But ADA law is federal. I transferred on the basis of mental health issues. Because I have a mental illness. But the NCAA denied my waiver. But sometimes he offers genuine insight into the mediated discomfort of modernity, such as when we discuss Twitter.
This makes a little sense when the content of the tweet is positive and uplifting. But it comes across as unlikable when he retweets messages that are negative and crazy because it makes it seem like the attention is its own reward.
I ask him why he does this. He gives two reasons. In hospitals. Working in Washington, D. These are real people. How many times does this stuff have to happen before we admit something really disturbing is going on here? But when you get into the hundreds of those tweets? The thousands of those tweets? I see a lot of people out there with really volatile mental disorders that are not getting help. That is not good.
That suggests mental illness. Because White sees mental illness everywhere, his goal as an activist is the creation of free mental health clinics in every major urban area, modeled after the system currently used by Planned Parenthood.
We talk about his cultural heroes, and he detects shades of mental illness in all of them: John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jordan.
He was obsessed with being great. Now, is that bad? This is a man who wants his cultural footprint to be deep. His real response was unflinching. And then he really goes to the rack.
Martin Luther King was insufferable. JFK was certainly insufferable. Galileo was insufferable. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. In the coming weeks, we shall all see where Royce White fits into that continuum, or if he fits there at all. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Iowa State Cyclones. Odell Beckham Jr. Los Angeles Rams. Rams add Beckham Jr. Superman returns: Cam rejoins QB-thin Panthers.
Carolina Panthers. Source: Tua to again back up Brissett for Miami. Miami Dolphins. Ruggs' lawyers: Witness says firefighting slow. The fact that they still welcomed him last summer meant even more. After two legal matters prevented White from ever playing at Minnesota, new Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg invited him to start over in Ames. Though White is ineligible to compete this season because of NCAA transfer rules, he has become an enthusiastic member of the practice squad, added nearly 10 pounds to his frame and immersed himself in school and campus life.
Athletic director Jamie Pollard admitted he wondered whether White's background made him too big a risk for a first-year coach to take. He said White impressed a variety of people during a rigorous vetting process last summer, and he's lived up to their high expectations during his first months at the school.
We took a flyer on him, and he has been stellar. Between classes, basketball, writing songs and hanging out with fellow music students, he is keeping himself busy -- which he said is exactly what he needs to do to capitalize on his fresh start. For me to be able to come back at all is definitely a blessing. Still, no player except White has put his NBA dream on hold and turned down a massive paycheck to become a symbol for mental health policies. However, White says the Canadian league offers him something more valuable than money — a personalized mental health care system.
Today, White continues to preach mental health on Twitter to over , followers, often posting reassuring messages and re-tweeting stories about his journey, always followed by the hashtag BeWell. Yet, despite how content he seems with his post-NBA life, White has not forgotten how cheated he feels by the league. In response to the outpouring of support for DeRozan and Love, White seemed frustrated that others were being recognized for sharing their stories while he was not.
Additionally, in an interview with Yahoo Sports, White confirmed his skepticism the league will welcome him back with open arms. On the whole, White is not angry about his brief NBA career.
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