Stay classy, LT

People continuously ask me to weigh in on the latest happenings in the sports world. While I love sports and find it flattering that people value my opinion, what they fail to realize is that it's not my life. Granted, my career has revolved around sports to this point, there are many other things that peak my interest. But there are certain occassions when I decide a sports-related post is warranted.

This past Sunday, the boring, yet consistent New England Patriots surprisingly defeated the San Diego to earn their way to yet another AFC Championship game. The Chargers finished the season 14-2, the best record in the NFL and to some, were the favorites to represent the AFC in Super Bowl. But a series of bad breaks, turnovers and awful coaching cost the Chargers the game and ended their season far earlier than expected.

LaDainian Tomlinson (pictured above) is a beast. Not only did he rush for over 1800 yards this season and an NFL-record 31 touchdowns , but he helped me dominate my fantasy league and win $450. But after the loss, LT, who in his words "is always classy" kind of lost it when some Pats players were dancing on the field and being unclassy.

At first, I sided with LT. Yes, the Patriots have 3 Super Bowls, they've been there before. Are they allowed to celebrate? Yes? But are they supposed to "show up" the opposing team on their home field? Probably not. But after I looked back on it, I realized that, while LT had a point, the Chargers simply shouldn't have lost the game.

I tend to try and find life lessons in every situation. The measure of a man (woman) is how he handles himself in time of adversity and trials. So to hear the self-proclaimed "classy" LT essentially whine about the Pats players doing their thing, I lost a lot of respect of him. So in life, if you don't want someone to rain on your parade, so let them build a better float.