Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
Caitlin Clark. | Getty Images In a society overly saturated with sport, we set an almost insurmountably high bar for athletes. It’s a standard that we don’t apply to anyone else, not even our politicians whose votes and policies can alter the course of our future.
But in sports, we want athletes to do everything —and do it perfectly.
They are supposed to endure pain for gain. They can show no vulnerability. They are supposed to smile on demand. When they win, we cheer for them with unadulterated glee. When they lose, we scowl at them and question their abilities.
And for those once-in-a-generation athletes—Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods—they are supposed to be everything to everybody. They’re our saviors. They’ve been sent to us by the sporting gods. Everything they do or say, good or bad, is captured for posterity and…
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