Are male sportsmen allowed to cry

[john jako]

Is it acceptable for male sports competitors to cry and show emotion?

Do you agree with @davek and also have no heart? Or fully against his take on emotions?

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Son cried.
He should of been banned.
Cry a’se

 

[PhilM]

Comrade Putin once nearly cried, so surely it must be fine with Dave?

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Yes but only in certain circumstances such as chopping onions or the death of a loved one; falling off a bmx then no.

 

[PaddyJames]

Who cares?

 

[Lord Buckethead]

it depends on how hard you punch them

 

[davek]

Is it acceptable for male sports competitors to cry and show emotion?

Do you agree with @davek and also have no heart? Or fully against his take on emotions?

Grown men crying over a loss in sport. In my day that'd get you laughed at and a good 'kin hiding.

 

[chrismpw]

My idol was Bjorn Borg and the way he controlled his emotions on field was a big part of why he won. Juxtapose that with the vulgar attention seeking bubbles McEnroe brought to the game and you can guess my opinions about him.

After the game, its natural and right for a brief release of exuberance or sorrow. Prolonged shows are tedious or faked. Do whats natural, accept whats natural. Don't do it for show.

 

[davek]

My idol was Bjorn Borg and the way he controlled his emotions on field was a big part of why he won. Juxtapose that with the vulgar attention seeking bubbles McEnroe brought to the game and you can guess my opinions about him.

After the game, its natural and right for a brief release of exuberance or sorrow. Prolonged shows are tedious or faked. Do whats natural, accept whats natural. Don't do it for show.

Never seen McEnroe in tears after a loss either.

 

[DuuuncanHadaPigeon]

they can do what they want, it's so funny when sad people on the internet who have never been in the same position as elite athletes, have no idea what those emotions can do to you, try and tell people how to act. It is laughable.

'But back in my day' no ones arsed about back in your day

 

[Toast]

I’ve cried watching SuperVet, let alone completing a lifetimes sporting dream !

 

[wandyr79]

I cry EVERY time I watch Top Gun, when Goose dies (not when they play Volleyball), I mean we are susceptible to a tear now and again.

 

[degsy]

... Don't do it for show.

This

 

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My idol was Bjorn Borg and the way he controlled his emotions on field was a big part of why he won. Juxtapose that with the vulgar attention seeking bubbles McEnroe brought to the game and you can guess my opinions about him.

After the game, its natural and right for a brief release of exuberance or sorrow. Prolonged shows are tedious or faked. Do whats natural, accept whats natural. Don't do it for show.

For Borg, it was a major issue to control his emotions. When he came up through youth tennis, he had a major problem with his temper. It showed his force of will to control it so masterfully later on.
Side note, the mother of a childhood friend of mine was a nanny for the McEnroe family. I always tried to get her to tell some stories about John, but she would only talk about “my sweet Patrick”

 

[chrismpw]

For Borg, it was a major issue to control his emotions. When he came up through youth tennis, he had a major problem with his temper. It showed his force of will to control it so masterfully later on.
Side note, the mother of a childhood friend of mine was a nanny for the McEnroe family. I always tried to get her to tell some stories about John, but she would only talk about “my sweet Patrick”

There's no doubt that McEnroe was a superb talent and seems a nice enough fella. What he was as a sportsman however, erred in the side if self indulgence and gamesmanship in putting off his opponents. If he were a footballer he'd have been signed up by the rs no doubt.