Post by Hermy on Jul 16, 2006 18:09:08 GMT -5
Some people just never cease to amaze. Terrell Owens is one of those people. Loaded with ego and audacity, he's been making headlines - for the wrong reasons - since entering the NFL. In Philadelphia, he berated his team and teammates, ostracized himself from the organization, angered fans and players alike, and ended up getting kicked off the team.
Since being released from the Eagles, T.O. stayed out of the public eye for a while. He resurfaced earlier this year with a commercial in which he tried to convince us that he had changed. Memorable? Yes. Intelligent? No. Convincing? Um...NO. Laughable? Well...
And then he disappeared again, coming back to light when the Cowboys decided to take him on. One could almost feel sorry for Bill Parcells if we didn't already know who would win that fight. Myself? I'm looking forward to T.O. calling Drew Bledsoe out. We all saw what happened when Johnson called him out last year. Drew was wrong, but he went toe-to-toe with him over it. No repeat of the McNabb-my-feelings-are-hurt will be going on in Dallas this season.
And so, we've all been waiting, not really hoping, for the next step in T.O.'s illustrious public-image career. And now we've got it. Imagine my surprise - and laughter - when I saw this headline on Friday: "Owens says he was misquoted in own book."
"Owens says he was misquoted in own book." Yes, you did read that correctly.
Immediately, I clicked on the headline, eager to see what kind of horrible thing T.O. had said that he didn't want anyone to know about. Apparently, the offending quote was about his speedy comeback from a leg injury in 2004: "If you'll forgive me for saying so ... nothing short of heroic."
So what part of that did T.O. not say? The heroic part, of course. He is claiming that his co-writer, Jason Rosenhaus (brother of T.O.'s powerhouse agent) is the one who said "heroic." Now, that may be true. However, T.O. is the one who had to approve the book before it was published. Which means that at one point, at least, he was pleased with the phrasing.
Whatever the case, T.O. comes out of this looking like he always does - silly, egotistical, and rediculous. Yet, I still look forward to seeing him on the field next year. But only because it'll be Parcell's field.
Since being released from the Eagles, T.O. stayed out of the public eye for a while. He resurfaced earlier this year with a commercial in which he tried to convince us that he had changed. Memorable? Yes. Intelligent? No. Convincing? Um...NO. Laughable? Well...
And then he disappeared again, coming back to light when the Cowboys decided to take him on. One could almost feel sorry for Bill Parcells if we didn't already know who would win that fight. Myself? I'm looking forward to T.O. calling Drew Bledsoe out. We all saw what happened when Johnson called him out last year. Drew was wrong, but he went toe-to-toe with him over it. No repeat of the McNabb-my-feelings-are-hurt will be going on in Dallas this season.
And so, we've all been waiting, not really hoping, for the next step in T.O.'s illustrious public-image career. And now we've got it. Imagine my surprise - and laughter - when I saw this headline on Friday: "Owens says he was misquoted in own book."
"Owens says he was misquoted in own book." Yes, you did read that correctly.
Immediately, I clicked on the headline, eager to see what kind of horrible thing T.O. had said that he didn't want anyone to know about. Apparently, the offending quote was about his speedy comeback from a leg injury in 2004: "If you'll forgive me for saying so ... nothing short of heroic."
So what part of that did T.O. not say? The heroic part, of course. He is claiming that his co-writer, Jason Rosenhaus (brother of T.O.'s powerhouse agent) is the one who said "heroic." Now, that may be true. However, T.O. is the one who had to approve the book before it was published. Which means that at one point, at least, he was pleased with the phrasing.
Whatever the case, T.O. comes out of this looking like he always does - silly, egotistical, and rediculous. Yet, I still look forward to seeing him on the field next year. But only because it'll be Parcell's field.
