... ., they could also be there in years to come. From the days that young Native Americans looked up to (and pinned their hopes on) decathlete Jim Thorpe, Italian immigrants to Joe DiMaggio, and black women to Olympians Wilma Rudolph and Florence Griffith Joyner and emulated their every move. And, while it's understandable, I"m also thankful that these heroes" off the field "moves ... to admire our idols - even if it's for our own selfish needs. Therefore, as long as we're a society where a disappointed little boy can say "Say it ain't so, Joe" to Shoeless Joe Jackson (after his hero was fo...

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