Media's Effect On Athletes

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Picture this you at home watching the big game, there 5 seconds left on the clock, the QB throws a hail mary to the end zone. The ball is up in the air and a wide receiver jumps up and catches the ball to win the game. The crowd goes wild and the reporters go up the winning QB and declines the post-game interview. So now the problem is if that will ruin his reputation? But why do we make athletes do a post-game interview. This is a common practice in today sports media. No matter what sport it is there is some way media involvement. It could be before, after, during, and even the next day. The players and media should have some boundaries and should work with each other. There are multiple players that are famous for not working with the

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