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ORLANDO, Florida (AP)—Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati was recovering Monday from an accidental overdose of prescribed medication, a family spokeswoman said.

The 34-year-old Capriati, once ranked No. 1 in a career sidetracked by personal troubles, was in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, spokeswoman Lacey Wickline told The Associated Press. She declined to identify the medication.

Capriati was rushed to a South Florida hospital early Sunday morning, she said. Wickline would not say how Capriati was found or who called emergency services.

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SuperHornet - you can come down from the ledge.

But the child prodigy burned out of tennis and retired several times from a game she had been pushed to play nearly her entire life.

A common theme.

This is why I will allow my sons to dictate their own wishes, not only in sports, but in life in general. Anyone who has to beg (or worse, force) their kids to join any sport, club, or organization is probably doing it for their own interest instead of the kid's and should be swiftly kicked in the nuts.

As a side note, if my kid doesn't start reacting quicker on the basepath after his teammates hit the ball off the tee in Little League, he's not getting dinner.

93henfan wrote:

But the child prodigy burned out of tennis and retired several times from a game she had been pushed to play nearly her entire life.

A common theme.

This is why I will allow my sons to dictate their own wishes, not only in sports, but in life in general. Anyone who has to beg (or worse, force) their kids to join any sport, club, or organization is probably doing it for their own interest instead of the kid's and should be swiftly kicked in the nuts.

As a side note, if my kid doesn't start reacting quicker on the basepath after his teammates hit the ball off the tee in Little League, he's not getting dinner.

I thought your kid was 13?

93henfan wrote:

But the child prodigy burned out of tennis and retired several times from a game she had been pushed to play nearly her entire life.

A common theme.

This is why I will allow my sons to dictate their own wishes, not only in sports, but in life in general. Anyone who has to beg (or worse, force) their kids to join any sport, club, or organization is probably doing it for their own interest instead of the kid's and should be swiftly kicked in the nuts.

As a side note, if my kid doesn't start reacting quicker on the basepath after his teammates hit the ball off the tee in Little League, he's not getting dinner.

Well, there is a slither of difference between a parent making their kid play a sport (any sport) in a season and what Capriati was forced/cajoled into as a pre-teen. Kids need some pushing and some heavyhandedness, but that doesn't have to come anywhere close to the single minded, forced-labor-like tennis iinstruction that was heaped onto this girl at an early age.

And that's right, you have to anticipate the crack of the bat and get ready to move. Withholding dinner may be your only option to set him straight.

Rob Iola wrote: I thought your kid was 13?

My boys are 5 and 2. The 2 year old can almost kick the 5 year old's ass already. The 5 year old will likely have to cling to academics.

93henfan wrote:

Rob Iola wrote: I thought your kid was 13?

My boys are 5 and 2. The 2 year old can almost kick the 5 year old's ass already. The 5 year old will likely have to cling to academics.

Funny you should say that, because I pretty much have the same situation. It's not that my eight-year-old is lost on the soccer or baseball field, but he certainly doesn't have the drive to be the best. He also takes karate but he's lukewarm on it, and I have been trying to tell him that he needs to set goals in karate and then work hard to accomplish them. He's a bright kid who scores at the top of his class but he's currently a long-shot for the high school athletic teams. He already knows other kids are better than him in sports and he seems fine with that.

My five-year-old, on the other hand, was probably the best soccer player in his recently concluded youth program and is already hitting line drives off the batting tee from both sides of the plate. He has an aggressive attitude about setting out to prove he can do anything better than his brother.

I wonder if being second born has something to do with it. The first born gets showered with attention for a number of years without lifting a finger, but the second born is in competition from the moment he is born.

I just read this before jumping into FCSFans.

JoltinJoe wrote:

93henfan wrote: My boys are 5 and 2. The 2 year old can almost kick the 5 year old's ass already. The 5 year old will likely have to cling to academics.

Funny you should say that, because I pretty much have the same situation. It's not that my eight-year-old is lost on the soccer or baseball field, but he certainly doesn't have the drive to be the best. He also takes karate but he's lukewarm on it, and I have been trying to tell him that he needs to set goals in karate and then work hard to accomplish them. He's a bright kid who scores at the top of his class but he's currently a long-shot for the high school athletic teams. He already knows other kids are better than him in sports and he seems fine with that.

