From Rick Reilly at ESPN:
Nine months ago, the three most popular athletes in this country were Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning and LeBron James. Since that time, Woods has become the Sultan of Sleaze, Manning is suddenly the guy who can't get it done in the big moment, and James is disloyal, narcissistic and cruel, apparently. It's like one of those ancient cultures that would anoint a man king just long enough to kill him, ensuring a bountiful harvest. Sports fame is like riding a tiger. It's fun for awhile, but how do you get off without being eaten?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=5373709
7.14.2010
Fall From Grace
Posted by MC at 9:54 AM
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Re: LeBron, Reilly was dead on that HOW he delivered the news was way worse than the news itself. "You deliver bad news personally, eye to eye, not on a stadium big screen. It was like breaking up with a girl using skywriting."
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