Why is America obsessed with athletes being “humble “
- Thread starter BrothaZay
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it's just another form of "shut up and play" 
with a dash of "appeal to everyone" capitalism
with a dash of "appeal to everyone" capitalism
SheWantTheD
Veteran
I don’t get it either.
BlaccSunrise
Superstar
Imagine our Tribal Chief being humbleBecause the mentally ill think that athletes lucked into their position and should display contriteness at all times
Greatness in the flesh.
Belize King
I got concepts of a plan.
I remember when the Latinbrehs started the bat flip. CACs were mad. Batista had the first iconic one and it took a few years of the latinbrehs to beat them down.
Now the MLB CACs embrace it for the gifs and ratings. I know them old school coaches are still mad about it.
I still feel bad for the pitchers. I’d throw a few “inside” pitches next time I see him.
Now the MLB CACs embrace it for the gifs and ratings. I know them old school coaches are still mad about it.
I still feel bad for the pitchers. I’d throw a few “inside” pitches next time I see him.
TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?
I walk around a little edgy already
Shut up and dribble
ApolloStark
All Star
OperationNumbNutts
Superstar
It mainly applies to black athletes but overall people want to see sportsmanship.
Jordan was actually extremely humble in interviews and to the press. Most of the stuff about him we didn't find out until later on. Talking shyt to dudes in the locker room wasn't really highlighted like that. And yeah he did some trash talking in games but it was all within the flow of the game and he had a way of making his on court antics seem like playful gestures or just being caught in the heat of the moment to the onlooking eye. Jordan definitely wasn't looked at as arrogant back in the day
OperationNumbNutts
Superstar
Never understood this mentality
How can you be a mediocre individual in life and comment on how people who have achieved greatness are supposed to carry themselves
Every kid in America had the opportunity to be a professional athlete, and the majority of us failed. Horribly. How can you comment on how someone is supposed to behave on the field when they made it there and u didn't? Maybe that's part of the reason u didn't make it, cause you were humble and lacked passion.
Barry Sanders. Everytime he scored a touchdown the cac broadcasters falling all over themselves about how he acted like he had been there before and didn't celebrate, just handed the ball back and ran to the sidelines. Man quit on the Lions and the NFL as a whole. Just straight quit.
How can you be a mediocre individual in life and comment on how people who have achieved greatness are supposed to carry themselves
Every kid in America had the opportunity to be a professional athlete, and the majority of us failed. Horribly. How can you comment on how someone is supposed to behave on the field when they made it there and u didn't? Maybe that's part of the reason u didn't make it, cause you were humble and lacked passion.
Barry Sanders. Everytime he scored a touchdown the cac broadcasters falling all over themselves about how he acted like he had been there before and didn't celebrate, just handed the ball back and ran to the sidelines. Man quit on the Lions and the NFL as a whole. Just straight quit.
The last sentences might rub people the wrong way
The Villain
Superstar
Because nobody likes their nose rubbed in anything. I don't see whats so hard to understand about that at all
I'm not militant, nor pulling the race card, but confident Black men drive America crazy. Some of them even hated Muhammad Ali for that reason. I Love Ali, Ali is one of the greatest Americans to ever live
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