Month: March 2008

A conversation with the coach

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A must read for Grandparents.  Those who aren’t will love it, too.
At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old Baseball players aside and asked, “Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?”
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
“Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?”
The little boy nodded yes.
“So,” the coach continued, “I’m sure you know, when an out is called, you shouldn’t argue, curse, attack the umpire, or call him a pecker-head. Do you understand all that?”
Again the little boy nodded.
He continued, “And when I take you out of the game so another boy gets a chance to play, it’s not good sportsmanship to call your coach “a dumb asshole” is it?”
Again the little boy nodded.
“Good,” said the coach. “Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother
Thanks Gene

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20 Actors and Actresses Who Turned Down Important or Popular Roles

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For every celebrity winning critical acclaim or an Academy Award there’s another celeb or two who turned down that same meaty role. While we’re sure they had good reasons for their decisions, we’re also wondering how hard they kick themselves after realizing they passed up “The Big One.” Behold celebrities who turned down the roles of a lifetime.

Here are just a few from the list:

  • Molly Ringwald – Molly Ringwald turned down the role of Vivian in “Pretty Woman” and the role of Molly in “Ghost” among others.
  • Mel Gibson – Turned down the lead role in Gladiator. A role which landed Russell Crowe the Academy Award.
  • Melanie Griffith  – Melanie Griffith turned down the role of “Thelma” in “Thelma and Louise.”
  • Julia Roberts – Turned down Sharon Stone’s leg crossing role in “Basic Instinct,” the role of Mary Corleone in “Godfather III” the role of Annie in “Sleepless in Seattle,” the lead role of “Shakespeare in Love” and the role of Lucy in “While You Were Sleeping.”
  • Tom Hanks – Turned down the role of Ray Kinsella in “Field of Dreams,” Andy Dufresne in “The Shawshank Redemption” and the lead role in “Jerry Maguire.”
  • John Travolta – Turned down the role of Forrest Gump.

The complete list

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