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They asked me to intro self. To take 900 words to explain I.
Well, first off – I is not that important. I am just a writer from Slam, XXL, NBA and Nike who found his way into ESPN's backdoor. Lucked up. Spit a few verbs, convinced 'em that Stephen A. wasn't the only one. So instead of wasting space on Page 2 ducking my own sic, I figured if I told you some of the things I believe in, that would give you a better idea of what I intend to flip once a week for the Worldwide Leader. Because it ain't where you at; it's where you coming from that matters. Right?| ***** ***** ***** |
I believe Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are better than him.
I believe Minnesota should have traded Randy Moss ... last year.
I believe Ty Willingham deserved to get fired, but Notre Dame was subliminally anti-ethnic in the way they did it.
I believe there should be a women's sports network.
I believe most athletes cheat on their wives and girlfriends.
I believe owners cheat more.
I believe Biggie's "Either you sling rock or got a wicked jump shot" is the best sports lyric ever.
I believe Chris Andersen should be banned from all dunk contests.
I believe there will never be an African-American commissioner in professional sports.
I believe throwbacks will never go out of style.
I believe every word Barry Bonds said in his press conference.
I believe that steroids can't make you hit .370 ... twice!
I believe LIVESTRONG wristbands are cool, but a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Daytona is much cooler.
I believe Muhammad Ali is more significant than Jackie Robinson.
I believe Sean John shoulda got the NBA merchandising deal instead of Reebok.
I believe Phil Knight is the most powerful man in sports next to Wes Wesley.
I believe fans are oftentimes more arrogant than the players.
I believe GMs win championships, but destroy dynasties.
I believe in Michelle Wie.
I believed Phil Taylor of SI when he told me I'd never write for them because my style was too player-friendly.
I believe a positive word has much more impact than a negative one.
I believe Danny Fortson, Troy Hudson and Spree need someone to tell them the truth about their hairstyles.
I believe Roger Federer might be the best – not greatest – tennis player we will ever see.
I believe Roy Jones Jr. needs to stay outta the ring.
I believe "Cornbread, Earl and Me" and "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings" are the greatest sports movies of all time.
I believe in college academics more than college athletics.
I believe college athletes should get paid. A lot.
I believe anyone who tries to mix sports and hip hop doesn't know the difference between ballers and ballers. Get it?
I believe someone in professional sports will come out.
I believe white men can jump, they just choose to pay others to do it for them.
I believe marketing has ruined sports.
I believe marketing is the best thing to ever happen to sports.
I believe it's hypocritical for alcohol companies to sponsor NASCAR drivers.
I believe PS2s and Xboxes do more damage to athletes than bad coaching.
I believe Santa Claus got booed in Philly for a reason.
I believe Eva Longoria should have been in the MNF skit.
I believe if T.O. was white, he'd be a national hero.
I believe no one should pull for a team just because it's from their hometown.
I believe John Chaney needs to call it quits.
I believe the NHL will never recover.
I believe the NBA will not learn from the NHL.
I believe you should not have to stand for the national anthem if you do not want to.
