The Sad Trend of Athletes and Charity

Hi everyone, I am very new to this blogging business, but I am a good writer and I feel if you read my blogs you will not only get a better understanding of me, but also of how I think, which I believe is very different from you! Anyways, this is my first blog so have a little mercy on me!


What is greed? I am not going to sit here and type for you the definition of it, because it's a waste of time. There's no need to spell it out for you, all of you have been brought up in a world of greed, one way or another. There's even mild greed, which is like someone not sharing their m&m's when they bought a king sized pack. As stupid as it sounds, that is still greediness so I just don't want any of you to respond to me saying that you haven't been around greed.
But that's not what I'm here to discuss. I'm talking about MAJOR greed, the greed I see everyday that I hope will not tear our country apart. For example, when was the last time any of you spent an entire day not thinking of yourself? Even a day, just examining what's around you, not caring what you looked like doing it, and making a difference in someone else's life without wondering if it's going to be in tomorrow's newspaper. Very rare in a society where athletes and actors create charities more out of recognition and respect than actually giving a damn about who they're helping, it's true. Don't you think all these charities that people like Derek Jeter, David Wright, etc. create have more to do with them being on camera than them actually helping the needy? Why not just create an entire baseball charity, one which doesn't have your name on it but represents your organization giving back, and actually putting the spotlight on things the charity helps! I have seen some good athletes, however, like Reggie Bush who donated alot of money his rookie season, and actually spent a day looking at where his money was going and talking to the people he was helping. There should definetly be more instances like this, athletes who know they aren't humanitarians, but just people who know that they can afford making the world a better place. If you don't buy this argument, then just ask yourself one question. Does each player (basically all their stars), including the coach, of the new york yankees really need to have their own charity?? My advice, if you really want to donate money to an athlete's charity, do a little research and don't just donate it to your favorite athlete's charity, donate it to the one that makes the most sense!