As we get older I think we realize athletes are people and not hero’s to be fawned over. The real sports hero’s are ones that have taken unpopular positions when it comes to the power structure of sports and society. Ali, Curt Flood and Colin Kap were blacklisted and banned from playing for their views and actions. To be able to question why you cheer for a good player/bad person shows your maturity and growth when it comes to putting perspective on it all.
He’s back in Chicago tonight with Boston. As a devoted Sox fan I cheered when he struck out the side last week, but I feel dirty every time he gets a save.
As we get older I think we realize athletes are people and not hero’s to be fawned over. The real sports hero’s are ones that have taken unpopular positions when it comes to the power structure of sports and society. Ali, Curt Flood and Colin Kap were blacklisted and banned from playing for their views and actions. To be able to question why you cheer for a good player/bad person shows your maturity and growth when it comes to putting perspective on it all.
He’s back in Chicago tonight with Boston. As a devoted Sox fan I cheered when he struck out the side last week, but I feel dirty every time he gets a save.