Comments on: Celebrity athlete fail: ten sports jerks, Tiger not included http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/11/30/athlete-scandals-tiger-woods-jerk-athletes/ exploring the frontiers of human wellness Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:15:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: utzie http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/11/30/athlete-scandals-tiger-woods-jerk-athletes/comment-page-1/#comment-719 utzie Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:14:10 +0000 http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/?p=1655#comment-719 Katie, I think you forgot a major one - Terrell Owens. He insulted his team's own quarterback, Donovan McNabb, while he had multiple injuries and claimed that if Brett Favre was in McNabb's place the team would not be doing poorly on public radio. He spat in another player's face. And he has, on numerous occasions, blamed other players and coaches for faulty plays on radio interviews, television interviews, and press conferences. ehhh, now that I look at it I'm probably partial about Mr Owens being that I am from the Philadelphia region, what I mean is that between 2004 - early 2007 there was a new story (rant) about him every week on the local news. Katie, I think you forgot a major one – Terrell Owens. He insulted his team’s own quarterback, Donovan McNabb, while he had multiple injuries and claimed that if Brett Favre was in McNabb’s place the team would not be doing poorly on public radio. He spat in another player’s face. And he has, on numerous occasions, blamed other players and coaches for faulty plays on radio interviews, television interviews, and press conferences.

ehhh, now that I look at it I’m probably partial about Mr Owens being that I am from the Philadelphia region, what I mean is that between 2004 – early 2007 there was a new story (rant) about him every week on the local news.

]]> By: Katie Drummond http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/11/30/athlete-scandals-tiger-woods-jerk-athletes/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Katie Drummond Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:03:37 +0000 http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/?p=1655#comment-718 Good point. I think this list may need to be divided into "jerk" (Elvis, Tiger and co) and "Batshit" (O.J., Mike, etc). Good point. I think this list may need to be divided into “jerk” (Elvis, Tiger and co) and “Batshit” (O.J., Mike, etc).

]]> By: solfish http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/11/30/athlete-scandals-tiger-woods-jerk-athletes/comment-page-1/#comment-717 solfish Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:02:33 +0000 http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/?p=1655#comment-717 There is a fine line between "jerk" and violent psychopath. Being a pampered, whiny, womanizing douchebag is not laudable but it's a pretty rational course of action for a pro athlete who can get away with it. Biting someones ear off on national television is not a jerk move. It's a batshit insane move. Same goes for stabbing people to death. There is a fine line between “jerk” and violent psychopath. Being a pampered, whiny, womanizing douchebag is not laudable but it’s a pretty rational course of action for a pro athlete who can get away with it. Biting someones ear off on national television is not a jerk move. It’s a batshit insane move. Same goes for stabbing people to death.

]]> By: Katie Drummond http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/11/30/athlete-scandals-tiger-woods-jerk-athletes/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Katie Drummond Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:28:06 +0000 http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/?p=1655#comment-716 Woah. He's more of a douchebag than I thought...And dude, there's a whole post on why Don Cherry sucks. Woah. He’s more of a douchebag than I thought…And dude, there’s a whole post on why Don Cherry sucks.

]]> By: Colin Horgan http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/11/30/athlete-scandals-tiger-woods-jerk-athletes/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Colin Horgan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:25:40 +0000 http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/?p=1655#comment-715 Good list. Avery has to be the winner, though, for nothing else than being the most consistent. Other highlights of his include: getting kicked off the Dallas Stars; forcing the NHL to invent a new rule against standing in front of the goalie with your back to the play and waving your stick around (he was the first to do it); swearing at a fan while he was in the penalty box; starting a fight with Darcy Tucker in a warmup skate (might want to add Tucker to this list, too btw)... etc. etc. And you know that someone is a total douche when DON CHERRY calls them a jerk. Good list. Avery has to be the winner, though, for nothing else than being the most consistent. Other highlights of his include: getting kicked off the Dallas Stars; forcing the NHL to invent a new rule against standing in front of the goalie with your back to the play and waving your stick around (he was the first to do it); swearing at a fan while he was in the penalty box; starting a fight with Darcy Tucker in a warmup skate (might want to add Tucker to this list, too btw)… etc. etc.
And you know that someone is a total douche when DON CHERRY calls them a jerk.

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