Shannon Ryan: Appreciate Shani Davis for his complexity and authenticity, not his controversy
Shani Davis could have been a media star and the king of commercials, marketing his story of overcoming obstacles to become a pioneering Olympic gold medalist speedskater.
Just do what everyone else does.
Smile. Reply with savvy, I'm-just-happy-to-be-here answers. Deflect praise. Most of all, sound grateful.
But Davis isn't here to make you or U.S. Speedskating or the U.S. Olympic
