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Originally Posted by bballref3966
My philosophy is clear. I referee because I love to referee and I love basketball. I never have and never will referee "for the kids." As harsh as it may sound, I really couldn't care less about the kids with respect to why I referee. They don't "deserve" my services, and if I get tired of refereeing one day, I'll quit. "The kids" aren't going to make or break my job.
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I do a lot of things for my kids. I do some things for the kids in my church. I don't ref "for the kids," though. I ref because I enjoy it.
My issue with the phrase is not the word "all." My issue is when officials use it to chastise other officials for having the wrong motive.