Attitude, arrogance and A-Rod seem to go together like soup and sandwich or love and marriage.

Why do so many uber athletes like A-Rod, Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong not only cheat, but maintain an aloof, arrogant attitude that alienates millions while doing a major number on their image and reputation?

In our never-ending quest to seek answers to such weighty questions, we turned on our RepChatter microphones and invited Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr, a clinical associate professor at NYU’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management to show us the way.

Click on the link below to listen to one of the coolest podcasts we’ve recorded in a long, long time. And you MUST listen to Peppercommer Paul Merchan’s Rap introduction of the recording. Unlike A-Rod’s reputation, it’s priceless…..