A lot of these sportswriters are unfortunately beta fanboys who "look up" to athletes because they can do what they can't -- play a sport at the highest level -- and feel let down when the players are just human beings enjoying the best that life has to offer...it's very much akin to how betas are with women...
In his own words...
Professional athletes and other types of entertainers aren't role models, and never should be treated as such. If guys like Quick would just appreciate their talents and the dedication it takes to compete at the level they are paid to do so at, instead of putting them on pedestals as if they were Gods who can do no wrong, their jobs as sportswriters would be a lot easier.
In his own words...
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In a great interview with Ben Golliver at Blazeredge, Quick describes what led him to ask off the beat. To most internet comment sections, the answers won’t surprise you:
Blazersedge: What were the factors that led you to ask off of the Blazers beat over the years?
Jason Quick: "I think it had become stale to me a little bit in a way. I think I just lost faith in a lot of the NBA. I've seen a lot of bull----.
From putting your heart and soul into a player and believing him when he talks about kissing his kids at night and all that, then you write that, and the next road trip you see him with somebody that's not his wife, basically getting it on. That's disheartening to me. There's a lot of times where you hear a bunch of bull---- from these guys, it's hard to believe anything.
"There was a time when I really, really enjoyed this beat. 2008-2009, around the time they had the 13-game winning streak [in 2007] and the year after that, that was by far the most fun I ever had at my job. There was a closeness with the team, a drive I had, a vision. But I think what made that special was a bunch of guys on their rookie contracts. I've seen how money changes players, changes their attitudes, so I think over time it eroded the goodwill that I had, pursuing stories because you want to believe what you're writing, you know? There's just too many instances where I would buy into it and down the road realize it was all bull---."
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-d...52258.html
Professional athletes and other types of entertainers aren't role models, and never should be treated as such. If guys like Quick would just appreciate their talents and the dedication it takes to compete at the level they are paid to do so at, instead of putting them on pedestals as if they were Gods who can do no wrong, their jobs as sportswriters would be a lot easier.