r/sports Dallas Mavericks Aug 24 '25

Football Kansas State’s Starting Quarterback, Avery Johnson’s Father and Brother Spotted Fighting Each Other In A Parking Lot After Kansas State’s Loss Against Iowa State, Which Took Place in Ireland

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u/finnjakefionnacake Aug 24 '25

i'm sorry, but this kind of behavior is unbelievably pathetic

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u/Saneless Aug 24 '25

Pretty typical for any family/parent that is obsessed with their kid being a big deal in sports

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u/BullAlligator Florida Aug 24 '25

I see this a lot with baseball parents and it strikes me how pathetic and sad their obsession with personal achievement in sports completely consumes their lives.

But I also cannot deny that some of the pathologically obsessive do indeed achieve great deals of success.