Sure, but it won’t happen to me.
This phrase zips through athlete’s minds like the 4-6 of a 4-6-3 double play.
They hear the cautionary tales of athletes who make millions and then actually go broke.
Sure, but it won’t happen to me.
They hear sobering stories about drunk athletes killing people while driving.
Sure, but it won’t happen to me.
And they see the images of Bill Tuttle, the old ballplayer whose right cheek and jaw looked like it was being sucked in and swallowed from the inside.