The average television series airs 22 new episodes per season. As of late, networks like FX and HBO have 13 episode seasons. For that reason, I'm quite amazed at the level of fame attained by the lead actors of those shows, considering how little we see of them.
Having been a hockey fan my whole life, specifically a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, I find myself thinking of these 25 men who travel all over the US and Canada to perform in front of enormous crowds. They don't do it 13 times a year, and not 22 times, either. They hit the ice 82 days each and every year.
The only other comparable television program is newscasts and soap operas, but then again, the stars of those shows don't have to perform in front of over twenty thousand screaming fans.
Musicians tour extensively as a part of their career, sometimes playing as many as two hundred gigs in large and smaller venues. Their shows, however, aren't televised and seen my millions of eyes.
So pro sports end up in their very own category, and as a Habs fan, I sometimes wonder how they can cope with the fame.
They have to contend with a truly staggering level of fame. If they played well, half the world wants to shake their hands and get their picture taken with them. If they had a lousy game, then the fans will communicate their rage with just as much enthusiasm.
In the city that hosts their team, their home turf, they can't have a bad day. With communications being what they are in today's world (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), a player's bad day toward the fiftieth fan to beg for an autograph can literally turn a nearly deadly public eye on that player come game time.
Of course, they players have psychologists and publicists to teach them how to behave around the hungry denizens - on or off the ice - but on some days, the bad ones, I'm sure some players would trade it all for a bit of peace and quiet.
So when you run into your favorite athlete on the street, just wish him well. If he's a bit short, forgive him. He has a life of his own, and he might be in a hurry. It doesn't mean he's not thankful for your support. Don't judge a person based on your first impression of them, because 99 percent of the time, you'll be way off the mark.
Our athletes, no matter their discipline of choice, are role models for a reason: they do their best to be good, and for the most part, they do a great job of putting up with their hectic life.
Having been a hockey fan my whole life, specifically a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, I find myself thinking of these 25 men who travel all over the US and Canada to perform in front of enormous crowds. They don't do it 13 times a year, and not 22 times, either. They hit the ice 82 days each and every year.
The only other comparable television program is newscasts and soap operas, but then again, the stars of those shows don't have to perform in front of over twenty thousand screaming fans.
Musicians tour extensively as a part of their career, sometimes playing as many as two hundred gigs in large and smaller venues. Their shows, however, aren't televised and seen my millions of eyes.
So pro sports end up in their very own category, and as a Habs fan, I sometimes wonder how they can cope with the fame.
They have to contend with a truly staggering level of fame. If they played well, half the world wants to shake their hands and get their picture taken with them. If they had a lousy game, then the fans will communicate their rage with just as much enthusiasm.
In the city that hosts their team, their home turf, they can't have a bad day. With communications being what they are in today's world (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), a player's bad day toward the fiftieth fan to beg for an autograph can literally turn a nearly deadly public eye on that player come game time.
Of course, they players have psychologists and publicists to teach them how to behave around the hungry denizens - on or off the ice - but on some days, the bad ones, I'm sure some players would trade it all for a bit of peace and quiet.
So when you run into your favorite athlete on the street, just wish him well. If he's a bit short, forgive him. He has a life of his own, and he might be in a hurry. It doesn't mean he's not thankful for your support. Don't judge a person based on your first impression of them, because 99 percent of the time, you'll be way off the mark.
Our athletes, no matter their discipline of choice, are role models for a reason: they do their best to be good, and for the most part, they do a great job of putting up with their hectic life.
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