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Poor attitudes can trump talent

By Dick Vitale
ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Looking at some of today's athletes, you hear too many stories about attitude, attitude, attitude. Some are positive stories, but too many are negative. Think about some of the prima donnas that play the game, whether it is baseball, football or basketball. How about Allen Iverson when he was with the Sixers, and the famous remarks about, "it's only practice." He showed an attitude by showing up late or not even coming at all. Larry Brown demanded effort and there were times Iverson didn't g ...

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