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Anti-gay comments from athletes are nothing new. Here, we
chronicle some of those that have been the most flagrant fouls.
 Todd
Jones, Baseball
"I wouldn't want a gay guy being around me." . . . "It's got nothing to do with me being scared. That's the problem: All these people say he's got all these rights. Yeah, he's got rights or whatever, but he shouldn't walk around proud. It's like he's rubbing it in our face. 'See me, Hear me roar.' We're not trying to be close-minded, but then again, why be confrontational when you don't really have to be?"
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 Garrison
Hearst, Football
“Aww, hell no! I don't want any faggots on my team. I know this might not be what people want to hear, but that's a punk. I don't want any faggots in this locker
room." More |
 Jeremy Shockey,
Football
Jeremy Shockey, the star rookie
tight end for the New York Giants, says he would have a problem
having a gay teammate.
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 Julian
Tavarez, Baseball
``Why should I care about the fans?'' Tavarez said after the game. ``They're a bunch of assholes and faggots here.''
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 Goran
Ivanisevic, Tennis
``Then I hit another second serve,
huge. And that ball was on the line, was not even close. And that
guy, he looks like a faggot little bit, you know. This hair all over
him. He call it. I couldn't believe he did it. More |
 Jason
Williams, Basketball
According to the Sacramento Bee, the third-year point guard allegedly responded with the following: "Are you a fag?" "Are you gay?" "Do you remember the Vietnam War? I'll kill y'all just like that."
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 Allen
Iverson, Basketball
Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers first was slammed for anti-gay lyrics in his rap album (he apologized for those). Then
on Jan. 28, in a game at Indiana, Iverson called a fan who was heckling him a faggot.
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 John
Rocker, Baseball
‘‘Imagine having to take the 7 train to (Shea Stadium in New York) looking like you’re (in) Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four
kids. It’s depressing.’’ More |
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