Published via T: 2014-02-10 00:32:50
“My player manual covered this [responding to racist language],” Chaney said. “It said very clearly: under no circumstances can you allow these things to get under your skin. You can always find yourself being called names. We found ourselves in a better position of dealing with these things with education, as opposed to fighting back. It was our decision not to go after them in a physical manner.
“Athletics should teach us a lot better about how to control ourselves and control our reaction to others. You cannot ever, ever retaliate. … That gentleman may have said something. Even if he did, it wasn’t right. You’ve got to be told, ‘Never, ever go in the stands.’
