Reloaded
“you ain’t guarding the door, so whatcha gotta gun for” – MC Lyte “Self Destruction”
Gilbert Arenas. Plaxico Burress. Your favorite rapper. Countless others.
I don’t know what to say. I don’t even know how to start but I’m sitting here trying to think outside the box here for a second. I’m trying to place myself in their shoes. I need a million dollar contract. I need to feel invincible but yet I need to protect my fortune. Maybe that’s it.
Maybe it’s something psychological. I’ve read articles about how Arenas’ mom left him when he was young. No doubt that would have a scarring effect on him because he could always be searching for that love and bond that she broke.
Maybe they’re so used to “not having” that when they finally “get”, they’re confused. Pure sheer utter confusion. Things that they knew were going to the right all of a sudden is going left. They don’t know the difference.
Maybe they think the world is against them and that every thing that they have, that they worked to get will get taken away from them by some knucklehead from the streets.
Maybe they just lose their senses and think that no matter what, they won’t get caught and if they do, it won’t be a harsh punishment because they’re in the limelight.
Maybe they’re just knuckleheads.
Maybe it’s a combination of all of the above.
I’m not an athlete. I don’t have a wicked jumpshot. I’m not an entertainer. My flow isn’t ill. I’m not a millionaire (yet). I go to work everyday like most folks so that my family can have. I respect God and His power and I don’t take life for granted. It took me a while to get here though. There were plenty of times I thought my ish didn’t stink. There were quite a few times I was on my pedestal but it took a few blows to knock me down for good. It took those blows to make me realize that life is not to be played with. I needed to grow up.
I’m tired of black athletes doing irresponsible things and becoming poster childs for “what not to do”. And while there are many of them who go unheard of because they mean and do well, it’s the bad apples, the ones who screw up and get publicly ridiculed that make it hard for the rest. They set everyone back.
Maybe they need that blow to knock them off their pedestal.
Maybe they need to grow up too.
Who would think bringing a gun to work is a good idea? A complete fool, that’s who.
“I don’t want to have guns in my house so I’ll bring them to work?” Uh….nope. Doesn’t even sound right.
That fool thought the rules didn’t apply to him or he was just stupid. AND his woman was doing Shaq. Arenas is having the worst year ever.
grow up for sure.. and make better decisions.. agent zero is a true zero he definitely tops the dumb arse awards for the year
I’ll take ‘they need to grow up’ for $1000 Alex! lol