The New England Patriots have been so good for so long that it seems fans are bored and the competition is jealous!
What happened to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty? Behavior as of late is reminiscent of the Salem witch trials. And it seems the press would rather exploit minutiae than focus on 'just another Super Bowl' … adding the suffix "gate" — implying scandal or, at least, underhandedness.
All this is not Golden Rule behavior, something upon which even sports etiquette is based. Moreover, the upshot of this debacle threatens to cut at the core of fundamental qualities of integrity and trust — upon which personal, business and sports relationships should be based. Tom Brady has denied any knowledge of impropriety and I believe him.
Even if air pressure was altered, this clearly did not affect Brady's performance as the Patriots scored 28 points during the second half against Indianapolis with a fully inflated ball versus 17 points with a less-inflated ball. Velocity is also reduced with an underinflated, heavy, wet ball … so much for the integrity of the ball.
The Patriots are a true dynasty team. Tom Brady could be the best quarterback of all time and Bill Belichick one of the best coaches. Brady and the Patriots are professional, world-class athletes who have earned titles and trophies not by individual accomplishment, but by shared achievement. They have played and won consistently, as true gentlemen warriors. Individually and collectively, they have demonstrated that treating others with respect is contagious and key to winning.
Tom Brady is a leader who works for his wins, studies and prepares. His confidence and sense of authority come from exhaustive preparation. He is known to watch every frame of every defensive play of the season at least once and memorize every twitch and tic of every cornerback and safety. He gets briefed and briefs himself on strengths and weaknesses of his opponents including their habits, tendencies and vulnerabilities. Teammates admire his presence and personality, his work ethic, selflessness, humility and show of respect toward everyone.
Let not hearsay, innuendo and vicious rumors tarnish the hard-fought, well-earned reputation of one of the greatest quarterbacks in history.
Tom Brady doesn't need to cheat to win.
Judith Bowman is president and founder of Protocol Consultants International and author of "Don't Take the Last Donut: New rules of Business Etiquette" and "How to Stand Apart @ Work … Transforming "Fine" to Fabulous!" Email her at Judith@protocolconsultants.com.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Business Protocol: Attacks on Brady don’t pass sports rules of etiquette
Dengan url
http://bintanggugel.blogspot.com/2015/01/business-protocol-attacks-on-brady.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Business Protocol: Attacks on Brady don’t pass sports rules of etiquette
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Business Protocol: Attacks on Brady don’t pass sports rules of etiquette
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar