Gary Sheffield Waxes Eloquent On Hispanics

[Mean Green 93-98]

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"I called it years ago. What I called is that you're going to see more black faces, but there ain't no English going to be coming out. … [it's about]being able to tell [Latin players] what to do -- being able to control them," he told the magazine.

"Where I'm from, you can't control us. You might get a guy to do it that way for a while because he wants to benefit, but in the end, he is going to go back to being who he is. And that's a person that you're going to talk to with respect, you're going to talk to like a man.

"These are the things my race demands. So, if you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys."

I don't imagine he's going to be able to keep this cat in the bag long.

[untgirl04]

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I don't imagine he's going to be able to keep this cat in the bag long.

[gksmith]

This is why atheletes should SHUT UP AND PLAY. Atheletes and actors are paid for their talent...not their brains. Yes there are some exceptions but they have to prove themselves first. And that is prove they have brains.