My five-year-old, on the other hand, was probably the best soccer player in his recently concluded youth program and is already hitting line drives off the batting tee from both sides of the plate. He has an aggressive attitude about setting out to prove he can do anything better than his brother.

I wonder if being second born has something to do with it. The first born gets showered with attention for a number of years without lifting a finger, but the second born is in competition from the moment he is born.

I think there's definitely something to it. My youngest is very coordinated, very aggressive, and is already making most of the choices for the two of them when the opportunity presents itself. The only noticeable area where he didn't top his older brother at the same age was in speech.

93henfan wrote:

JoltinJoe wrote:
Funny you should say that, because I pretty much have the same situation. It's not that my eight-year-old is lost on the soccer or baseball field, but he certainly doesn't have the drive to be the best. He also takes karate but he's lukewarm on it, and I have been trying to tell him that he needs to set goals in karate and then work hard to accomplish them. He's a bright kid who scores at the top of his class but he's currently a long-shot for the high school athletic teams. He already knows other kids are better than him in sports and he seems fine with that.

My five-year-old, on the other hand, was probably the best soccer player in his recently concluded youth program and is already hitting line drives off the batting tee from both sides of the plate. He has an aggressive attitude about setting out to prove he can do anything better than his brother.

I wonder if being second born has something to do with it. The first born gets showered with attention for a number of years without lifting a finger, but the second born is in competition from the moment he is born.

I think there's definitely something to it. My youngest is very coordinated, very aggressive, and is already making most of the choices for the two of them when the opportunity presents itself. The only noticeable area where he didn't top his older brother at the same age was in speech.

Well, my three older girls (13, 5, 4) seem to only be interested in music and dance. Anything athletic is simply looked on as a 'keep busy' activity (I'm sure my wife's influence has something to do with this). I'm holding out hope for the one year old, though. She can throw a ball across the room already.

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:

93henfan wrote:
I think there's definitely something to it. My youngest is very coordinated, very aggressive, and is already making most of the choices for the two of them when the opportunity presents itself. The only noticeable area where he didn't top his older brother at the same age was in speech.

Well, my three older girls (13, 5, 4) seem to only be interested in music and dance. Anything athletic is simply looked on as a 'keep busy' activity (I'm sure my wife's influence has something to do with this). I'm holding out hope for the one year old, though. She can throw a ball across the room already.

A future Sacred City Siren in the making!!

dbackjon wrote:

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:
Well, my three older girls (13, 5, 4) seem to only be interested in music and dance. Anything athletic is simply looked on as a 'keep busy' activity (I'm sure my wife's influence has something to do with this). I'm holding out hope for the one year old, though. She can throw a ball across the room already.

A future Sacred City Siren in the making!!

One can only dream.

dbackjon wrote:

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:
Well, my three older girls (13, 5, 4) seem to only be interested in music and dance. Anything athletic is simply looked on as a 'keep busy' activity (I'm sure my wife's influence has something to do with this). I'm holding out hope for the one year old, though. She can throw a ball across the room already.

A future Sacred City Siren in the making!!

Um, roller derby?

Athletics update... athletics update...

My kids swim almost every day and my wife and I both swam competitively when we were younger.

Anyway, we had tought both our four and five year olds some of the different strokes over time and they both took to them very well.

So, we signed the five year old up for a swim team this summer (the youngest age available for a kid to be on swim team) and she had her first practice tonight. Apparently, the coach used my kid to demonstrate the craw, back stroke and butterly to the other kids (I actually had no idea she was 'ahead' in her swimming). She was getting raves from everyone, coaches and parents, for her swimming ability. "Amazing swimmer for her age" thay all said.

Swimming counts as a sport, right?

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:

Swimming counts as a sport, right?

Almost as much as being a helicopter parent.

Rob Iola wrote:

dbackjon wrote:
A future Sacred City Siren in the making!!

Um, roller derby?

The Sirens are a FOOTBALL team.

The Sacred City Sacrificers (Varsity) and Sacred City Disciples (JV) are the two roller derby teams sponsored by Sacred City Derby Girls in Roseville.

93henfan wrote:

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:

Swimming counts as a sport, right?

Almost as much as being a helicopter parent.

I ain't no helicopter parent.

I'm just happy my kid seems to be good at something other than piano.

Edit to 93 - don't you also want your kids to be well rounded...

