"Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy."- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Notebooks As a country, we like nothing more than building up our winners into heroes who stand tall above the crowd. When we declare a man or woman to be a hero, we expect the best out of them, professionally and morally. Sadly, our winners most often prove themselves to be flawed mortals just like the rest of us, and when their failings are displayed in public, we feel betrayed and disgusted.