1.   Athletes will seldom make fools of themselves for the press.

2.   Only a few athletes make the grade in professional sports.

3.   Along the way, top athletes made their marks on the court.

4.   An athlete like Hill makes you hold out faint hope that somehow the IOC and all other layers of federations and governing bodies will get their houses in order.

5.   And as usual, the athletes made us proud.

6.   And most athletes make comparatively modest incomes and only started supporting themselves with their sport since ESPN came on the scene.

7.   As a former martial-arts trainer and rugby player, he appreciates the sacrifices athletes make.

8.   Athletes make a lot of money and there are egos involved.

9.   But like many well-adjusted children, he is capable of realizing that good athletes can make bad decisions that kids should avoid.

10.   But there is a limit to the contribution white Americans expect individual athletes to make.