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Message: [QUOTE="masshusk77, post: 3552577, member: 6299"] I found myself feeling all sorts of emotions reading through this article (One of Carl’s best I think I’ve ever read). What struck me more than anything else, is just how the internal struggles of our players never really seemed to hit me when watching games or reading posts here on The Boneyard before today. I think back to myself as a 18-22 year old and wonder if I could handle it. I’m sure nobody is harder on themselves than our players in all aspects of their lives and having to live such a public life must be incredibly difficult. I’m sure many of our players read what fans write about them on social media or here on The Boneyard. I bet they appreciate the support of the fans and the positive comments, but the occasional negative comment or criticism must stick even harder as for many of them, that is what they are already thinking. These players aren’t robots, they are far more than that and I’m sure bad games are sometimes caused by things that I, my family, and I’m sure all of you have gone through in your personal lives. Whether that be a bad test grade, a breakup, a family issue, or countless other personal issues. When that happens to us, we don’t have to go straight into interviews asking about our sub-par performance or go home to negative comments on the internet about us. All of our players and coaches seem to be phenomenal people and I hope they (like Molly seems to have this past year) are able to find true happiness and purpose in their own lives. I understand that the positives in many cases of playing for UConn far outweigh these negatives, but I know in my own life and fandom I will start to really think more about the person in the uniform and not just the basketball player. [/QUOTE]

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