There is no free speech in football. Information is parsed by monosyllabic head coaches, who dictate who gets to speak to whom and when.
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Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.
With true free speech has to come an understanding of when and when not to use it. But you can't legislate that. It must be voluntary - especially in a world where a whisper can reach a million people in an eye blink.
Free speech includes the right to not speak.
Giving a true speech, a true, passionate speech, is old-school football.
There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue.
Every person has got the right to speak in public so long as it is their own point of view and it does not reflect badly on their employers, the game or other personalities in the game.
Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
For some reason in today's society, people look up to football players and you have a voice. And it's because of that voice you have the opportunity to impact people's lives.
Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently.
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.