Quote of the (End of the) Week
Jason Whitlock, from ESPN.com:
What is unfair is the double standard that is widely accepted when it comes to how we view the character of our modern-day sports celebrities. It seems that only African-American-born athletes are burdened with the demands of social consciousness.
Andre Agassi was never expected to follow in the footsteps of Arthur Ashe. Larry Bird never needed to be as righteous as Bill Russell. Roger Clemens doesn’t have to match Jackie Robinson’s class and courage. A Great White Hope isn’t expected to be as important as Muhammad Ali. And no one, even before the Trial of the Century, demanded that O.J. Simpson match Jim Brown’s commitment to helping America’s youth.
It’s subtle and funny. That is, until he uses his next three sentences to explain the joke.