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From Muhammad Ali to Rex Ryan: Does Trash Talking Accomplish Anything in Sports?
On January - 6 - 2011
In this column, I have decided to discuss the topic of trash talking. Athletes have participated in trash talking in just about all sports for decades.
Boxer Muhammad Ali, for example, was the master of it. He also backed it up as well. Fans of course trash-talk other fans, and even head coaches, most notably Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan, are getting in on the act.
My issue is whether trash talking really accomplishes anything, or is it what it is...just trash?
I may be just a little bit old-fashioned when it comes to sports, but I honestly never understood trash talking. I ...