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Favorite Athlete: Dwight Gooden

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Favorite Athlete: Dwight Gooden

Aug 2, 2013
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Favorite Athlete: Dwight Gooden

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When I was 10 years old, my favorite athlete was the star pitcher for my hometown Mets, Dwight Gooden. I then felt betrayed by his drug use, disappointed by his decline, and moderately annoyed by his comeback with the crosstown Yankees ... but all these years later, the betrayal and disappointment and annoyance have long faded. I understand Gooden is a …

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