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We expect athletes to be gladiators & trained killers @ game time, & to basically only have human emotions & responses on our schedule & on our terms. We want them to be ârealâ even though it has real consequences. When they show emotions we donât like they are labeled soft.
Fight to death for the team, talk nice to the reporters, take time for the children, feel pain but not too much. Play hurt but donât be reckless, get me fantasy stats but donât play hero ball, get the bag but donât dare not earn every penny, take all the criticism but donât react
Have Swag but donât be cocky, be leader but donât be a tyrant, be the face of the team & city but know your place. Help the poor but donât take too much credit, speak up for the community & for causes but donât be too political, be yourself but make sure you fit in.
Be a role model but donât get preachy, believe in God but donât talk about it, win the game but donât run up the score.... unless I need you to cover the spread, live the good life but always be humble, make the scene but not too much, let us inside your life but not too far.
We want athletes to have patience for the constant pressure, criticism & scrutiny they are under but we have zero patience for them. People who are too soft to show their faces on Twitter call athletes soft every day. Itâs ridiculous. We donât own them. They donât owe us.
