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Sports InsiderWhen Our NBA Heroes Turn Out to Be Jerks.
January 14th 2008 11:44
It’s been a long day at the Australian Open for this writer, and the
exhaustion being felt at this moment is incomprehensible. However, NBALOUD got to witness Serena Williams strut her stuff, Justine Henin and her beautiful tennis strokes, and the great British hope, Andy Murray make an ignominious exit from one of the major tournaments for tennis. All in all, it was a great day.
However, this space is reserved for basketball and that is what you shall get. Although this writer is typing with half closed eyes, the dedication that NBALOUD has for you dear readers is without peer.
We’ve all had people that we have worshipped from afar, wondering what they would be like if our paths would cross sometime in the future. In envisioning a meeting with said hero, we inevitably put forward a golden hue because, hey, they’re our heroes. They won’t disappoint.
Sadly, sometimes we’re better off not meeting the people we admire because they inevitably disappoint. It’s hard to fathom but the famous are also people, with all too human foibles. You do get the hero who exceeds our expectations, but you also get the jerks.
Players in the NBA also have people they admire, with Dirk Nowitzki being no exception.
Anyone who has ever watched the Punk’d episode where Dirk Digger was the one copping egg on his face would have seen a gracious and accommodating guy. The general consensus of those who have encountered the Big Sauerkraut is that he is a down to earth cat, with a sharp wit.
Today’s video is of a European documentary that pits two totally different, yet successful, individuals in their own fields for a night of dinner and discussion. So, what does this doco have to do with hero-worship? Well, Dirk had always idolised Scottie Pippen, but upon meeting the legendary Chicago Bull had a changed his view about the man. Watch the clip for Dirk’s description of Pip because it is priceless, whilst pulling no punches.
Dirk didn't disappoint this young fan. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
However, this space is reserved for basketball and that is what you shall get. Although this writer is typing with half closed eyes, the dedication that NBALOUD has for you dear readers is without peer.
We’ve all had people that we have worshipped from afar, wondering what they would be like if our paths would cross sometime in the future. In envisioning a meeting with said hero, we inevitably put forward a golden hue because, hey, they’re our heroes. They won’t disappoint.
Sadly, sometimes we’re better off not meeting the people we admire because they inevitably disappoint. It’s hard to fathom but the famous are also people, with all too human foibles. You do get the hero who exceeds our expectations, but you also get the jerks.
Players in the NBA also have people they admire, with Dirk Nowitzki being no exception.
Anyone who has ever watched the Punk’d episode where Dirk Digger was the one copping egg on his face would have seen a gracious and accommodating guy. The general consensus of those who have encountered the Big Sauerkraut is that he is a down to earth cat, with a sharp wit.
Today’s video is of a European documentary that pits two totally different, yet successful, individuals in their own fields for a night of dinner and discussion. So, what does this doco have to do with hero-worship? Well, Dirk had always idolised Scottie Pippen, but upon meeting the legendary Chicago Bull had a changed his view about the man. Watch the clip for Dirk’s description of Pip because it is priceless, whilst pulling no punches.
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mark - yes, pro athletes and arrogance go hand in hand. it's not surprising that the famous are jerks, it is however a mild shock that they're arrogant towards those in the same field.