I don’t subscribe to the notion that some athletes stay off social media or have no presence because of fear of fans’ criticism. Track & Field is the only sport where the athletes take offense to everything. If LeBron and other greats from other sports took offense to every scathing criticism, they wouldn’t be as successful today. If anything, that should fuel your next performance.

I’ve been on the Instagram pages of our local athletes, and there’s nothing of interest there. There’s nothing to say; let me click this follow button. No personality.

For many, sport is a gateway out of poverty, whether yard or abroad. Warren made a good point that parents are being fans instead of parents. He name-dropped Serena Williams, but there are other athletes like Simone Biles and the said Noah Lyles, whose mom has stood behind him. I think we don’t have a culture where parents, especially the ones from low socioeconomic backgrounds, take interest in their child’s overall development. “Yeah, mi son or mi daughter is a big runna. Yuh nuh see how dem mash up champs,” and it stops there.