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“Don’t
wait,” 22-year-old Derrick Gordon said emphatically when asked if he
has advice for other college athletes thinking about coming out. The
University of Massachusetts Amherst sophomore made headlines last week,
becoming the first NCAA Division I basketball player to come out as gay.
“Take advantage of everything that you have in front of you,” he
continued, offering advice to other young people, speaking with me on
SiriusXM Progress. “Don’t wait because you’re scared. Don’t wait until
you’re 35 or 40-years-old and done playing the sport that you love.
Because it’s stressful to live that way. I cried most of the nights when
I was in the closet just because it starts to take a toll on you just
because you’re worried about how people are going to think about you and
what they’re going to say about you. Take advantage of it now…It’s
going to make your life so much easier.”
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