...well my kids need more athletic involvement. I'm happy that one of them found something they might be good at .

On the subject of parents pushing their children...

My sister is 13, her BFF is the same age.. her Dad is a douche. I knew this guy when I was in high school.. reminded me of a pedophile, but that's another story for another time. Anyways, so he has two daughters, 13 and 10. He must have been a huge loser athlete in his young days with a very tiny penis, because he forces these girls into playing year around basketball, traveling basketball leagues, private lessons, camps, etc. Every single weekend in the spring/summer they're at some sort of basketball function. The older one isn't allowed to do anything after school until she shoots 100 free throws. So the two girls, needless to say, are already burned out.. I'm sure they'd be terrific high school players, but with pedoDad pushing them along, I'm pretty sure they're going to rebel and tell him where to go. These girls are friends with another girl.. same age, but her Dad forced her into wrestling and basketball.. she has to get up and practice every morning for basketball, and diet (she's 10 remember) because she wrestles almost year around. She's won about every medal you can win in Rocky Mountain wrestling tournaments, but again, another one that's going to burn out WAY too fast. Seriously parents.. WTF?

MrTitleist wrote:On the subject of parents pushing their children...

My sister is 13, her BFF is the same age.. her Dad is a douche. I knew this guy when I was in high school.. reminded me of a pedophile, but that's another story for another time. Anyways, so he has two daughters, 13 and 10. He must have been a huge loser athlete in his young days with a very tiny penis, because he forces these girls into playing year around basketball, traveling basketball leagues, private lessons, camps, etc. Every single weekend in the spring/summer they're at some sort of basketball function. The older one isn't allowed to do anything after school until she shoots 100 free throws. So the two girls, needless to say, are already burned out.. I'm sure they'd be terrific high school players, but with pedoDad pushing them along, I'm pretty sure they're going to rebel and tell him where to go. These girls are friends with another girl.. same age, but her Dad forced her into wrestling and basketball.. she has to get up and practice every morning for basketball, and diet (she's 10 remember) because she wrestles almost year around. She's won about every medal you can win in Rocky Mountain wrestling tournaments, but again, another one that's going to burn out WAY too fast. Seriously parents.. WTF?

Yep. BFF will be slobbing knobs for smack in five years. You'll be able to say you knew someone on Intervention.


SCBH, didn't mean to touch any nerves. With the size of your crew, the fact that you are doing so much with all of them speaks volumes about your coolness as a dad.

Effin breeders, living vicariously through your kids.

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:

93henfan wrote:
Almost as much as being a helicopter parent.

I ain't no helicopter parent.

I'm just happy my kid seems to be good at something other than piano.

Edit to 93 - don't you also want your kids to be well rounded...

...well my kids need more athletic involvement. I'm happy that one of them found something they might be good at .

My eight-year-old recently ran in a one-mile Fun Run. The run was a fundraiser for a memorial fund in honor of a teacher at his grammar school, so there was a huge push to get all the kids to participate.

On the way over, he told me he was nervous because a mile is "so far" and he didn't think he could run a mile. I encouraged him to try his best for his teacher. But I have to admit that I was worried that I would still be standing at the finish line at sundown, waiting for him to finish.

To make a long story short, right as the clock turned to 10:00, I was happily surprised to see him approaching the finish line, right in the middle of the pack of the boys in his class. Yea, there were some boys who came in about a minute earlier -- but he did it. He ran the mile, if not with distinction, at least with pride and determination (and at least he didn't finish behind any girl in his grade ).

I don't think I was ever as proud of him when I saw him finishing the race with a big smile across his face. He wasn't anywhere close to being the best, but I knew he tried his best and he finished something he didn't think he could finish.

This thread has brought me around. I vow to no longer insult:

1. People who only shoot female sperm.
2. Catholics.
3. Yankees fa... nah, fuck Yankees fans.

93henfan wrote:This thread has brought me around. I vow to no longer insult:

1. People who only shoot female sperm.
2. Catholics.
3. Yankees fa... nah, **** Yankees fans.

Come on ... give some love to the Yankees fans.

Don't do it 93!

My 7 year old is WAY more aggressive than my 8 year old on the soccer and lacrosse field. Not that my oldest sucks, she's more of a defense pass first player who scores occasionally. Not really surprising, that's how I was in the same sports. Mia however is definately a shooter.