It was Sophocles, the Greek tragedian, who said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
This was uttered about 420 B.C., when Internet service was so poor that it took months to hear about scandals. It was so long ago, Tom Brady was still early in his career and hadn’t even discovered the benefits of avocados.
The S-Man would not have liked what is happening in the world of sports nowadays. This week has been particularly jarring when it comes to the eternal, and probably unshakable, quest to get an edge by any means possible.