DF 181 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Been noticing every so often the loser of the finals match at a major tourney (eg, state finals) will self-congratulate himself after the final whistle (clap to himself, raise his arms to point to his supporters in the crowd). This is not only unsportsmanlike behavior but it also takes away from the real winner of the match. You might be proud of yourself for wrestling a good match despite losing but it's unbecoming to act and make gestures like you "won". Furthermore this is a recent trend. Most likely due to the millennial generation of "everybody's a winner/"everybody gets a trophy" where losing is a foreign concept. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spladle 179 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 I have never seen such a thing. You must be imagining this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1032004 802 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) Most don’t consider people currently in HS to be Millennials Edited April 4, 2018 by 1032004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ogalthorpe Haywood 313 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Fake News Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StallWarning 156 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Been noticing every so often the loser of the finals match at a major tourney (eg, state finals) will self-congratulate himself after the final whistle (clap to himself, raise his arms to point to his supporters in the crowd). This is not only unsportsmanlike behavior but it also takes away from the real winner of the match. You might be proud of yourself for wrestling a good match despite losing but it's unbecoming to act and make gestures like you "won". Furthermore this is a recent trend. Most likely due to the millennial generation of "everybody's a winner/"everybody gets a trophy" where losing is a foreign concept. Everybody blames Millennials for the participation trophy thing, but the reality is that Baby Boomer's are the ones who invented it and gave their kids the participation trophies and now all they can do is criticize the generation for something their generation invented. If you ask Millennials they'll likely tell you they never wanted participation trophies to begin with. Millennials get criticism and hate that is undeserved, and the anger over things like participation trophies is directed at the wrong generation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGranby 175 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) Yes, you do know that current HS kids (and really the last few years) aren't "millennials", right? And also, the everyone gets a trophy trend started when millenials were pretty young. So, it was kind of fostered by their parents/ Gen Xers. With that being said - I saw this happen one time, and I had a similar reaction to you. With that being said, havent seen or heard of it since. Edited April 4, 2018 by iGranby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonerd7 53 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 https://twitter.com/nickbennett63/status/970445171610529793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spladle 179 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 You are a snowflake if that truly bothers you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGranby 175 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 This is the exact one that I saw, lol. Havent seen any others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steamboat_charlie 727 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Shouldn't a true anti-hero always celebrate in defeat? Isn't it the ultimate form of stolen valor? On a different but somewhat related note--we need to lay down the law related to hugging your opponent after a match. There was nothing more annoying than going in for the post-match handshake and realizing your opponent is trying to come in for a full hug... (a) nobody in the crowd with a brain is impressed by your "compassion," and (b) if you're the guy that's initiating the hug, there's a 99% chance the other wrestler involved is not interested in reciprocating. I propose a minimum of 3 overtime periods must be involved before it becomes even remotely acceptable. And save it for the post-season... nobody should be hugging after matches at a round-robin in November. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornercoach 448 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 .... I enjoyed Tipper and Al Gore pointing to the crowd, as if recognizing some individual, and giving the thumbs up sign- and you had to know it was "fake thumbs upping" ....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1032004 802 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 I don't really see a problem with it. That kid's tweet is actually kinda funny. Taking 2nd isn't really comparable to the whole "everyone gets a trophy" thing. The Olympics has been rewarding 2nd place since 1896. I think it's more teaching them that they're not going to always win everything. 1 cornercoach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,710 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 The kid who won is like... uh.. you just lost! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 1,566 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 This is the exact one that I saw, lol. Havent seen any others.The runner-up is the one holding up the two fingers? 😀 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGranby 175 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 The runner-up is the one holding up the two fingers? Correct 1 TheOhioState reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headache 124 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 It all started with the hand slaps after missed freethrows. This country is going down the toilet. 3 Husker_Du, southend and LaxHawk174 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spladle 179 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 The country may or may not be going down the toilet and it has nothing to do with the kid still being happy he got that far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StallWarning 156 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Are there any more examples of this or is there just this one example? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spladle 179 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 N=1, meaning it is not a trend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaroslav Hasek 1,864 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 very serious and important post. definitely worth sincere reflection from all of us. thank you for starting this conversation, DF. 1 Husker_Du reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potentiallydangerous 191 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 We live in a country in which losers in elections are given cabinet posts by winners which are used to extort billions through influence peddling, followed by the losers losing again despite millions of illegal and fraudulent votes which lead the repeat losers to write books blaming everyone, so what do you expect? Disclaimer: Any resemblance to living persons is a coincidence. 1 Housebuye reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potentiallydangerous 191 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 It all began when people started referring to funerals as "life celebrations." 2 Husker_Du and scribe reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spladle 179 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 It's going to be a long off season. 1 Husker_Du reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichB 189 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Plenty of guys born oct 1, 1999 - Dec 31 1999, wrestled this season without having been held back. Millennials born Jan1, 1982 thru Dec 31 1999. Millenials, born in the 20th century and became of age (to me turned 18) in the 21st Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites