Just Some Thoughts
The reason why I'm posting is one, I'm upset that after an hour of playing Sims, it didn't want to save and two, I'm bored! I was just thinking about how a few years ago, that kobe Bryant fiasco happened and how ESPN did a semi-special about faithfullness and privacy. One guy, who will remain nameless but if he ever does read this will know who he is, stated that the media and everyone as as fans have become too nosy, so to speak. He stated that Kobe's private life should be left alone. My thing is, if you put yourself out there, you're the one exposing your own private life.
Let's face it; there are a handful of celebrities who we wish to know about but don't because they do things the smart way: they don't put themselves out there to the public. But, let's take a look at your favorite athlete. Because we as fans need to keep up with stats, websites like ESPN.com and SI.com not only put up stats but little interesting facts about them. So, to that particular person who stated that: don't blame the fans, blame the very organizations that are also responsible for airing the games. Better yet, blame the individual who put himself out there in the first place.
Technology plays a big role in this as well. So many athletes now have their own Facebook, Myspace and Twitter pages. What the majority of fans do when they create fan-based websites is gather all the info they can from other websites. Even from little tidbit info they can get off basketball cards (it's how I found out exactly where Jalen Rose was born but it also had his birthdate mixed up: on the back of an Upper Deck basketball card...). Basically, if you want to know all you can about a celebrity, especially an athlete, all you have to do is type his or her name in your local search engine!
Let's face it; there are a handful of celebrities who we wish to know about but don't because they do things the smart way: they don't put themselves out there to the public. But, let's take a look at your favorite athlete. Because we as fans need to keep up with stats, websites like ESPN.com and SI.com not only put up stats but little interesting facts about them. So, to that particular person who stated that: don't blame the fans, blame the very organizations that are also responsible for airing the games. Better yet, blame the individual who put himself out there in the first place.
Technology plays a big role in this as well. So many athletes now have their own Facebook, Myspace and Twitter pages. What the majority of fans do when they create fan-based websites is gather all the info they can from other websites. Even from little tidbit info they can get off basketball cards (it's how I found out exactly where Jalen Rose was born but it also had his birthdate mixed up: on the back of an Upper Deck basketball card...). Basically, if you want to know all you can about a celebrity, especially an athlete, all you have to do is type his or her name in your local search engine!
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