By Juan Vidal — 2016
The talent is there, but it’s not being showcased and encouraged on a broader scale.
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Plenty of people love to describe the world of athletics in utopian terms, using words such as “colorblind” and “open-minded” and “meritocracy.” They’re not wrong to regard their realm as better than the so-called real world.
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