A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and pastimes, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
Asked Scottie Scheffler about the Olympic experience, about being among iconic athletes of his era, and if he thinks about legacy and his place in sports.
He shrugged, said, nah, not really, explained his indifference, and concluded, "Ultimately, we'll be forgotten."
OK then.
Koepka can of course take the $, but it's worth pointing out ...
• he's said repeatedly over the years he doesn't play for money (lol). Cares about competition!
• he conveniently waited for other big names to take the LIV heat first
• he was comically full of shit last week
To recap, John Beilein just climbed from high school JV to the NBA
Newfane HS, to Erie Community College, to Nazareth College, to Le Moyne College, to Canisius College, to the University Richmond, to West Virginia University, to the University of Michigan, to the Cleveland Cavs.
Asked Scottie Scheffler about the Olympic experience, about being among iconic athletes of his era, and if he thinks about legacy and his place in sports.
He shrugged, said, nah, not really, explained his indifference, and concluded, "Ultimately, we'll be forgotten."
OK then.
Tiger Woods limping around Southern Hills in *obvious severe pain* as John Daly cruises around on a cart, ripping heaters and enjoying the afternoon is uh .... quite the parallel
This is Cassius Winston when asked if players are seeking out information or isolating themselves and focusing on basketball.
If there's anything to be encouraged by in this whole mess, this might be it.