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.
Oh this is totally true... no one is immue from unacceptable behavior, pro, amateur, or sports unlinclined. But *comparatively* I think, like Ken pointed out, we see it a lot more in the more "covered" sports. John McEnroe? :) I would go even farther and say I was thinking in terms of Micheal Ervin's inability to keep his hands to himself, and oh geez... what's the boxer's name??? Well, you know. And Darryl Strawberry's libation of certain substances. And lest we forget OJ's temper (sometimes possibly manifesting itself in permanent ways.. I'm trying to be diplomatic here). Swimmers certainly aren't immune. Didn't Gary Hall Jr. have some issues? But I think I'd love to do a dissertation on media coverage and "problems" in sports. I think, personally, swimming would be at the top with the least. Pro players might respond that the media coverage makes things so difficult. Yeah. Hard life, isn't it?
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.
Oh this is totally true... no one is immue from unacceptable behavior, pro, amateur, or sports unlinclined. But *comparatively* I think, like Ken pointed out, we see it a lot more in the more "covered" sports. John McEnroe? :) I would go even farther and say I was thinking in terms of Micheal Ervin's inability to keep his hands to himself, and oh geez... what's the boxer's name??? Well, you know. And Darryl Strawberry's libation of certain substances. And lest we forget OJ's temper (sometimes possibly manifesting itself in permanent ways.. I'm trying to be diplomatic here). Swimmers certainly aren't immune. Didn't Gary Hall Jr. have some issues? But I think I'd love to do a dissertation on media coverage and "problems" in sports. I think, personally, swimming would be at the top with the least. Pro players might respond that the media coverage makes things so difficult. Yeah. Hard life, isn't it?
