It's been one year since former NBA star Tim Hardaway made those insensitive and offensive remarks about his feelings towards gay people, and it appears that at this point, he's a changed man. Hardaway went back on the radio show where it all started, and spoke to Dan Le Batard about how, through counseling, his feelings have now changed.
I have found out through counseling...going through counseling and understanding what I said was totally wrong, and I gave people...permission to go out and hurt gay people, you know, beat 'em up, kick out your son and daughter out of the house and not treat 'em as people.
They are people. We should treat them as people. They are citizens of the United States. I just want everybody to know I did a bad thing, and now I understand what I did, and I corrected it, and I went to counseling to understand why I did that, and understand that I'm a better person now from that.
Great, Tim, thanks for that. Thanks for going on the radio and telling us all something that we already knew, without having to go to counseling for a year to realize it. For more pearls of wisdom like these from Hardaway, you can listen to the entire radio interview here.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Your sarcasm helps absolutely nobody.
Not everybody comes from the same background, and as a result not everybody is born with the same tolerances or hatreds. It doesn't come naturally to everybody. At least he made an effort, and is able to put out a public show of apology for what he said.
But I guess in comparison to your shining example, he pales.
Posted at 2:36PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Phil C
2. A man does something wrong. He learns from his mistake. He apologizes. He encourages others who were wrong in the way that he used to be to follow him and to change. Obnoxious blogger mocks all of the above. Way to go.
Some people have misconceptions about the world. Some people are bigotted. Shouldn't they be encouraged to change? What reason do you have to mock this change?
Posted at 2:49PM on Feb 14th 2008 by theomnivore
3. You are such a gigantic tool. I sometimes have to pause and actually "read" one of your qusai blogs just to see if you have continued your amazing doucheocity. Congratulations. You have kept fine form.
By the by...I don't know if you ever bother to read anyone else on this site but if you did you would notice that stringing together a bunch of links with some broken grammar and ill-formed opinions does not really make it much of a blog.
Posted at 3:01PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Roger
4. I can't believe people are buying his line of crap...
Mea Culpa...is all bullshit. He's upto something that means cash in his pocket and knows he needs to smooth things over before he has a chance to get at the money.
I'm telling ya..the next thing we will hear about is a deal in the works for him to be a sportscaster or something like that...
The man is lying through his teeth....I doubt it very much that his feelings have changed, unless maybe he got over his selfhatred and came out of the damn closet!
Posted at 3:22PM on Feb 14th 2008 by thepugpieper
5. Yeah this is pretty classless, Edwards. The man admitted he had a problem and is now using his experience to help people with the same issues. You wouldn't criticize a recovered drug addict because "Everyone already knew that drugs are bad".
Posted at 3:29PM on Feb 14th 2008 by tdubya86
6. All you have to do is read comments on AOL in order to know that Tim Hardaway is *not* telling lots of people something they already knew.
The level of bigotry, ignorance and hatred in AOL blog comments is a real eye-opener as to how sick some of the minds and hearts in this country truly are.
Posted at 3:53PM on Feb 14th 2008 by drruss
7. First off, it is not always true that those of who are opposed to the homosexual lifestyle must be "hiding something." Wouldn't that be judgemental of you to assume so? The same sort of judgemental behavior you and yours (pro-homosexual lifestyle) speak so highly against? Some of us just do not agree with homosexual behavior. This does not make all of us hateful. Also, not that I agree with what Tim said a year ago, or now... But, those of you who are homosexuals and those of you who don't mind the homosexual lifestyle should be giving Hardaway props for at least saying what he said. See, even when people try to do the right thing, ya'll still cry.
Posted at 6:21PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Marco
8. I saw a t-shirt at a Pride event some years back that I think is perfect here. It said: "Its a Gay thing, let me help you understand." I'm very heartend that Hardaway seems to have learned and grown. Maybe he can help others and make the world a better place.
Posted at 6:44PM on Feb 14th 2008 by john
9. I forgive him.
It's not fair to judge ANYONE by their worst moment in life.
He made a big mistake and seems to be trying to correct it.
Posted at 6:52PM on Feb 14th 2008 by David
10. Tim, u have lived and leanred !!! But it still doesn't make ur comments forgiveable !!! U are a poor role model for young children .(U TRIED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COMMIT A HATE CRIME;BULLY) U are a public figure who is paid in one year what most don't make in a lifettime!!! And u display such hatred ???? Wow how sad that someone can make millions to play a sport and have a real american dream come true and be allowed to say such horrbile stuff about a group of people that he doesn't even really know .
Don Imus said something horrbile about a basketball team and is being sued !!! Does that mean that every gay person is entitled to sue u and your team for still employing u ??? (Some woman just won millions from the knicks becuase of a sexual harrasment issue ( good for her ) !!! We gays have come a long way ....... BUT OUR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY IS NOT OVER YET !!!B.T.W. ..SOME MEN WHO R HOMOPHOBIC R RESENTFUL BECAUSE THEY R HIDING SOMETHING ABOUT THEMSELVES !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted at 5:37PM on Feb 15th 2008 by gary dee
11. YOU GO Mr. Hardaway!!!I am NOW a proud mother of a daughter that is a proud lesbian.If we can understand & forgive;why shouldn't the wipe that wrote this article.I live this everyday!!! Edwards is a angry gay man that needs to spare the world more sarcasm.Instead of using your brain power being an "A" whole;why don't you use this tool to educate.It was very hard accepting that my daughter is a lesbian.I am sure it was very hard for Mr. Hardaway & his family to accept that he made a huge mistake and the world would sit in judgment.Some homesexuals chose to send him and his family hate mail,death threats,and vandalize his business but instead of retaliating he took a year to educate himself.Due to my daughters lovestyle I have cried many tears and it nearly destroyed my family.I completely understand why he said what he said and the real world forgives him!!! Bre/Miami
Posted at 9:52AM on Feb 19th 2008 by Bre