Who is the most disgraced sports star/former star?

Started by Ordinary Joel, Jun 28, 2016, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. Ordinary Joel
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    Sporting superstars who've gone off the rails. In Australia the story of Ben Cousins is all too familiar to the general public. The former football superstar who was on top of the world but crashed and burned for more than a decade.

    Have a read of his wikipedia for a general understanding of his triumphant highs and his disastrous lows.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cousins

    He was a substance abuser, a high functioning drug addict who used cocaine, m---, ice, prescription drugs, anything, you name it. He had underworld links and numerous run ins with police. For much of his career it was all routinely dealt with, but from late-2005 onwards everything spiraled out of control.

    He was delisted aka waived by the team he captained in West Coast in 2007 due to his many f--- ups, was banned from the league in 2008 for "bringing the game into disrepute", came back in 2009 and retired in 2010. Since his retirement he's been in the news countless times for a variety of bizarre situations such as evading police, drug binges, drug induced psychosis, rehabilitation, psychiatric support, underworld criminal links, so on and so forth.

    Just recently he was found on the freeway, incoherent, directing traffic and nearly caused an accident when he tried to pull someone off a bike GTA style.

    His story is such a sad one because he had the world at his feet, was arguably one of the greatest players of the modern era yet for all that his name has been tarnished because of his demons and addictions.

    So my question is, are there any other instances of superstar professional athletes who have/have been disgraced? Another one that comes to mind is Mike Tyson.
     
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    Ice is m---...
     
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    My bad :laff:
     
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    Shane Warne and Adam Goodes (LOL) come to mind.

    But deff Mitchell Pierce lmfao. guy pissed into his mouth then f----- a dog. literally pissed in his own mouth then f----- a dog while high on drugs and it was in front of people too lmfao. I can remember the owner even saying some s--- like "woah that's my dog stop!" LMFAO.
     
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    You good lol still an interesting read I've never heard of him
     
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    Shane Warne is still reputable regardless of all his infidelity fuckery.

    And Goodesy isn't disgraced in the same manner as a Cuz or Iron Mike
     
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    that Lance Armstrong dude comes to mind. Super duper popular god tier biker that was loved by all (here in U.S.). I even remember in elementary we got like armstrong bracelets that we wore to keep us motivated to chase our dreams or someshit.

    then poof! he got in trouble for doping, looked quite down on now. Not the worst but its the first that one comes to mind for me just cause i personally noticed the big change in how he was viewed
     
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    There was a documentary on Cousins about his drug usage and whatnot back in 2010. I'll link it below if you wanna peep it.

     
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    Yeah his reputation is f----- now. His story of surviving cancer to become one of the elites was noteworthy but then the WADA saga ruined his image for the majority of the world.

    I mean I believe most if not all pro athletes are on some sort of PED but to be busted that hard is just sad.
     
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    Could've at least linked the real version...
     
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    f---ing Shooter Williamson I love him! :laff:

    He's from my state. :hovcry:
     
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    Another one from the AFL is James Hird. He's a Hall of Fame member for his stellar playing career but his tenure as coach of the Essendon Football Club has tarnished his legacy as he alongside other shady 'sports science' guys started up a PED program for his players.

    Again like I said before I'm pretty sure most if not all pros are on something. But the Essendon team were dumbasses as they got caught and with the 3-4 year saga that followed, there were questions in regards to the neglectful player welfare as well as performance enhancing that they undertook. James Hird throughout all this claimed ignorance and dragged his team through mud even to the bitter end.
     
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    Oscar Pistorius
    Lance Armstrong
     
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    Aaron Hernandez.

    f--- him. Hate him so much.
     
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    Oh yeah who could forget OJ Simpson.
     
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    OJ Simpson... at one point he could k--- two people at once and get away with it.

    Now he can't even steal his own shirts back without going to prison for decades.
     
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    Nah Mitchell pierce for sure. I'd post the vid but I'm on my phone someone please post vid of Mitchell pierce f---ing dog
     
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    Bestiality against the rules mate. But yeah I'm aware of the vid you're referencing.

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    *insert token Australian athlete*






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    What about Tiger Woods? He was the world's greatest golfer then his deep dark secret that he liked to have sex with attractive women came out it destroyed him and ruined the sport of golf forever.
     
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