Don't Strike Out

     Coming from an extremely successful season the Boston Red Sox have a lot to live up to. They are entering the 2014 season as the reigning World Series Champs, showing their city what's up. In the past we've seen teams continue their stride to yet another victory, and others crumble under the pressure to live up to the standards set. So far they haven't shown any superiority, going 5-8 and the season just starting. The question is, have they lost their momentum? Did they lose their reason to play? Last season they dedicated it to the Boston Marathon survivors and this year..what? I guess we'll see.

The Way To Gold

     We know that Olympic athletes sacrifice a lot for their sport, but does that mean sacrificing your integrity? For (former) ice skating champion Tonya Harding, that may just be the case. On January 6, 1994 there was an organized attack on Harding's opponent Nancy Kerrigan after a training session U.S Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. The attackers were Tonya's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and his friends using a club and slamming Kerrigans knee. 
     Though all were brought to justice, the men getting jail time, Harding receiving 3 years probation along with a fine and being banned from USFSA, it's a question of what the limits for these athletes are. It's one thing to do anything for the sport you love, and another to be so willing to do literally anything in order to be the best. It is a sad realization that some athletes can turn out to be so low and desperate. In a world where we see so much lack of integrity and respect, it is heartbreaking to see people we look up to be nothing but the same.