By THE PICKER Sports Columnist on Feb 1, 2013, at 2:43 PM Updated on 2/01 at 2:43 PM
THE PICKER
What's going on in Stillwater?
Has T. Boone changed the playbook again? Wasn't this supposed to be Gundy's dream job?
First, ...
ESPN, though its parent company, the Mickey Mouse Club, has announced plans to fire approximately 400 people.
It has ...
Here's what all the experts are saying about the Thunder, past and future:
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Why are so many professional athletes so mad?
They make all the money in the world, it can't be that.
Entertainers don't fly into rages after winning Academy Awards.
Yet pro athletes are apt to display acts of anger after hitting a homer, dunking a basketball, scoring a touchdown.
Where's the happiness?
Winning athletes often show more relief than joy.
When something goes wrong, duck.
The latest to throw a temper tantrum is Russell Westbrook of the Thunder. Leading by 25 points Thursday night, he screamed at a teammate, hit a chair, retired to the dressing room.
He tends to look mad even after doing something great.
Why?
If you can't take a complaint, stay out of the paint.
To coin a phrase.
The record shows that none of the real greats -- Magic, Michael, Bird, LeBron, Durant, Duncan, is mad all the time.
If you can't smile once in a while, why play?
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