Talk About Reinventing Yourself

Two years ago when the Michael Vick dog fighting scandal broke loose I was very upset to say the least. I am a huge animal lover and a proud owner of cat which I adopted from the Humane society. To learn that Vick was not only running the dog fighting operation but actually participated in the killing of dogs made me sick to my stomach.



Last night 60 minutes aired their interview with Vick where the former football star opened up about his long nights crying in prison and his new role as an ambassador for the Humane Society. Yes it is true, Michael Vick is currently holding public conferences and appearing on television to speak out against animal cruelty.

I want to give Vick credit for at least owning up to what he did and taking full responsibility for his actions. It's still unclear whether or not Vick's involvement with the Humane Society is genuine or if it is purely a way to help reshape his image, we will have to wait to see how involved he is in few years.

The most intriguing part about all of this is that if we as a society accept Vick's apologie and end up viewing him as a crusador for animal rights it will be one of the biggest personal reinventions in media history. Genuine remorse or a great marketing team supporting Vick? We might never know, either way he is doing the right thing.