The award for the most ridiculous, self-absorbed, overzealous all sports entertainment network in the world goes to...
ESPN, for the 10th year running.
They have once again proven that outside the 4 major sports, Tiger Woods, and the Williams sisters, you're really not much of an athlete. Unless you count token consideration of Cael Sanderson and -ahem- Sarah Hughes (don't even get me started on figure skating).
No offense to college athlete of the year Sue Bird (UConn BB) but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
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Originally posted by cinc310
Swimmers also have bad behavior as well but not as extreme as Tonya Harding. Someone told me that has a general interest in sports that years ago a woman in the olympic village asked Matt Blondi if he was a basketabll player, and he and his friends made fun of the woman for not knowing he was a famous swimmer. Also, swimming on one team where we had a lot of really good swimmers as a kid, many of the better swimmers kind of made fun of me. So swimmers are not immune to rude behavior.
True and unfortunate, but generally in private and nowhere near as prevalent. In fact, I've personally encountered some very obnoxious behavior from a well-known Olympian who was visiting my home pool (I won't mention his name). Nevertheless, you almost never see the kind of public tantrums that John McEnroe was famous for when calls went against him (remember: "You can NOT be serious!). which is what gets media attention.
Originally posted by cinc310
Swimmers also have bad behavior as well but not as extreme as Tonya Harding. Someone told me that has a general interest in sports that years ago a woman in the olympic village asked Matt Blondi if he was a basketabll player, and he and his friends made fun of the woman for not knowing he was a famous swimmer. Also, swimming on one team where we had a lot of really good swimmers as a kid, many of the better swimmers kind of made fun of me. So swimmers are not immune to rude behavior.
True and unfortunate, but generally in private and nowhere near as prevalent. In fact, I've personally encountered some very obnoxious behavior from a well-known Olympian who was visiting my home pool (I won't mention his name). Nevertheless, you almost never see the kind of public tantrums that John McEnroe was famous for when calls went against him (remember: "You can NOT be serious!). which is what gets media attention.
