http://ppt.cc/VvPf（每日必读每日邮。） http://gu.com/p/3dp4z（卫报惠我良多） http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Rogers http://www.therobbierogers.com（Robbie Rogers的个人网站） https://twitter.com/robbierogers（Robbie Rogers的推特） 这是一则不那麽典型的月黑风高文。（？）φ(._. )> Robert Hampton "Robbie" Rogers (25) 来自美国加州（Rancho Palos Verdes城）， 曾经效力过MLS的Columbus Crew队（而且还是该队2008年MLS总冠军队的成员）， 2012年初远渡重洋来到英冠劲旅Leeds United, 可惜因为初登板就受伤 错过了上赛季（2011-12）的下半季大半时间，之後也因为受伤的关系不常上场比赛， 然後本季开季後没多久就被租去Stevenage, 今年（2013）一月（1/15） 他的租借期满回到了里兹，并且和里兹联达成协议，双边解约恢复自由球员身份。 不过就在昨天（周五），他在他的个人网站上贴了一篇名为 「生涯下一章」（The Next Chapter）的文章， 正式出柜（！）对外承认他是同性恋。(￣□￣|||) －并且宣布从球员身份退休........................（！！！） ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 以下是"The Next Chapter"的全文： Things are never what they seem....My whole life I have felt different, different from my peers, even different from my family. In today's society being different makes you brave. To overcome your fears you must be strong and have faith in your purpose. For the past 25 year I have been afraid, afraid to show whom I really was because of fear. Fear that judgment and rejection would hold me back from my dreams and aspirations. Fear that my loved ones would be farthest from me if they knew my secret. Fear that my secret would get in the way of my dreams. Dreams of going to a World Cup, dreams of The Olympics, dreams of making my family proud. What would life be without these dreams? Could I live a life without them?Life is only complete when your loved ones know you. When they know your true feelings, when they know who and how you love. Life is simple when your secret is gone. Gone is the pain that lurks in the stomach at work, the pain from avoiding questions, and at last the pain from hiding such a deep secret. Secrets can cause so much internal damage. People love to preach about honesty, how honesty is so plain and simple. Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay. Try convincing yourself that your creator has the most wonderful purpose for you even though you were taught differently. I always thought I could hide this secret. Football was my escape, my purpose, my identity. Football hid my secret, gave me more joy than I could have ever imagined.... I will always be thankful for my career. I will remember Beijing, The MLS Cup, and most of all my teammates. I will never forget the friends I have made a long the way and the friends that supported me once they knew my secret. Now is my time to step away. It's time to discover myself away from football. It's 1 A.M. in London as I write this and I could not be happier with my decision. Life is so full of amazing things. I realized I could only truly enjoy my life once I was honest. Honesty is a bitch but makes life so simple and clear. My secret is gone, I am a free man, I can move on and live my life as my creator intended. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robbie Rogers职业生涯总计出赛119场比赛攻进13球， （职业生涯进球均是为Columbus Crew攻进的） 美国国家队出赛18场比赛攻进2球。(．＿．?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robbie Rogers是继1990年Justin Fashanu (1961/2/19 - 1998/5/2) 之後 英格兰足球第二位正式对外宣告出柜诚实面对自己性向的球员。<(．＿．) （不过时空背景已大不相同，Justin Fashanu当时承受极大压力， 最後因为一宗查无实证的性侵男童案让他想不开，在东伦敦上吊自杀。） 每日邮特地整理了其他几项运动当中公开坦诚自身性取向的运动员们， 这里就不一一详述了请自行点选联结阅读。（喂） ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <(．＿．) --

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