Serena Williams destroyed the Olympic field at Wimbledon this weekend. Ms. Williams capped things off my beating Maria Sharapova 6-0 and 6-1. That is a beatdown on par with the US men's basketball team's dismantling of Nigeria except that Ms. Williams' beatdown was against a higher seed. Let that soak in. Like every other event in Ms. Williams' career, there was controversy. To celebrate Ms. Williams did a little dance know as c-walking aka crip walking. C'mon Serena. Some observers blasted her for disrespecting the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club with this demonstration... they missed the mark. Crip walking is associated with gangs. Why would you associate yourself with such lowlifes? When a reporter asked Ms. Williams the name of the dance, she wouldn't answer and claimed it was inappropriate. Hall of Fame coach Johnny Majors had instructions for his players that scored touchdowns: act like you've been there and will be back. Ms. Williams could serve herself well by heeding Coach Majors' charge.
The Penn State Board of Trustees had decided to take the NCAA to court over the sanctions imposed regarding the cover up of the Jerry Sandusky situation. I hope Mark Emmert is true to his word and imposes the super death penalty of four years if they pursue this lawsuit. An example has to be made out of Penn State. Athletic programs have to know that the hammer will fall if they let moral transgressions be placated.
Why does everyone assume that Ye Shiwen doped? Can athletes not shatter records without the cloud of steroids hanging over their heads? Or is that just Western athletes?
Finally, this:
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| Class dismissed. |
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