At their basic level, sporting events are about numbers: wins and
losses, percentages and points, shots and saves, clocks and
countdowns. However, sports narratives quickly leave the realm of
statistics. The stories we tell and retell, sometimes for decades,
make sports dramatic and compelling. Just like any great drama,
sports imply conflict, not just battles on the field of play, but
clashes of personalities, goals, and strategies. In telling these
stories, we create heroes, but we also create villains. This book
is about the latter, those players who transgress norms and
expectations and who we label the "bad boys" of sports. Using a
variety of approaches, these 13 new essays examine the cultural,
social, and rhetorical implications of sports villainy. Each
chapter focuses on a different athlete and sport, questioning
issues such as how notorious sports figures are defined to be "bad"
within particular sports and within the larger culture, the role
media play in creating antiheroes, fan reactions when players cross
boundaries, and how those boundaries shift depending on the
athlete's gender, sexuality, and race.
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