The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean.
“When you get released from the NFL it's not a pleasant experience and I may have sulked for about two or three years. Then I was like, 'You know what? It's time to get back on the wagon.' I have nothing to be ashamed of.”
“And on the other hand, we see that the Israeli government is attacking that part of the Palestinian leader.”