Athletes Bad Behavior – No Excuses

It used to be I looked forward to reading the sports news as a break from the regular news. Today it seems every time I log onto ESPN.com or read a sports page it is about some athlete being arrested for some indiscretion. What is going on? I know sport is not independent of society and in many ways a reflection of society, but this is getting ridiculous. Are these athletes a product of the system that coddles and enables this aberrant behavior? In my opinion I do think so. It starts very young when a star is anointed and appointed and learns very quickly that they will not be held to the same standards of behavior and accountability as the kid sitting on the end of the bench. Lets wake up and reestablish behavioral standards starting out at the youth and high school level. Lets teach some values through sport and respect for authority. Oh and by the way some respect for women.