PopTart wrote:
I know it shows that I judged him purely on his look as a rugby player but it genuinely surprised me how knowledgeable and thoughtful he is.
I was really impressed.
For me, there are two types of 'great' sportsmen.
Those who are born with a god-given gift, George Best, Gazza, even Danny Brough.
Then there are those who make themselves great, by hard work and the ability to learn and to recover from adversity.
Both are valid, both are great to watch, both are vital to any sport. However, it's usually the self-made player who's more rounded and intelligent and thus a more interesting person IMO. Not always the case, you do get interesting level headed naturals but you virtually never get a stupid, self-destructive, self-absorbed, monosyllabic self-made player. The sort who usually makes it as well outside the game as in.
That's my long-winded way of saying I'm not surprised he was interesting, he will be as nothing came easy.
