"I have kids myself and I don"t want them growing up to think their dad smokes and it is OK for a footballer to smoke, because it"s not. It is unacceptable and I will accept the consequences and I will move on."
明显,他知道这件事不对。所以,不应该拿smoke是否acceptable来开脱了。
现代足球,球员被赋予的社会责任,大于一个单纯的运动员。他们有责任为下一代,为公众树立一个正面的、积极的形象,而这才是足球、乃至体育的精髓。就像Jack自己说的,他不希望他的阿奇长大后觉得smoke是okay的。他的错误在于,他前后言行不一致。7月份说会悔改,5个月后就再次被抓现行。这种事情,很难让人相信他真的有所悔改。如果他想成为the great player,他必须越过这道坎。