Mays needs to get over himself. He was a great baseball player, but without fans and people that care about you & your signature, etc. he's just a surly, sour 78 year old guy. Yet, these are the very people that he likes to treat like crap. Mays was given a talent many would sell their soul for, he got to play a game for a living and has made quite a bit of money in the process AND been idolized by many people. Not a bad life if you ask the average Joe, yet Mays (and other surly ex-ballplayers like Joe DiMaggio) are so egotistical they can't appreciate the great gift that they have been given.
Compare Mays to someone like Dale Murphy, while Murphy wasn't as talented as Mays, he has used his celebrity/fame to do so many good things it is truly inspiring.
While Mays' baseball ability is admired by many, he as a person is admired by very few, pretty sad if you ask me.
-Rhett
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