he was actually very good, people who criticized him were just hating on his Christian Beliefs and the real reason he's not an NFL QB was his testimony (and not his complete inability to throw an accurate ball on a seven yard crossing pattern.

Dale Ellis of the Seattle Supersonics taught us the lesson in how fans will worship an athlete "Who Performs".

Dale showed us how an athlete can be driving the highways and byways of a major metropolitan area drunker than Dean Martin and as long as the Athlete can hit the big 3 point shot with seconds on the clock in the 4th quarter - us fans will always forgive a performing athlete when he wraps his Mercedes Bens around the off-ramp of I-5 in downtown Seattle.

As long as an athlete performs they get an unlimited amount of forgiveness & get out of jail cards from the local community.

[RiverDog]

Wow, I didn't know that part of the Largent story.

Largent came from a broken family, not that it's an excuse as so did thousands of kids with similar family backgrounds that turned out OK. Anyway, he says that up until high school that he used to hang with a pretty tough crowd and credits his childhood sweetheart/current wife and his subsequent exposure to her family for turning around his outlook on life.

[HumanCockroach]

"Sure you've heard of people turning their lives around without necessarily discovering some kind of higher spiritual power. One word.

Rehab"

To be fair Kal, a LOT of rehabbed individuals find "faith" while in rehab, and it is actively preached to most that go through a rehab program. Doesn't mean they all do, nor does it mean that they all find faith necessary to turn their lives around, and all in all I think your point is valid ( honestly, I turned my life around the day I found out my wife was pregnant, and I think people would be surprised how many people do so for a loved one, or a responsibility like a coming child).

Just have had some freinds go through it, and everyone of them that have stayed clean, come out with a strong faith in place.