Olympians Speak out

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Amaechi, Kobe and Being Uncomfortable
Published 8/21/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... this person of faith--President Bush--has come into office and turned that all around, and simply made it so that his word IS the word of God, and he is infallible. And I think that's possibly one of the most dangerous things in the world. So with the whole politics thing, obviously the Redeem Team guys are some of the most high-profile athletes in the entire Olympics. Would you have hoped that they would have spoken out on political issues? I think it would be important. You've read the blog, right ? I mean, I think that ...

John Amaechi: If Athletes are Deities, Where are the Miracles?
Published 8/21/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... "What the f---?" in response. Amaechi -- high on the list of most eloquent athletes ever -- goes on to talk about all kinds of more interesting things. Here's an exchange with Steinberg: So with the whole politics thing, obviously the Redeem Team guys are some of the most high-profile athletes in the entire Olympics. Would you have hoped that they would have spoken out on political issues? I think it would be important. You've read the blog, right? I mean, I think that one of the blogs that I ...