frikativ54
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- Jun 17, 2009
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Here's the thing with pro-athletes and other famous people. You are only 13-15, and it's probably difficult for you to understand at your age, but I was once in your position. To you, the player is really significant in your life, because you grow up with him. It's almost like he's your friend, because you see him on TV so much.
However, it's important to know that he's a human being, with the same needs as any of you. He probably is on facebook to keep up with friends and to chat with a few people close to him. In all likelihood, he wants to be a normal teenager or early-twenties kid and relax. Baseball is somewhat of a job to him.
He may have had a moment to socialize with you, in the beginning. However, if you are asking him to comment on the organization, you are putting him in a difficult position, especially because he is a member of the organization. And it's not just you asking him questions. It's you and 200 other fans, that he simply hasn't the time to deal with.
Knowing people with facebook celebrity status, I have learned that no two people are alike. There are VPs of political organizations who will chat with you, and there are local coordinators who are too busy. It all depends upon the person. You need to understand for several of these guys, they simply don't have the time to be interviewed by everyone, especially not a stranger.
Sad to say, but you don't mean nearly as much to these athletes as they mean to you. They will just see you as another kid. Be grateful to the guy for friending you, be mad that he deleted you, and find another player to friend. But the best thing in life is to do not live vicariously through these athletes, but to make a life for yourself.
However, it's important to know that he's a human being, with the same needs as any of you. He probably is on facebook to keep up with friends and to chat with a few people close to him. In all likelihood, he wants to be a normal teenager or early-twenties kid and relax. Baseball is somewhat of a job to him.
He may have had a moment to socialize with you, in the beginning. However, if you are asking him to comment on the organization, you are putting him in a difficult position, especially because he is a member of the organization. And it's not just you asking him questions. It's you and 200 other fans, that he simply hasn't the time to deal with.
Knowing people with facebook celebrity status, I have learned that no two people are alike. There are VPs of political organizations who will chat with you, and there are local coordinators who are too busy. It all depends upon the person. You need to understand for several of these guys, they simply don't have the time to be interviewed by everyone, especially not a stranger.
Sad to say, but you don't mean nearly as much to these athletes as they mean to you. They will just see you as another kid. Be grateful to the guy for friending you, be mad that he deleted you, and find another player to friend. But the best thing in life is to do not live vicariously through these athletes, but to make a life for yourself.
