Larry Nance ignores kid's autograph request

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Putting them on a pedestal? You mean like calling another man God and putting his name all up in your handle?

The kid asked for an autograph but I doubt he's asking online strangers to call him "Nance's two jerseys" :scust:
Let usernames hurt your feelings brehs. :mjlol: Kinda odd since you have more posts about Kobe than I do.:gladbron:
 

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As a 14-year-old in 1983, Brendan Shanahan approached Leafs star Rick Vaive for an autograph.

Vaive turned the kid down.

And the snub would stay tucked away in Shanahan's memory.

"When I was 14 years old I was skating in the summertime at a rink in Toronto," recalled the Mimico native. "Rick Vaive happened to be skating at an adjoining rink and we were actually in dressing rooms that were right next to each other. I went in when he was sort of settled and asked him for an autograph. I didn't get the best response from Rick Vaive at that time."

Shanahan never forgot the snub.

His career rocketed, with the Devils selecting him in the first round in 1987. He'd eventually meet up with Vaive four years later, the two lining up for a faceoff in Buffalo when Vaive was finishing out his career with the Sabres.

"Fast forward four years later and Rick Vaive is waiting for a meaningless faceoff in Buffalo," Shanahan said. "He's now playing for the Sabres. He's lined up next to some 18-year-old kid from New Jersey. When the puck dropped, I attacked Rick Vaive.



"It was a quiet, uneventful game. He couldn't believe the rage I had, not only in attacking him, but it took two (linesmen) to restrain me afterwards and throw me in the penalty box."

Vaive hardly knew what hit him. He approached former teammate Jim Korn – then with the Devils – to find out what was wrong with Shanahan.

"He said... `By the way, what's wrong with that kid and why was he coming after me?'" said Shanahan. "Jim Korn said, `Apparently he asked you for an autograph when he was a little kid and you weren't that friendly to him. So he's harboured those feelings since then.'"

Vaive approached Shanahan about three years ago in Toronto and introduced him to his 14-year-old son – with different results.

"I signed the autograph, took a picture and gave him a piggy-back," Shanahan said. "I didn't want karma to come back and get me."

Shanny snub resulted in Vaive attack | Toronto Star
 

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You stop it. What satisfaction do you get out of putting people on tv on a pedestal?

Says the person with a username and avatar based from someone on TV. :skip:

Putting them on a pedestal? You mean like calling another man God and putting his name all up in your handle?

The kid asked for an autograph but I doubt he's asking online strangers to call him "Nance's two jerseys" :scust:

That's the funniest part of this thread. A bunch of people who idolize athletes getting mad at someone for idolizing an athlete.
 

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I said I was not arguing for or against. just an opinion. because I never jocked for photos and autographs. also you dont know shyt if you dont think there arent optionals or incentives with jobs. doesnt necessarily help the employer but can help the employee.

if you dont look at it as your job then that tells how poorly you would be at marketing yourself. like dont sign autographs for NBA mandated shyt like NBA cares then get caught out here dissing fans on cam. bad look, no matter how you try to spin it.


Well that's what happens when it's not mandatory :manny:
 

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Well that's what happens when it's not mandatory :manny:

maybe so, but my point is this. even if Nance is saying in his mind "fukk this kid" it looks bad on him to not pretend that he even gives a fukk whereas if he does, this story doesnt even get reported. no news is good news and perception is reality.
 
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