Stephen A. Smith reflects on 2009 ESPN exit: ‘I was just a pain in the ass.’
"I had to sit at home and reflect on the decisions that I made and how I was just a pain in the ass. Because I had a firm belief in what I was doing. And the level of muscle that they placed down upon me made me feel strapped at times, and I was upset about that when I didn't realize why they were doing it."
