"Today, one must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being." John Le Carre - The Russia House
Look at sports today. Football for example, when was the last time we saw a footballer voluntarily admitted that his/her hand touched the ball (even if the referee failed to see it) or that he/she was responsible for kicking the ball across the touchline? What kind of sports-personalities attract the attention of the tabloids today? The typical sports-person that is lauded in the tabloid today, albeit talented, is most probably foul-mouthed, unkempt, promiscuous, vain, arrogant, proud that he/she is honest about the fact that he/she has at one time in the past committed felony or consumed drugs. Where have all the decent sportsmen & sportswomen gone? Where are the "heroes"?
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting therefore that we go around passing judgement or publicly shaming such characters. But can we not NOT offer them unnecessary additional publicity than they already have. Let's not encourage hooliganism. Let's bring back decency.
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