Kansas City Royals GM: Porn Is Bad for Baseball Players
What did the Royals GM say about porn?
Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore told his players to stay away from porn if they want to win. In a press conference he described talking with the team about what porn does to a player's mind, the distractions it creates, and how it leads to the abuse of women. His stated goal was helping his men become better husbands, brothers, and teammates.
KC Royals General Manager, Dayton Moore, told his players that if you want to win, stay away from porn. He revealed his discussion with the team regarding porn during a press conference this week:
“We talk about pornography and the effects of what that does to the minds of the players and the distractions; And how that leads to abuse of – domestic abuse – to abuse of women.”
What porn does off the field
The GM also mentioned how porn impacts relationships. Moore said his goal is to help the men become better husbands, brothers and teammates.
How other men are winning this fight
The KC Royals baseball team are not the only men who’ve discovered the benefits of living free from pornography.
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Why would a professional sports team talk about pornography?
Because the manager in this story was aiming at more than the standings. He said his goal was to help his men become better husbands, brothers and teammates, which means the conversation was about character long before it was about performance. Leaders who take that view treat pornography as something that shapes how a man carries himself everywhere, not a private habit that stops at the clubhouse door.
Does pornography affect focus and performance?
KC Royals General Manager Dayton Moore told his players it does. Describing the conversation at a press conference, he said, "We talk about pornography and the effects of what that does to the minds of the players and the distractions." That was his own conviction rather than a study he cited, but anyone who has fought this battle recognizes the pattern: hours lost, attention fractured, and energy spent on secrecy that was supposed to go somewhere else.
Does pornography change how men treat women?
KC Royals General Manager Dayton Moore drew that line directly at a press conference, telling his players about "how that leads to abuse of – domestic abuse – to abuse of women." He also spoke about the way pornography damages relationships more broadly. It is a blunt thing to say from a podium, and it is the reason the remarks drew attention. What a man rehearses in private rarely stays there.
How many men have gone through the Conquer Series?
Nearly a million men have now worked through the Conquer Series, which has become ground zero in the fight to help men conquer their struggle with pornography. That number matters for one reason: if you are fighting this, you are not the only one, and you are not the first. Men in locker rooms, offices and pews have walked this road and found freedom on the other side.
Where does a man start if he wants to quit porn?
Start by telling one trustworthy person and then getting into a group built for this fight. Trying harder on your own is the strategy that has already failed, which is exactly why the Conquer Series exists. It gives men a battle plan rather than another promise, and it is designed to be worked through alongside other men instead of alone. You can learn more about the Conquer Series at SoulRefiner.com.
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