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Originally Posted by Simp
One of the biggest bits of mass-hypocrisy I witnessed was when Darryl Strawberry was diagnosed with (I think) colon cancer when he was with the Yankees in '98. Here was one of the more controversial, disliked athletes in NY sports, that was suddenly transformed into a heroic, inspirational figure, all because he merely got sick.
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You are absolutely right about that. I'm sick and tired of seing people (in and out of sports) called "heroic" for no other reason than that they did not lie down and die.
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