Roger Clemens Indicted – Hubris Gone Awry

He didn’t have to be there. That’s the kicker. The congressional hearing was called by him. There are so many lessons here as to be unbelievable. Let’s just discuss one.

Sometimes Just Shut Up

Clemens former trainer Brian McNamee made very serious allegations of injecting Clemens with steriods. These allegations were backed up by Andy Pettitte. The Mitchell report had already damaged the Clemens legacy. All of this was too much for Roger to sit by silently. He had to speak.

Clemens gave a deposition to congress in private. It could have been over at that point. Nope. Clemens was more interested in climbing the mound and having his way one more time.  Congress stepped up to bat and knocked him out of the park.

I frequently tell my clients, sometimes it’s just best to shut up.