Marty Richman: “No, my guess is that many teammates either knew or may have guessed (rightly or wrongly) who is gay long ago. There will be some bumps in the road, but there will be few serious problems.”
Nants Foley: “I would hope not.”
Mary Zanger: “No. Like his role model tennis superstar Martina Navratilova who came out in 1981, his timing was good. She made sure her pending citizenship was not in danger. He, a free agent between teams, made sure that no team would be hurt. By the time everything settled down a new season would begin. Martina might have lost some endorsements. So might he. Martina played better tennis. Jason Collins will play better basketball. ”
Ruth Erickson: “It shouldn’t, but it probably will be, whether discussed privately or publicly by teammates!”
