John Thornton
Guys like Thornton make the radio gig a pleasure. He was on with me an hour last night. Thoughtful, candid, bright, versatile. He's the kind of guest I'd like to have more of. When I took over Sports Talk last April, I said I wanted it to be less confrontational and more conversational. Not to cut back on the passion-- sports w/o passion is chess -- but to make it more civil and informative. Thornton epitomizes that. Says he plans to live here after he's done playing. What an asset he'll be to the community.
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Post a Comment*Paul, could not agree with you more. I met John at Ken Griffey, Jrs. charity bowling tournament. My business sponsored a lane. John was not only friendly but very articulate. Marvin was there too, but my impression of him as a person after meeting him was not so favorable.
To me, Thornton just seems like a guy who cares...About himself, his teammates and the community. In a profession full of so many "me first" guys, it's a blessing to have guys like this around. Good to hear that he'll add to the community once he's done.
You're dead wrong when you say, "sports without passion is chess." While chess is the most cerebral of games, it requires true passion and dedication to the sport for one to achieve any level of success. Look at Kasparov. Fourteen years as the top ranked chess player in the world. Nothing but unrelenting passion would allow a person to subject himself to so much strain, pressure and plain work. Really, the reverse of your premise is mroe likely true. The more athletic the sport, the less passion is required to be competitive, as one's own natural gifts can allow high levels of play from even a disinterested participant (see Adam Dunn).
Jake -- Hyde Park
Doc,
Civil, conversational and informative. Every radio sports talk show I've listened to over the years has grated on my nerves, as the hosts and callers spent the entire time bashing teams and players by repeating the same simplistic observations being repeated elsewhere in the media. Right from the beginning, I've found your show to be completely different. It is a pleasure to listen to you. Everytime I listen I learn something new and of true substance about the game and players. You have done a great job carrying out your desire to be civil, conversational and informative, and I'm a better sports fan because of it. Thanks.
LOL at the following comment from Jake: "Look at Kasparov. Fourteen years as the top ranked chess player in the world". That's some serious geek right there. Only from a Hyde Parker.....
Mike - Mt Washington
Yeah chess isn't passionate but anything that requires you to think 10-12 moves ahead deserves some respect.
Just think what Marvin could do if he could think just 2 moves ahead?!
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