Paul Donahoe, the
University of Nebraska wrestler who was booted from his team
after officials were alerted that nude photos and
videos of him had appeared on the gay porn
site Freshman.tv, sat down with the
Boston Globe
to talk about the scandal that almost destroyed his wrestling
career before it even started.
Now wrestling for
Edinboro University in Pennsylvania, the 5-foot-5 senior
is undefeated
and one of the top college wrestlers in the country.
He also says he isn't
gay.
Some excerpts from his
interview:
"I didn't do
anything illegal. I didn't hurt anyone. I don't think I
did anything wrong. Who should I apologize to?"
"I am straight,
but on the forums people make a lot of gay jokes about me.
I'm not too concerned. They can talk about me all they
want, it doesn't matter. If a guy wants to be with a guy,
who cares?"
"I believe it was
unfair for Nebraska to dismiss me from the team. For one,
there's plenty of athletes throughout the University of
Nebraska who have had DUIs and who have been in fights and are
still playing. But I guess that's OK. Posing nude, I guess,
is worse than someone drinking and driving and risking
someone's life, in their eyes."
For more from the
Boston Globe
interview,
click here
.