the most disturbing article I've ever read

The thing I hate most in life is people who are talented and waste their potential.

As I read this article, I didn't know whether to be disgusted, sympathy or sadness.

Click here for link at https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/11/todd-marinovich-dad-marv-q

Replies:

I'd like to see the other article from the SI cover - Nathan 2019-01-11 22:24:41
- They don't - NDColt 2019-01-12 20:21:51
- My very good friend and HS teammate played fullback for Swat - Moose84 2019-01-12 17:12:19
  - Hilarious - Thanks for posting the link * - Nathan 2019-01-12 22:18:44
- They use soccer balls? * - golfjunkie17 2019-01-12 15:48:55
- Here is a link to the article - MackerelSnappingAnarchist 2019-01-12 09:54:42
Todd was an abused child. - Papa November 2019-01-11 20:43:24
- Sorry, but I hardly think becoming a junkie... - BeastOfBourbon 2019-01-12 12:26:58
  - This is fundamentally incorrect. - Papa November 2019-01-12 14:28:09
- Did you read the whole article? - DakotaDomer 2019-01-11 21:10:30
- The two of us are the same age - irishrock 2019-01-11 21:02:42
Hyperbole. Either that, or you don't read very much * - Hanratty5ND 2019-01-11 17:23:07
- Thanks for the useless, douchey comment * - The Magic Rat 2019-01-12 14:25:40
- If that’s what you have to say... - paddyoreilly 2019-01-12 12:11:46
Haven't there been multiple "come-back" stories - nd44 2019-01-11 15:01:49
- This seems to be the 5th I’ve read - irishrock 2019-01-11 15:41:49
Marv is a Trojan. He’s also been a p*ick most of his life. - MidnightRambler 2019-01-11 14:17:46
As the parent of an addict - IrishNYCA 2019-01-11 13:32:30
- God bless you and your child * - irishrock 2019-01-11 13:46:31
Not me. People who waste athletic talent dont bother me, - pjnuge 2019-01-11 13:18:22
I am a little perplexed by your reaction - bmoreirish 2019-01-11 12:23:24
- your second line is why I have mixed reactions - irishrock 2019-01-11 12:33:01
  - Our choices are shaped by our upbringing - elterrible 2019-01-11 13:44:23
    - Or maybe he would have. Plenty of people with great parents - TAR 2019-01-11 22:15:07
    - Agreed * - bmoreirish 2019-01-11 14:48:24