The_Passing_Of_An_Era

The Passing Of An Era The term “sports hero” is somewhat of an oxymoron today. The true sports heroes, the one who played simply for the love of the game, seem to have vanished. Their heroic qualities have vanished as well. No one plays for the fun of hitting the ball, or doing your best, or for hearing the crowd cheer. No one plays to make a difference, or to be a positive role model, or to be happy with the simple fact that they are talented player. It’s all about drug abuse, drunk driving, betting and recruiting scandals, and, most disturbingly, reports of rape and other sex-related crimes (Goodman 34). It appears that sports players of today don’t have the true love for the game, which the players of the past had. Joe DiMaggio represents a past time in baseball as a player and public figure. During DiMaggio’s playing days, he represented a great deal of love for baseball. What he brought to the game was priceless. He captured the hearts of the crowd while not exposing his own private life. Throughout the DiMaggio era, many great players emerged for the love of the game. The game of baseball did not represent money; it was sports, one, great, game, baseball, years, players, love, two, today, make, goodman, dimaggio, young, vanished, true, time, team, talented, signed, rise, plays, playing, player, played, past, page, life, just, habits, era, education, drunk, driving, dream