She discovered the hard way that, while critics are more than happy to see successful sport stars pull outrageous publicity stunts, it allgoeswrongwhen you're perceived to be a show-off who can't back it up with results.
These executives always have someone they can offer as a sacrificial lamb when something goeswrong, making it appear as though all that is needed to rectify the problem is to fire the worker and all will be well in the world.