http://warningtrackpower.blogsome.com Reading sport into deeper meaning and effect Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:04:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://warningtrackpower.blogsome.com/2008/07/08/on-roger-and-rafa/#comment-3 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:58:05 +0100 http://warningtrackpower.blogsome.com/2008/07/08/on-roger-and-rafa/#comment-3 I totally agree. Most athletes are incredibly near sided, your case in point, in terms of there understanding and respect for those gone before them. It takes an interesting mix of hubris and insecuirty to call out a reporter who dared not to put you as the de facto tennis god. And his shaving commercials suck. I totally agree. Most athletes are incredibly near sided, your case in point, in terms of there understanding and respect for those gone before them. It takes an interesting mix of hubris and insecuirty to call out a reporter who dared not to put you as the de facto tennis god. And his shaving commercials suck.

]]> http://warningtrackpower.blogsome.com/2008/06/23/on-rocco-and-racism/#comment-2 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:47:08 +0100 http://warningtrackpower.blogsome.com/2008/06/23/on-rocco-and-racism/#comment-2 You're right, and this is a sensitive subject. The sports world saw this again the other day when Don Imus was hammered for his sarcastic comment while Shaq's freestyle made disparaging comments about "white boys," but the story was about his feud with Kobe. My solution is to simply stay away from race altogether if I can, for better or for worse. I think it's a shame, but it's the world we live in. You’re right, and this is a sensitive subject. The sports world saw this again the other day when Don Imus was hammered for his sarcastic comment while Shaq’s freestyle made disparaging comments about “white boys,” but the story was about his feud with Kobe. My solution is to simply stay away from race altogether if I can, for better or for worse. I think it’s a shame, but it’s the world we live in.

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