The Bust And The Brat: It's All About Attitude II

If you saw Terrell Owens on the street you would think he was a Greek god chiseled out of stone capable of amazing athletic feats. If you saw him streaking down the sideline with no name on the back of his Jersey you might think he was the best player on the field. So why is Terrell unemployed? Attitude. Terrell Owens is from a small town in Alabama and never got the recognition he felt he deserved in high school or college. When he got to the pros he started out as a Jerry Rice understudy. Years later he took the top receiver role and has never been quite the same. Mr. Exposure craves the spotlight and always wants to be the center of attention. It's not enough for him to be in a winning environment, he also needs to get the credit for the teams success and none of the blame for its failures. It goes back to his upbringing. The insecurities have never gone away. Consequently he's become a cancer that eats away at franchises from the inside out. He's thrown every single one of his quarterbacks under the bus and has left every team he's played for on bad terms. The money and the fame have not been enough to change his attitude. He will unceremoniously ride off into the sunset and into the hall of fame. He will be remembered as a tremendous talent that was emotionally unstable. A disappointing legacy, but one of his own creation. If only he felt loved and appreciated. What could have been.