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All professional sportsman should likely listen to this. And take media courses. It's a whole new world now that these young athletes have had social media for
by Implicated 11y ago
All professional sportsman should likely listen to this. And take media courses.
It's a whole new world now that these young athletes have had social media for, basically, their entire life.
See: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13171211/larry-nance-jr-los-angeles-lakers-says-was-terrified-kobe-bryant-reaction-tweet-2012 http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13171211/larry...
- at-fates-hands 11y agoAll rookies in the NFL and NBA go through "rookie" training with something like a two week conference on how to act off the court, handle your money, and then advice on how to stay out of trouble and what to avoid. The NBA and NFL go to great lengths to try and keep these guys safe and their careers long. Even with all that, these players still shoot themselves in the foot on a regular basis.
- icelancer 11y agoTwo weeks can't undo a lifetime of bad decisions being burned into habits. This isn't an indictment on the NFL/NBA, of course - they are doing what they can.
- bentrevor 11y agoSee also: http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls/bulls-draft-pick-bobby-portis-apologizes-rose-gasol-old-tweets http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls/bulls-draft-pick-bobby-porti...