Honesty.
I know honesty -- especially honesty in professional sports -- is a rare thing. Which is why this story matters.
Golfer turns self in for using illegal ball.
It may not seem like much -- and in truth, ninety-nine percent of the time I don't give a damn about professional golf. (When asked about my feelings on the sport, I fall back on two quotes: Mark Twain's "Golf is a good walk spoilt" and Rosie O'Donnell's "Golf is men in ugly pants walking".)
But this is the kind of thing that in my opinion our society -- our global society -- needs more of. Accountability, self-policing, and just plain old playing fair.
So here's to J.P. Hayes, my hero of the week. May we all remember that if no one else is watching, we are watching ourselves.