Herschel Walker Calls Out The Ungrateful “Woke” Olympic Athletes Who Protest Against America
Legendary football star Herschel Walker made recent comments about Olympians protesting the American flag and kneeling before games.
The former pro-football running back lashed at fellow athletes who took their “protest” of America to Tokyo as seen in recent days during the ongoing 2020 Olympics.
“People think I’m very harsh when I say this,” Walker told Fox News. “This is the United States of America, and if people don’t like the rules here — and there’s no doubt we can make some things better — but if people don’t like the rules here, why are you here?”
In the interview on Friday, Walker raised whether the Olympics is the “right place” for American athletes to protest their country in the midst of athletes from around the world, who, the former footballer said “would love to represent the United States of America” if given the chance.
Kudos to this American Legend for reminding us all what it actually means to be an American & to stand up for your country! 👍🇺🇸Herschel Walker on Olympic protests: 'If people don’t like the rules, why are you here?'https://t.co/RBaSxcDprB
— Ryan L. Meador (@RyanLMeador) July 23, 2021
The football legend and proud supporter of former President Donald Trump competed for Team USA’s two-man bobsled team at the 1992 Olympics, an accomplishment he did not expect at the time, and which he referred to as “one of the proudest moments” of his life, “coming from South Georgia and representing the United States.”
“When I started seeing the United States flag and started seeing the people, the uniform, all my teammates from all different sports coming into that stadium — it almost brought a tear to my eye when I started thinking of where I grew up as a boy in my little hometown, and now having the chance to represent the United States of America,” Walker added.
“I couldn’t have been more proud of anything.”
Did you know @HerschelWalker participated in the 1992 Olympics when he raced on Team USA's two-man bobsled team?
He called the experience "one of the proudest moments" of his life. Read more from my interview with Herschel here:https://t.co/fONOM7FrdK— Audrey Conklin (@audpants) July 23, 2021
During his time at the Olympics, the former NFL player, who is known for one of the biggest pro-football trades of all time, noted how athletes from other countries would “come up and start talking about the United States of America” and who “want to beat you because they think we have it made.”
Walker was also one of the few Black sportsmen competing in the winter sports at the time.
“All of my brothers and sisters were White, but I was [more proud] than anything. I would’ve died for that group over in France if I had to,” Walker said of the USA bobsled team that time. “[They were] my family … I couldn’t have asked for anything better. I grew up in South Georgia — never, never could have dreamed of anything like that.”
The iconic athlete’s remarks came after the official opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, which took place on Friday (Japan time) while various competitions are still ongoing. Some athletes have taken advantage of the ceremony to make remarks against the US while competing in front of a worldwide audience.
During the national anthem during the US Olympic trials last month, Olympian Gwen Berry, for example, looked away from the American flag.
Berry, along with Tommie Smith and John Carlos were among the more than 150 signatories to a letter for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) demanding that competitors who protest during the Tokyo Olympics be exempt from penalty earlier announced by the IOC.
The five-page letter, released on Thursday, asks the IOC and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to refrain from sanctioning athletes who raise a fist or kneel on the medal stand or during competitions — although this would be in violation to the organization’s Rule 50.
Earlier this month, the IOC issued a warning against political gestures during official ceremonies, games, and in the Olympic Village.
Rule 50 of the IOC charter states: “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.”
Meanwhile, Walker enjoined leaders in the sports industry to speak up and encourage American athletes to send the right message.
“It’s very sad to me because any other country … I can promise you … they would not be representing that country,” he said. “I totally disagree with it, but they have the right to do it, even though I think it’s wrong. We have to have leaders that … are going to stand up and say the right thing.”
“You can feel a certain way and I think that’s great, but this is the United States Olympics. … I’m not sure that’s the time or place,” Walker added.
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