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Why Is It Better To Be Underrated

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In my opinion, I firmly believe that it is better to be underrated rather than overrated. Throughout my life especially watching sports has shown this to be very true. For example, a player who is overrated is expected to have high expectations with almost no room to improve. A sports player who is underrated has a high roof to improve and exceed expectations that people had rather low in the first place. One sports player as of this year I can think of is Robert Griffin III the former starting quarterback of the Washington Redskins. Robert Griffin III had exceedingly high expectations when he was drafted second overall in the first round of the NFL Draft back in 2012. Throughout the course of his NFL career, he has been plagued with a number

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