Freedom Of Speech
"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." Someone once said.
I stumbled across this sentence when I was roaming the internet and I thought to myself this applies more to professional athletes than anyone else. Whether they like it or not professional athletes are thrown into the spotlight as soon or maybe even sooner then the day they are drafted. And waiting on the other side is the media. Yes, those bloodsuckers that seems to blow everything out of proportion on a daily basis. But someone has to do it, don't they! So I ponder: why do professional athletes get heat for comments that they may or may not make in an interview. How is this freedom of speech? They don't choose what gets printed; they get paid to play sports. Comments made in a post game press conference are no different than those of fans sitting at home watching the game, except there is TV camera in front of them.
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