Every sports-enthusiast has a personal Mount Rushmore, right? I sat down to create mine because I have never documented one... Well, I quickly began to realize how difficult it was to justify just four athletes. Now my Mt. Rushmore is dedicated to the athletes of MY lifetime. There is no Michael Jordan, Jessie Jackson, Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Jerry Rice, or Jim Brown on my mount. I may have been alive while MJ was playing, but I was not old enough to appreciate what he gave to the game. Now many athletes may come with some sort of baggage, we all know that. Professional athletes are human, too. As I was stating a few of my Mt. Rushmore candidates I was chatting with a good friend of mine and former professor, Dr. Goldsmith. He brought up the scandals that may have went with these candidates and could possibly tarnish them being on the mount. Sorry... He was my first thought. Therefore, I must clarify before I justify. The only way that I will
Sports are... #BadAsh