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Smith plays in a different lane than traditional sports journalists, and ESPN’s highest-profile reporters say Smith is the best at what he does.
“Booker could just come out on social media or anywhere else and be like, ‘No, that’s just not true,’ and then you have the back and forth,” Van Pelt said. “The back and forth then becomes its own content.”
“Booker could just come out on social media or anywhere else and be like, ‘No, that’s just not true,’ and then you have the back and forth,” Van Pelt said. “The back and forth then becomes its own content.”
Stephen A. Smith Is the Face of ESPN. How Much Is That Worth ...
There's a great quote that Nick Saban said. He said that average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached, and great players want to be told the truth. Michael had a giant ego and a giant drive, but he would run up to the coach and tell me what I need to get better at.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy • Passion & Pain
Kerr said. "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to handle our own business the way they want to and they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. But it's kind of par for the course right now, so yes this is me supporting Ha... See more
“You watch Kobe Bryant and you don’t see special,” said Rob Babcock, Minnesota’s director of player personnel. “His game doesn’t say, ‘I’m a very special talent.’” “I think it’s a total mistake,” said Jon Jennings, the Boston Celtics’ director of basketball development.
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Thus, as the cable-tv-dominated status quo crumbles, pro sports will develop a new playbook, centered around better telling player stories. Players will also have more opportunity to tell and sell these stories themselves, direct-to-consumer:
Lea Boreland • Adapting sports
The Will Smith event is representative of many of our cultural narratives today: the continued downfall of the unhinged elite, free speech and accountability, and the evolving (or devolving) norms of masculinity.
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Ballmer might be the perfect man to work alongside a visionary, but is he the perfect man to replace one?
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“Steve’s fun to take to any Wall Street meeting,” said Vinny. “Because he’ll say ‘explain that to me’ thirty different times. Or ‘could you explain that more, in English?’ Because once you do that, there’s a few things you learn. For a start, you figure out if they even know what they’re talking about. And a lot of times they don’t!”