>>Occasionally there is a news story that truly stuns me. This is one of them. I just heard on the radio that Terrell Owens, the highly talented and highly controversial wide receiver of the Dallas Cowboys, tried to kill himself last night. There are not many more details than that available yet.
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>I'm skeptical that it was a real suicide attempt. A "pay attention to me" attempt, maybe.
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You may be right. It's still sad. Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that pro athletes are not immune to ordinary human issues. Fame and fortune do not inoculate them. Many had horrific childhoods, a stain no amount of money can erase.