We're Not Soft!

A few days ago, Arizona Daily Star columnist Greg Hansen wrote an article critiquing the UA football team. In that article he said, "The Wildcats have become as soft as a figure skater". I wrote him to object to his simile, but didn't get a response. Today's paper contains a letter that says, in part:

By the way, Hansen's simile, "The Wildcats have become as soft as a figure skater," is ill-chosen to say the least.

The figure skaters I have seen are superbly conditioned athletes, with muscles of steel and courage to match.

For most of them, training began when they were relatively young children and required daily hours of practice, an awesome level of conditioning (physical and mental) and a passionate commitment to becoming the best that they can be.