With the recent Indian doping scandal, the Kyrie Irving-"Miss Hawaii" harassment scandal and the arrest of Anthony Galea (Tiger Woods' former doctor) for steroids offenses filling up our sports headlines, I couldn’t help but remembering Charles Barkley’s famous words, “I am not a role model.”
Sir Charles was right. He's not a role model, and we sports fans need to stop thrusting these athletes into roles they didn’t ask for and can’t handle. We need to get on with our own lives and stop worrying about what these entertainers are doing with theirs.
Growing up, I worshiped athletes. Back then, most of them seemed to keep their noses clean.
That perception w...
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