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Nice story. Thanks for the link. Looking forward to seeing "Mr. Mesko" for many years.
(The use of courtesy titles in papers like WSJ and NYT is pretty cool. We should do that on this site, make things more civilized: "Mr. Kontra, I see your point, but respectfully disagree...")
Last edited by Uncle Rico; 08-18-2010 at 09:37 AM..
Reason: Add comment about courtesy titles
Amazingly, they manage to go the entire article without mentioning the fact that he achieved cult status at Michigan (and, honestly, might have had the longest Wikipedia article of any player drafted in 2010).
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"When I was 10 years old, I barely knew American football existed," he told The Wall Street Journal, in an article dubbing him the NFL's most interesting man. "If you would've told me I'd get two degrees and a pro contract for kicking a ball in the air, I probably would have said, 'Oh yeah? Are you going to disappear into thin air for your next act?'"
"I've got two degrees and no debt," he told the Journal. "Could be worse."
Nice story. Thanks for the link. Looking forward to seeing "Mr. Mesko" for many years.
(The use of courtesy titles in papers like WSJ and NYT is pretty cool. We should do that on this site, make things more civilized: "Mr. Kontra, I see your point, but respectfully disagree...")
It is refreshing to see his professionalism tempered by humility. The young gentleman has a good future ahead of him if he can maintain not just his skill level, but his attitude.
Nice story. Thanks for the link. Looking forward to seeing "Mr. Mesko" for many years.
(The use of courtesy titles in papers like WSJ and NYT is pretty cool. We should do that on this site, make things more civilized: "Mr. Kontra, I see your point, but respectfully disagree...")
Unfortunately, some posters seem to prefer the Point/Counterpoint style ("[Poster], you ignorant slut!").
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Zoltan in Today's Wall Street Journal
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