Friday, May 9, 2008

Where did the class go?

What happened to class in sports? In today's age of steroids, lies, unruly fans, and distrust, it seems hard to believe that sports were once considered upstanding, classy activities. In the last two weeks Paul Pierce was fined for flashing a "gang" sign, Ryan Perrilloux was dismissed from the LSU football, Derek Fisher was booed ruthlessly booed during his return to Utah, and Ozzie Guillen went off again on the press. What happened to the "class act" like John Wooden, Vince Lombardi, and Reggie Miller? They all went away once rap and the "gangsta" image took over. Then it became the norm to get arrested for drug use, crimes, and assaults. Hell, the Cincinnati Bengals have made a contest out of it. It's sad that sports were once much more enjoyable; when we didn't suspect every single successful player of being on drugs or turned a blind eye towards things like Pac-Man Jones or Ryan Perrilloux because they are the "norm". Goodness gracious sakes alive, where did the class go?

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