Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Martha, Tallahassee, FL — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:33:38 GMT

Myron Rolle is a magnificent person, period. The drunks behind me at the UF-FSU game who were berating him all game ought to be ashamed. Any school, any town, would be proud to have a guy like him around.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Kami K, Ocean Springs, MS — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:57:19 GMT

You're right. He's not the only good guy in sports, there are a lot of decent men (and women) in every sport around. But someone of his caliber is rare. The reason he's gotten so much attention is because it's fun to root for someone so cool. It's fun to cheer on someone who's excelled in so many different facets of life. To watch an away football game (Florida at Maryland) and see, not egos, not boos from the home crowd, but cheers and ovations for someone that is doing something incredible with his life. It feels good to have our attention taken away, if just for a moment, from the bad boys who usually make the news, to someone who is genuinly likeable and easy to cheer for, no matter your loyalties. Go Rolle! We can't wait to see you back on the football field!

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Matt, Boston, Ma — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:47:56 GMT

I agree, that if the whole sports world was filled with people like Rolle, then he wouldnt be special, and wouldnt get the notoriety and respect he so deserves. Although, a couple more here and there wouldn't be a bad thing. Finishing pre-med in 2 1/2 years is simply amazing. He deserves even more respect for taking the necessary steps to making his dreams (clinic in the Bamahas) come true. Oxford will give him the training and certifications he needs, and playing in the NFL will give him the money. I cant wait to see the person and player he develops into, and I think we'll be talking about him (saying nothing but good things) for many, many years to come.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Tim, Orlando FL — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:23:31 GMT

I can only assume the comment about Rolle not "pushing his beliefs or agendas on anyone" is a knock on Tim Tebow. It's ironic that this hack, in his effort to raise up one athlete must do so by taking a shot at another. One ministers to peoples souls, the other wants to cure their ailing bodies. Aren't both worthy of praise?

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Jojo, Miramar, Floriida — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:43:18 GMT

Awesome....I wish him the best!

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Kimberly, Denver Colorado — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:51:59 GMT

Wow....what a wonderful story. Best of luck to this talented young man.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

nick, denver — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:14:38 GMT

great story!

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Annette — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:15:38 GMT

I'd add Tim Tebow to the list.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Jim, London, UK — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:28:12 GMT

He should really reconsider. England doesn't have Taco Bell.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Michael — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:49:32 GMT

How interesting. There is an article on TO and it has a ton of comments. This is the first on this article. For one, I am glad this writer took the opportunity to focus on a well deserving individual. It is great when players like this and Kurt Warner receive the spotlight. Kudos.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Taxman, Memphis, TN — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:53:34 GMT

Let's see if I can get this right:

1. Graduated from FSU
2. in 2 1/2 years no less!
3. with a 3.7+ GPA
4. all this while playing D1A football at a level worth of consideration (and likely drafting) by NFL teams culminating in
5. facing the choice between being a Rhodes Scholar or an NFL professional
6. and choosing education.

Mr. and Mrs. Rolle, you did a tremendous job raising this young man. My hat is off to you both. And Myron, my hat is off to you as well. You obviously have your head on straight. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors, wherever they may take you.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Jeff Griggs, Tallahassee, Fl — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:57:48 GMT

Mike,
You nailed it! News nowadays seems to have the purpose to sensationalize things, especially if it involves blood, sex and money.
"News” is by definition that which is new or different or out of the ordinary. In sports, that’s the people who get in fights, shoot themselves in the leg, have kennels of fighting dogs – you know who they are. They’re the ones we read about not because they’re the rule in sports, but because they’re the exceptions."
I have dealt with many athletes and you rarely read about the ones that are visiting schools, speaking to kids about the dangers of drugs, to stay in school, to give their best, ...
So when you added, "My experience is the good guys vastly outnumber the really bad ones. They’re common – and anonymous. Just don’t let them be forgotten."

You were right on the truth. I know Myron Rolle, and he is everything you said and more. He is consistent in his behavior, because that is who he is, how he was brought up, the books he reads.
When pain and hardship bites, consistency doesn't bleed. Consistent leaders like his story, and the Tim Tebows' of the world, that see the big picture. That focus on others, the long-term aspects of their actions.
Mike, is boils down to character. Character is what you are doing when nobody is looking. There are many Everett Browns out there,and even coaches like Bobby Bowden, (although is DOES seem to be a rarity) yet few journalists care to write about them.
So you are applauded in our home. Thank you

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Don, New York, NY — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:06:10 GMT

Good Story. Well Done.

Amazing Rolle takes focus off bad guys in sports

Irby Horne, Greenwood,SC — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:30:17 GMT

Add CJ Spiller to the list of good who passed on the big bucks to achieve his college degree. Also, a dean's list student.