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What was gratifying is that each time this happens it becomes less of a story.  While I am sure there was some internal struggle involved, his coming out didn't seem at all contrived or like it was a particularly big deal, which is as it should be.  My favorite quote:

“Once I became official to my teammates, I knew who I was. I knew that I was gay. And I knew that I was Michael Sam, who’s a Mizzou football player who happens to be gay. I was so proud of myself and I just didn’t care who knew. If someone on the street would have asked me, ‘Hey, Mike, I heard you were gay. Is that true?’ I would have said yes. But no one asked. I guess they don’t want to ask a 6-3, 260-pound defensive lineman if he was gay or not,” – Michael Sam

Add: And a nice tweet from Shayne Skov

Shayne Skov ‏@ShayneSkov11  7h
Much respect to @MikeSamFootball for having the confidence and courage to share a piece of who he is. Wishing him success on n off the field
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[BostonCard]

What was gratifying is that each time this happens it becomes less of a story.  While I am sure there was some internal struggle involved, his coming out didn't seem at all contrived or like it was a particularly big deal, which is as it should be.  My favorite quote:

“Once I became official to my teammates, I knew who I was. I knew that I was gay. And I knew that I was Michael Sam, who’s a Mizzou football player who happens to be gay. I was so proud of myself and I just didn’t care who knew. If someone on the street would have asked me, ‘Hey, Mike, I heard you were gay. Is that true?’ I would have said yes. But no one asked. I guess they don’t want to ask a 6-3, 260-pound defensive lineman if he was gay or not,” – Michael Sam

Add: And a nice tweet from Shayne Skov

Shayne Skov ‏@ShayneSkov11  7h
Much respect to @MikeSamFootball for having the confidence and courage to share a piece of who he is. Wishing him success on n off the field
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