instead of looking like this:

his slight stature and redemptive life story would make him the most popular athlete in the country, festooned in bedroom posters from Dallas to Dubuque, as opposed a prototypical example cited by many White sports fans regarding their disillusionment with today's athletes.

As they say, discuss amongst yourselves...

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