In regards to Murray’s situation, with him being one of the very few athletes who could have become a top-shelf player and excelled at either sport he chose, I’m thinking he is a mature enough kid to use this slight and all of the media attention that came with it as kind of a “chip-on-the-shoulder” thing. He seems quite genuinely piqued that people would question his commitment. I have always thought it’s plain stupid to hear about all of these coaches who get up early and are in the office at 4 am studying film and don’t stop until midnight. Really? You really need to spend that much time doing so? I think it’s more a case of people not being able to get out of their own way and are making things more complicated for themselves than necessary. Solving problems does not require working non-stop until it’s solved. It SHOULD require that if a solution isn’t presenting itself somewhat quickly, a break, a re-set is necessary, offering a fresh perspective.
Maybe Murray is able to see things and decipher situations rather quickly, more so than others? If you are able to be successful in two completely different, unrelated fields, I would say that has a pretty high likelihood of being true. And the people spending 18, 19, 20 hours studying are missing the obvious, the simple. Just a thought on the situation…
I was someone who, I school, didn’t study well but did well in class and on tests with the material. I was a learn by doing kind of person and reading or memorizing was more daunting than informative or helpful.
Maybe Kyler is that way with football, and if so it’s not something to fault him. But on the other hand, if this all does represent a lack of studying, and if he was able to play at such a high level without it, I wonder how good he could be if he did apply more of that element to his game.
