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Cam Newton disappointed me

Keep Pounding

By Keep Pounding,
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So I went downtown with my two young daughters 7 and 10 and my wife to take kids ice skating. We stopped by La Victoria to get dinner before we went ice skating.

As we walked in we seen Cam Newton sitting at a table with his hood on and like 4 or 5 other dudes. So we stood in line and ordered our food. After we ordered our food, Cam was right at the 1st table. We had to walk past him to get to the tables that were empty towards the back .

So my wife was like go do hi to Cam and wish him luck to my oldest daughter and ask if he can take a picture with y'all . So as we started to pass him my daughter said " excuse me" to Cam and he just ignored her. And one of the dudes was like "no pictures man"

I was disappointed, we all had Panther gear on, my youngest was even wearing a Panther cheer leader uniform. Cam literally was in the same restaurant with us for 20 minutes waiting on his food order. We even got our food before he left and was eating while he walked past us literally within inches of our table.  He never smiled or nothing, my girls were upset and were crying, I felt bad. He could have at least smiled at them or even just let them wish him luck. I could understand not wanting pictures, but to still be there for another 20 minutes, and at least could have been a little friendly

 

 

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These guys have lives as well. I am sure they get tired of being harassed constantly when they are out doing their thing. Even just saying hi i am sure gets tiresome some times. Just cause he is famous doesn't mean he wants to know everyone. Just saying, got to keep it in perspective man.

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He's under no obligation to do anything for anyone. Sucks when you're among the ones he says "no" to when you see so many others he has said "yes" to, but that's the reality of being a superstar whose constantly hounded for attention even in times when you just want some time to yourself.

Protip: if you want to get on a celebrity's good side, treat them like you would anyone else. If they're in private moment, leave them be. If they reach out to you, cool; if not, live your own life.

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Just now, Keep Pounding said:

I understand that, but it's hard telling your young kids that, especially how much they see me praise Newton every Sunday for the last 5 years, 

Maybe so, but you also need to teach your kids why that situation ended like it did. Cam is still human and can't interact with everyone 24/7.

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1 minute ago, Keep Pounding said:

I understand that, but it's hard telling your young kids that, especially how much they see me praise Newton every Sunday for the last 5 years, 

They understand he's kinda preoccupied this week, right?

I once did a long speaking tour and had to handle about 30 to 40 different random conversations a night where people asked me the same set of questions as if I had never heard them before. . .by the end of the week I was ready to swear off human contact forever. I can't imagine being an actual celebrity.

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Carolina Mike Experienced

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Reminds me of a time I set beside Richard Sherman. Sure I knew who he was but didn't ask for anything from him and it turned out to be a cool conversation (nothing to do with football). Then some Seahag fan walks up to him wanting pictures and stuff. It was kind of sad. Of course he tried to be nice but you could see he really just wanted to be left alone.

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ehhh. guaranteed if you're spotted taking selfies with cam the entire restaurant descends on him. meal ruined.

i would teach my daughter to be excited that she got to see cam out in public, but to respect his privacy in non-team functions. if cam was at practice or leaving the stadium after a game i would be really bummed, but it's hard for me to imagine imposing on another man's privacy, let alone getting mad when he feels it's an imposition. maybe this can be a learning opportunity for the kids, and your chance to get them looking optimistically at the fact they got to see cam irl

 

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Honestly, he was out with friends in a private setting trying to eat dinner. If your daughter wanted to tell him good luck then after they said no pictures you accept it and ask if your children can say good luck. If no, let it go. I live in the same building with several players and see several more out and about regularly. If you say hey and they acknowledge you its perfectly ok to say good luck or chat a bit. If they go on with their day you just go about your business. No matter how much they love football it is still their job and nobody wants to talk about and live work all the time. 

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if he were actually the guy you think he is he would be able to say, I'm sorry, I'm busy,thank you.

but this collides with the image of him giving balls in the stands. Its all staged for your entertainment.

if he was so worried about being recognized ,he wouldnt be out.

 None of these jocks give a damn about the fans. Some may be nicer guys but admiring any of them is a waste of time.

 That includes Peyton Manning. All of them. They are in it for money and fame,not to say hi to your children or you.

 

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