http://ppt.cc/VvPf（每日必讀每日郵。） http://gu.com/p/3dp4z（衛報惠我良多） http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Rogers http://www.therobbierogers.com（Robbie Rogers的個人網站） https://twitter.com/robbierogers（Robbie Rogers的推特） 這是一則不那麼典型的月黑風高文。（？）φ(._. )> Robert Hampton "Robbie" Rogers (25) 來自美國加州（Rancho Palos Verdes城）， 曾經效力過MLS的Columbus Crew隊（而且還是該隊2008年MLS總冠軍隊的成員）， 2012年初遠渡重洋來到英冠勁旅Leeds United, 可惜因為初登板就受傷 錯過了上賽季（2011-12）的下半季大半時間，之後也因為受傷的關係不常上場比賽， 然後本季開季後沒多久就被租去Stevenage, 今年（2013）一月（1/15） 他的租借期滿回到了里茲，並且和里茲聯達成協議，雙邊解約恢復自由球員身份。 不過就在昨天（週五），他在他的個人網站上貼了一篇名為 「生涯下一章」（The Next Chapter）的文章， 正式出櫃（！）對外承認他是同性戀。(￣□￣|||) －並且宣佈從球員身份退休........................（！！！） ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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職業生涯總計出賽119場比賽攻進13球， （職業生涯進球均是為Columbus Crew攻進的） 美國國家隊出賽18場比賽攻進2球。(．＿．?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robbie Rogers是繼1990年Justin Fashanu (1961/2/19 - 1998/5/2) 之後 英格蘭足球第二位正式對外宣告出櫃誠實面對自己性向的球員。<(．＿．) （不過時空背景已大不相同，Justin Fashanu當時承受極大壓力， 最後因為一宗查無實證的性侵男童案讓他想不開，在東倫敦上吊自殺。） 每日郵特地整理了其他幾項運動當中公開坦誠自身性取向的運動員們， 這裡就不一一詳述了請自行點選聯結閱讀。（喂） ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <(．＿．) --

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