There’s a debate over how you should treat child athletics.  You don’t want to be too harsh on young children, but you also want to breed winners that go out and try hard.  Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison leans more towards the latter and took away his kids’ participation trophies because he wants them to “EARN a real trophy.”

Harrison took to his Instagram account and posted a picture of the participation trophies his sons received and explained that although he’s proud of them, he wants them earn a real trophy and not develop a sense of entitlement.

Harrison’s football background might provide insight into why he feels this way. Harrison was a Kent State walk-on who went undrafted in 2002, played a season in NFL Europe and was cut by the Baltimore Ravens before latching on with the Steelers and becoming a force. That all drove him to “do better.”

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h/t ESPN

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