One of my favorite comedians was Rodney Dangerfield.   His classical catchphrase was “I don’t get no respect.”  The first half of his autobiography’s title is It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me: A Lifetime of No Respect.  If Judo were a person and could scream at the top of his lungs, I’m sure he’d be yelling “It’s not easy bein’ me. I get no respect.”  Since Judo is not a person, we judoplayers must step up to the plate and do the screaming.

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