As a kid playing sports, you are told that if you work harder than everyone else and stay focused you can achieve the ultimate dream of becoming a professional athlete. For some this dream does come true, but no one ever told them about the drama outside of the basketball court or football field.
Don’t get it confused, they are living first class lives. You get paid millions of dollars to throw a pigskin ball down field or shot a leather basketball into a hoop and you are constantly in the spotlight. It beats a 9 to 5 right?
With all that money, fame, and endorsements that have 20 year old men buying yachts and Benzes, there also people out there who don’t have it and will do anything to get it.
You have robbers, murderers, extortionist, groupies, businessman, etc, all trying to get something them. Lets not forget about family and people trying pretending to be family.
Ask Sean Taylor, a former Washington Redskins football player who was shot to death in his home in Miami in 2007. Two men raided his house and Taylor tried to defend his wife and kid with a machete before being fatally shot in the leg.
Jasper Howard, UConn football player, was stabbed to death outside of school dance. He was only 20 years old. If he had been carrying a weapon of his own at the time then this probably would not have happened.
As a collegiate athlete or professional it is frowned upon to be carrying a gun or any lethal weapon on you but can you blame any of them.
There has been many athletes killed, robbed, and sometimes both and a majority of the time the police do not catch the people who did it.
Plaxico burress was one of the athletes who decided to keep a weapon on him at all times. Unfortunately, he was living in New York and it is illegal to have a gun on you. Not only did have the gun on him, he took it to nightclub with him. On November 28, 2008 his gun fell out of place, hit the ground, and shot him in the leg. Now he is serving a two year sentence for that.
Personally I think it is a bunch of bull that he has to go to jail for shooting himself but what can you do.
It doesn’t just stop at murder and guns though.
Richard Hamilton, a NBA player, sued his former friend and business manager Josh Nochismon for using unauthorized money out of Hamilton’s bank account. He also wrote over $100,000 dollars worth checks in Hamilton’s name.
It makes you feel sympathetic for some of these athletes.
Everyone knows that they are getting paid millions and live a life of luxury but not many people know of all the crime that goes along with it.
They only show you the game winning shot or the walk-off homerun to win the game but you never see their parents getting killed over a money scandal or the death threats sent to their homes.
Don’t get it confused, they are living first class lives. You get paid millions of dollars to throw a pigskin ball down field or shot a leather basketball into a hoop and you are constantly in the spotlight. It beats a 9 to 5 right?
With all that money, fame, and endorsements that have 20 year old men buying yachts and Benzes, there also people out there who don’t have it and will do anything to get it.
You have robbers, murderers, extortionist, groupies, businessman, etc, all trying to get something them. Lets not forget about family and people trying pretending to be family.
Ask Sean Taylor, a former Washington Redskins football player who was shot to death in his home in Miami in 2007. Two men raided his house and Taylor tried to defend his wife and kid with a machete before being fatally shot in the leg.
Jasper Howard, UConn football player, was stabbed to death outside of school dance. He was only 20 years old. If he had been carrying a weapon of his own at the time then this probably would not have happened.
As a collegiate athlete or professional it is frowned upon to be carrying a gun or any lethal weapon on you but can you blame any of them.
There has been many athletes killed, robbed, and sometimes both and a majority of the time the police do not catch the people who did it.
Plaxico burress was one of the athletes who decided to keep a weapon on him at all times. Unfortunately, he was living in New York and it is illegal to have a gun on you. Not only did have the gun on him, he took it to nightclub with him. On November 28, 2008 his gun fell out of place, hit the ground, and shot him in the leg. Now he is serving a two year sentence for that.
Personally I think it is a bunch of bull that he has to go to jail for shooting himself but what can you do.
It doesn’t just stop at murder and guns though.
Richard Hamilton, a NBA player, sued his former friend and business manager Josh Nochismon for using unauthorized money out of Hamilton’s bank account. He also wrote over $100,000 dollars worth checks in Hamilton’s name.
It makes you feel sympathetic for some of these athletes.
Everyone knows that they are getting paid millions and live a life of luxury but not many people know of all the crime that goes along with it.
They only show you the game winning shot or the walk-off homerun to win the game but you never see their parents getting killed over a money scandal or the death threats sent to their homes.
Maurice Thomas
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