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They Can Play and They Try To Write: Athlete Blog Wrap-Up
RealClearSports - Blog —
... experience about commitment, sacrifice, honor, integrity, loyalty, duty to country, others first, like no other. He had his chance, he passed that test, and many others along the way.
Um, not to nitpick, but by "every other person" doesn't he mean the one other person?
Rafael Nadal blogs about his late match, winning the Prince of Asturias award and his diet.
Retired NFL DE and current ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley is urging Shawne Merriman not to play.
Former Charger Wiley Tells Merriman: “Please Don’t Play!”
Chargers Gab —
... an injury under eerily similar circumstances and shares his deep regret for doing so in an insightful post.
Wiley writes “Production inevitably dropped, crashing like the waves at La Jolla beach, and I was sent packing from the beaches of San Diego, a former shell of my once dominating self. … Summed up, those two years of “tough guy” largely contributed to why I’m currently on NFL Live instead of in your front seven still sacking Quarterbacks.”
Here’s the memo:
http://www.prolebrity.com/please-dont-play/
Marcellus Wiley Begs Shawne Merriman Not To Play
BOLTHYPE - The San Diego Chargers Blog —
... be 100 percent. 2) I could have the surgery, wait until I was 100 percent, which probably would have been the next year, and then play the next season at my best. Marcellus Wiley shares the rest of his torturous story via his new blog; take a glimpse into his motivations and the consequences he ultimately suffered from his regrettable decisions. Will Merriman heed the warnings? Time will tell, but ultimately a man must make his own decisions. Read: Memo to Merriman: Please Don’t Play! Subscribe to this Chargers blog ...
