Why won’t some people learn? The American public is a very forgiving group of people. If you screw up, admit it and say you are sorry, you’d be considered an American Hero, a man or woman of great character and integrity! But why do those often on the biggest stage in front of the brightest lights, repeatedly not understand this? It baffles me. I’m thinking of starting a little side business of advising athletes, politicians and celebrities. I certainly could make a small fortune and very easily help them restore their image.
Does anyone really believe Roger Clemens? I would have to say if you knew nothing about the whole steroid case and the accusations, but all you did was observe his body language and demeanor; you then would probably be able to figure out the truth.
Clemens would have been better to take a page out of Mark McGwire’s playbook: “My lawyers have advised me not to talk about the past.” Gee, that’s some great legal counsel. How much did that cost?
Or maybe Clemens should have gone down the Sammy Sosa path and suddenly lose his ability to answer questions in English.
Instead he chose the Rafael Palmeiro model: Deny, deny, deny! Too bad that Clemens fate will soon be that of Palmeiro’s: a brilliant baseball career destroyed because of steroids and then lying under oath about it.
I feel badly for Clemens. The rest of his life he will be living a lie and will always have to answer questions. If he simply came forward and said, ‘yep, it’s true. I screwed up and I’m sorry. Now I’m going to work with kids helping them understand the dangers of illegal drugs, steroid, and HGH.’ He would be set for life, still make the hall of fame and most importantly be at peace with himself!
Contrast Clemens’ situation to that of teammate and friend Andy Petite. He came clean and his image is probably one of the best in all of baseball, even possibly better than those that didn’t even take steroids. Simply by telling the truth.
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