Even professional athletes cry
Chris Pope
Issue date: 1/15/08 Section: Sports
The New York Giants upset the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday by a score of 21-17.
The loss by the Cowboys made them the first number one seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) to lose in the semi-finals since the NFL went to the 12-team playoff format in 1990.
After the game, Dallas' Terrell Owens was asked whether he felt teammate Tony Romo's vacation to Mexico last weekend with Jessica Simpson had anything to do with his lacklustre performance. Owens responded by defending his quarterback as tears began to run down his face to his quivering lip.
"You can point the finger at him, you can talk about the vacation, and if you do that, it's really unfair. That's my teammate ... We lost as a team."
Turning on the duct work seems to be a methodical action with professional athletes these days. It has gone beyond the traditional tears at the retirement press conferences and the occasional pause at the hall of fame induction speech. We as fans have seen some of our major role models in the community weep on national television, some with good reason, and of course, some without.
#5: Adam Morrison - Small Forward, Charlotte Bobcats
When Morrison was playing college basketball for Gonzaga University, his team took on, and fell, to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the March Madness tournament. After losing in the final seconds by just two points, Morrison rolled around centre court balling his eyes out. Sources still aren't sure whether he was upset about the loss or just had an itchy mustache.
#4: Tony Romo - Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Last year - The Cowboys are down by one in the NFC wild card game. Nineteen yards out, Romo fumbles the snap on the field goal attempt, scrambles one yard shy of a first down. Cowboys lose. Romo cries, but girlfriend Carrie Underwood gives him a hug. This year - Romo goes on vacation with new girlfriend Jessica Simpson a week before the NFC semi-final. Cowboys get upset after another poor playoff performance from Romo. At this rate in two years (and two more girlfriends ) the Cowboys will finally make it to the Superbowl.
The loss by the Cowboys made them the first number one seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) to lose in the semi-finals since the NFL went to the 12-team playoff format in 1990.
After the game, Dallas' Terrell Owens was asked whether he felt teammate Tony Romo's vacation to Mexico last weekend with Jessica Simpson had anything to do with his lacklustre performance. Owens responded by defending his quarterback as tears began to run down his face to his quivering lip.
"You can point the finger at him, you can talk about the vacation, and if you do that, it's really unfair. That's my teammate ... We lost as a team."
Turning on the duct work seems to be a methodical action with professional athletes these days. It has gone beyond the traditional tears at the retirement press conferences and the occasional pause at the hall of fame induction speech. We as fans have seen some of our major role models in the community weep on national television, some with good reason, and of course, some without.
#5: Adam Morrison - Small Forward, Charlotte Bobcats
When Morrison was playing college basketball for Gonzaga University, his team took on, and fell, to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the March Madness tournament. After losing in the final seconds by just two points, Morrison rolled around centre court balling his eyes out. Sources still aren't sure whether he was upset about the loss or just had an itchy mustache.
#4: Tony Romo - Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Last year - The Cowboys are down by one in the NFC wild card game. Nineteen yards out, Romo fumbles the snap on the field goal attempt, scrambles one yard shy of a first down. Cowboys lose. Romo cries, but girlfriend Carrie Underwood gives him a hug. This year - Romo goes on vacation with new girlfriend Jessica Simpson a week before the NFC semi-final. Cowboys get upset after another poor playoff performance from Romo. At this rate in two years (and two more girlfriends ) the Cowboys will finally make it to the Superbowl.
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