I couldn't agree more with you there (the whole of your post, not just the bit I've quoted), and you make a great point about Bolt (as did mcan with his Ali comparison)inter me nan wrote:bolt,s personality is there for everyone to see, joking with the people before the race,the twinkle in his eye, your comparisons with ali are spot on, they both share/shared a inner confidence bordering on arrogance, but it never seemed to spill over, i have seen many lesser athletes, try and fail miserably at the same thing.....you can see the lie in there eyes, they cant pull it off.....i remember prince naseem trying to do the ali thing with a sneer instead of a smile......it was embarrassing.
Anyone else, and his confidence could start to grate. But as you say, he has the talent to back it up, and it never comes across as serious arrogance but more a jokey acknowledgement of his undoubted talent
A great read that, and what a great guy. Cheers!Up the Junction wrote:Here's a bit of a coup... a KUMB.com Q&A with the marvellous Mark Hunter MBE:
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