Comments on: LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lone Chatelaine http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-346 Lone Chatelaine Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:04:03 +0000 http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-346 Deal! I can do that for sure :) Deal! I can do that for sure :)

]]> By: Misa http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-345 Misa Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:00:28 +0000 http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-345 You'll be our go-to gal then...if any of us decide to attempt the sports hero. Deal? You’ll be our go-to gal then…if any of us decide to attempt the sports hero. Deal?

]]> By: Lone Chatelaine http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-344 Lone Chatelaine Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:13:23 +0000 http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-344 Lol! Y'all I'm doing good to write a blog post a few days a week. I'm no book writer. I wouldn't have the patience or discipline, much less the knowledge of how a book is written. I can give sports advice, though! Lol! Y’all I’m doing good to write a blog post a few days a week. I’m no book writer. I wouldn’t have the patience or discipline, much less the knowledge of how a book is written.

I can give sports advice, though!

]]> By: Misa http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-343 Misa Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:58:02 +0000 http://chasingheroes.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/#comment-343 I tend to agree with Lee. The amount of money that professional athletes are paid is something I really struggle with. We're cutting money to education and don't value our children [who are the future], but we pay these people boatloads of money to run around a field or court, and I have a hard time buying into that. Fundamental differences aside, however, I also agree with Lee that the few bad apples spoil the barrel. If the athlete LC described is written about, I'd definitely read it, maybe because he'd be the exception to the rule where his fellow athletes are concerned. But the arrogance of athletes in general would make me hesitate before picking up that book. Will it be peppered with a cast of jerks? Will the hero's 'real' nature ring true? Will I be able to buy into his problem, whatever it is? These are the questions I know I'd ask myself, and I'm not sure unknown answers would propel me to the check out line with the book. All that being said, I did, however, read and like SEP's Nobody's Baby but Mine. But didn't Cal have the same sensibilities as other athletes until he really fell for the heroine? It's been a long time since I've read it, but I seem to recall that he had to dig out the buried side of himself that wasn't 'Godlike' before he was able to see the heroine and fall for her. I know she stereotyped him, too, but in the end, it did work. [I think that was my first official romance, btw! I was initiated by SEP. Not bad.] Interesting topic, Virna. Bottom line, I would never seek out a book with sports stars as heroes, but if one came recommended, I'd give it a go. I'm with the others, LC... Write that book! I think you're meant to. =) I tend to agree with Lee. The amount of money that professional athletes are paid is something I really struggle with. We’re cutting money to education and don’t value our children [who are the future], but we pay these people boatloads of money to run around a field or court, and I have a hard time buying into that.

Fundamental differences aside, however, I also agree with Lee that the few bad apples spoil the barrel. If the athlete LC described is written about, I’d definitely read it, maybe because he’d be the exception to the rule where his fellow athletes are concerned. But the arrogance of athletes in general would make me hesitate before picking up that book. Will it be peppered with a cast of jerks? Will the hero’s ‘real’ nature ring true? Will I be able to buy into his problem, whatever it is? These are the questions I know I’d ask myself, and I’m not sure unknown answers would propel me to the check out line with the book.

All that being said, I did, however, read and like SEP’s Nobody’s Baby but Mine. But didn’t Cal have the same sensibilities as other athletes until he really fell for the heroine? It’s been a long time since I’ve read it, but I seem to recall that he had to dig out the buried side of himself that wasn’t ‘Godlike’ before he was able to see the heroine and fall for her. I know she stereotyped him, too, but in the end, it did work. [I think that was my first official romance, btw! I was initiated by SEP. Not bad.]

Interesting topic, Virna. Bottom line, I would never seek out a book with sports stars as heroes, but if one came recommended, I’d give it a go.

I’m with the others, LC… Write that book! I think you’re meant to. =)

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