Listening
to Sports talk radio for the past few weeks, a lot of people are
asking the same questions. “How could Kobe be so stupid?" "With
a wife like Vanessa, what was he thinking?" "I thought he was
different." "Why would he risk everything with that one girl?"
Look, there's no doubt Kobe made a mistake, a stupid one at that. What
was he thinking risking his high-profile career and his patented squeaky-clean
image? There was so much too lose, yet he risked it all for one night
of sex. His image will be tainted forever, regardless of the outcome of
the trial. Yeah, he f*cked up, no question about it.
But I'm trying to
put myself in his situation. All I hear from other professional athletes
is that they get hit up by beautiful (and I mean beautiful) women left
and right, all day and everyday. You turn down 8 beautiful ladies Monday,
turn down 7 more on Tuesday, 9 more on Wednesday, 14 more on Thursday,
and so on. The cycle continues and it never ends. And these gorgeous ladies
are tough, won't take no for an answer. They're into the game, they live
off seduction and cheap thrills, and they want to get laid by a superstar
athlete, bar none. Pardon the language, but these athletes have pu$$y
thrown at their faces everywhere they go. As a guy, that must be pretty
hard to ignore, day-in and day-out.
C'mon guys, let's get real here. Men have raging hormones. Men have feelings. More importantly, athletes are human beings. Unless you have super willpower, or the will of God is very strong in you (ala AC Green), it's very difficult to stay true to one woman, be it your girlfriend or your wife. For many superstar athletes, staying faithful is an everyday challenge, a challenge you can't ignore.
Now you may be saying to yourselves, my husband/boyfriend would never cheat on me. You're probably right, at least in this world. But what if he lives the life of fame and fortune? What if he gets mobbed by 30 plus girls (much sexier than you) everywhere he goes? Would you be confident making that statement as you did now?
Now I'm not saying what he did was right, and this article about Kobe's situation doesn't reflect my perception of marriage life or my idea of an ideal relationship. What I am saying is that sometimes it's really difficult for professional athletes (especially the ones like Kobe) to live like normal people. They don't live in our world, instead they live in this fantasy world where they are king, where they are worshipped by many.
So let's stop crying about Kobe's image and how he's just another typical athlete. Stop bitching about how disappointed you are. Get real. He's the most famous basketball player in the world and he has pu$$y thrown at him faster than he can blink. What did you expect?
Let's focus on the issue on hand, whether he raped the girl or not. At this point we can only speculate, because only two people know what really happened that night. From what I hear so far, it's going to come down to "he-said-she-said." We can only wait and see...