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For the Heck of It

Mohammad Gill August 27, 2006

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#17 Posted by DrDr on August 30, 2006 6:31:03 pm
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Im sure its profound but, as a white man said, cudnt a cigar b just a cigar?
I have trouble picturing ANY football star identifying with the yokels. They rnt supermen u know, being centimillionairs and dirty ayrabs/blacks/browns @ the same time..
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#18 Posted by DrDr on August 30, 2006 6:51:36 pm
correction to #17 - centiBillionaires not millionaires...
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#19 Posted by saminasha2 on August 31, 2006 4:07:28 pm
Re: # 17

Zidane, like Mohammed Ali, Sania Mirza, Pele, Vince Papale (see: Invisible), Prefontaine, Michael Jordan are the role models, inspirations, and souls of the masses. Issues of class, race, gender, religious and sexual identity in the sphere of sports is as relevant as any other field.
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