Cam Newton disappointed me

[teeray]

This may seem extremely braggadocious so sorry in advance it comes off that way.

In college I was a pretty good basketball player and the clear fan favorite of our basketball team.  I also had a reputation on campus and in the surrounding community of an outgoing funny guy and also a little bit of a partier.

Point being, in this small community of, I am guessing, 5,000-10,000 people I was pretty well known and had a reputation.

The problem is, that reputation becomes an expectation from others.  And it would get exhausting and frustrating at times because I felt like I had to always be "on".  People would expect me to act a certain way, and if I didn't I actually felt like I let them down in some way.  It gets to the point where at times you feel like other people are controlling your life, because everyone wants to talk to you, or get a beer, or go here, or go there.  

Here is my point.  That was in a community of at most probably 10,000 people.  I CAN'T imagine extrapolating that to 300 million people in the entire United States.  At least I could leave town and dissapear and be anonymous somewhere else and recharge my batteries.

So I have a lot of sympathy for stars who at times just want to be left alone.  And it is good for Cam to be able to say "No" rather than try and please EVERYONE all of the time.

So if you try to get an autograph or a picture and a guy says "No" it doesn't mean he is a dick or a fraud.  It just means he wants to be left alone. 

 

[CPF4LIFE]

Normally you hear about this type of thing happening when celebritys are in restaurants. Thats the one place they dont wont to be bothered and want privacy.

[d-dave]

To the OP, sorry that Cam didn't want to do anything for you. Hes person too.   

I'm a teacher, and I learned early on, I am always on. Like when I was dating my wife, I bought her some gifts for Christmas. I didn't realize that I'd been seen by several students and their families. After break, I got a talk from principal about public behavior. One family thought it was inappropriate for a single man to buy stuff at Victoria's secret.

I haven't been able to drink at a bar Or resturant in Charlotte for over a decade, much less social media.

I get it if Cam wasn't interested, he's trying to win the Super Bowl Sunday.

[Billy Love]

3 hours ago, Keep Pounding said:

Being from northern Cali we don't get the chances y'all do to run into your favorite panther players, especially a few days before the biggest game in our history. Kids love cam, mainly cuz their dad loves cam, just hated to see the disappointment on their faces, if I was just there, I would've just ordered my food and ate and moved on. But the kids was excited and it hurts to say I allowed them to let down

I understand your disappointment but you have to realize cam is under a great deal of pressure right now. This is the biggest week of his, life and he is laser focused on his job. I feel bad for your daughters, I really do. I have one of my own and she to has always wanted to meet cam and get his autograph. I took her to the practice field one day and as we stood at the gate waiting for the players I explained to her that the players don't owe us their time, or an autograph. I told her to ask politely and if they decline do not be hurt or disappointed. Cam saw my daughter and instructed the cart driver to stop, he got out of the golf cart and spent a moment with us...autograph and pictures. There is a time and place for everything.

[cbarrier90]

4 hours ago, Keep Pounding said:

Being from northern Cali we don't get the chances y'all do to run into your favorite panther players, especially a few days before the biggest game in our history. Kids love cam, mainly cuz their dad loves cam, just hated to see the disappointment on their faces, if I was just there, I would've just ordered my food and ate and moved on. But the kids was excited and it hurts to say I allowed them to let down

But being outside of the market and having kids with you doesn't entitle you to special attention from Cam. As Ace boogie said, he had his hood on and was surrounded by his handlers, a telltale sign he doesn't want to be bothered.

"Kids love Cam because their dad loves Cam" followed by saying the kids were upset sounds like projection straight out of Tennessee Mom's letter, hence the reaction you're getting in this thread

[*FreeFua*]

Guy has done nothing but answer the same repeat brain dead questions he's been hearing all year for the last 96 hours and you see him out with his hood up while trying to get food and you're going to pout when he wants a minute to himself?

Smh

[Jeremy Igo]

Don't feel bad. It isn't about you and your picture, it is about the 50 pictures that come after it. 

As soon as he obliges you, he is seen by everyone in the entire area. He is then trapped into spending his entire hour taking selfies instead of enjoying lunch with friends. 

He had a hoodie on for a reason, he didn''t want to be recognized. You should have taken that as a hint. 

[Cat]

Next time you see a celebrity out with a Hoodie over their head you should probably leave them alone. I'd leave them alone even if they werent trying to be incognito.  The world isn't all about you. Point the celeb to your kids and say isn't that cool we get to see them upclose.  then explain why it's rude to go ask them to give you attention and their time. 

[KARASMATIC444]

some times fans don't know when to stop them selves. The only time I had any geer signed outside the stadium I saw how rude people are. I was walking back to my hotel a Was behind Steven Davis, people kept bugging him. You could tell he was getting frustrated but never said anything. Then I saw a girl and a kid I guess where his go greet him and turn to walk to the car. People still kept bugging him. I basically shielded them by slowing down. And told them chill out. We as fans think now is my chance to get them alone but the. Player is. Hoping to be alone for a while.

[Panther49er]

I've heard the same exact story before from a couple about 2 years ago. This couple had just got married and saw him at a restaurant downtown, wedding gown on and all. They sat at the table right beside him and his friends, waited for the right opportunity, then leaned over and asked one of his friends if they could get a pic with him on their wedding night. The friend asked Cam, Cam looked over at them, said "congratulations" and that was it. 

I've always brushed off that story b/c as others have said, you can't do it for everybody. But there are certain circumstances where it seems he could do a little more. Seems to me after these stories, that Cam is a little different when the cameras are off. Still love him though.

[CRA]

6 hours ago, Keep Pounding said:

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

 

 

Sorry about that, that sucks 

Id cut him some slack...it is Super Bowl media week. These guys have to be mentally exhausted with fan/media at this point .  It is a comical overload on nonstop nonsense. 

[Jeremy Igo]

1 minute ago, Panther49er said:

Cam is a little different when the cameras are off. Still love him though.

Or course he is. Everyone is. 

 

Well, except Luke. 

[motocross_cat]

I dont even like taking pictures with people i know....

[Cookie Lyon]

3 minutes ago, motocross_cat said:

I dont even like taking pictures with people i know....

LOL!