Biggest Apologies in Sports

Luis Suarez apologizes for biting opponent.

Luis Suarez Apologizes for Biting Player - Anytime a high-profile athlete screws up, you can be rest assured that there's an apology coming. Case in point, shamed Uruguay soccer star Luis Suarez. Days after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini in a World Cup match and being slapped with a nine-match suspension and four-month FIFA ban, Suarez tweeted an official apology statement on his Twitter account Monday. "I deeply regret what occurred. I apologise to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like this." We hope he's finally done biting into the competition, as this is his third offense. And just like Suarez, athletes mess up — whether it's getting into legal trouble or blatantly breaking their respective sport's rules. Almost always, an apology follows. Here, BET.com takes a look at th...
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Best Celebrity Apology Gold Medal: Tiger Woods - It was a worldwide scandal that deserved one heck of an explanation. After Tiger Woods was outed for his, ahem, numerous infidelities, the world was watching to see how he would say, "I'm sorry." After he tearfully pleaded, "I ask you to find room in your heart to one day believe in me again," his fans melted, even if his wife didn't.   (Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper /Landov)Pete Rose - Sometimes even numerous apologies can't deliver closure. Just ask Pete Rose. Major League Baseball's all-time hit king, with 4,192, said he was sorry for betting on baseball in 1989 on more than one occasion. And while many fans have accepted his apology, the MLB still upholds its lifetime ban against the former Cincinnati Reds outfielder, effectively barring him from being a Hall of Famer. Damn shame. (Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Luis Suarez Apologizes for Biting Player - Anytime a high-profile athlete screws up, you can be rest assured that there's an apology coming. Case in point, shamed Uruguay soccer star Luis Suarez. Days after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini in a World Cup match and being slapped with a nine-match suspension and four-month FIFA ban, Suarez tweeted an official apology statement on his Twitter account Monday. "I deeply regret what occurred. I apologise to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like this." We hope he's finally done biting into the competition, as this is his third offense. And just like Suarez, athletes mess up — whether it's getting into legal trouble or blatantly breaking their respective sport's rules. Almost always, an apology follows. Here, BET.com takes a look at th...

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