Rachel Nichols · @Rachel__Nichols
29th Apr 2013 from TwitLonger
Extremely impressed w/Jason Collins coming out, and doing it so eloquently. He has played on 6 NBA teams and been to the NBA Finals 2x, but I'm guessing he'll look back on this is as the most important thing he did in basketball. Full @SINow article here: http://bit.ly/12J9el5
And here's an except:
"No one wants to live in fear. I've always been scared of saying the wrong thing. I don't sleep well. I never have. But each time I tell another person, I feel stronger and sleep a little more soundly. It takes an enormous amount of energy to guard such a big secret. I've endured years of misery and gone to enormous lengths to live a lie. I was certain that my world would fall apart if anyone knew. And yet when I acknowledged my sexuality I felt whole for the first time. I still had the same sense of humor, I still had the same mannerisms and my friends still had my back."