Bob Costas: ‘Anyone who says that politics has no place in sports has to be abysmally unaware of the history here’
On Meet The Press, Bob Costas covered the history of sports' intersections with politics.
On Meet The Press, Bob Costas covered the history of sports' intersections with politics.
"When I go out there and go on those shows, it shows you’re a real human being and it connects with people on something they care about."
"When you don’t see me talking about those things, it’s primarily because I’m appeasing the bosses and the network that I work for."
"I didn’t want to be constantly monitored like an overactive schoolboy."
"The sports fan got to a point where they were sending a message that they didn’t feel like their needs were being met"
"I’m looking at the big picture...Let’s not blow it because we want to express ourselves."
Wait, what about 'stick to sports?'
Petchesky had been with Deadspin for 10 years and wrote almost 20,000 posts there.
The argument was as lazy and dishonest as it sounds.
Anywhere you went over the past six months, you were inevitably drawn into conversation about the presidential election....