Being human in Memphis

It is ironic that the blog I was going to write about is the aggressive personality of past male racquetball champions,sorry I do not know that much about the history of women players except a few. Lets go down the list of of past champions. Marty Hogan-Mr Humble personality, Cliff Swain-ego maniac with a temper personality, Jason Mannino-abusive to opponents and fans alike at times personality, Jack Huczek(sp)-the anti-fan personality, and Kane the thug personality. These are definitely the best players discluding Sudsy,always a fan favorite,who played the best ball ever seen. From pure power players, to great court sense , these players dominated for the past thirty plus years. Is it just coincidence that these players all share major character flaws ? This racquet fanatic does not think so. That same aggressive tendency off the court is carried onto the court. A win at all costs attitude. I will not mention names but there are many very good players I know who become way to timid on the court especially on tournament day. This costs them a mark in the win column. This brings me to Kane's game tonight against up and comer Jose Rojas. I never saw someone enter the "arena" more relaxed than Kane tonight. Of course he won, but he was helping Jose up after his dives and joking with him on the court about how to clean up wet spots on the court. He came out with Sudsy's bagel shirt to warm up and was chatting with Jason and Sudsy(they were commentating)between games. To put the icing on the cake he gave kudos to Jose after the game and told him he remembers what it is like to be an up and coming junior.HMMMMM what is this all about ? A) Kane becoming a father has turned him into a human being B)Jim Winterton has been telling him to straighten up his post game speech. C)He is getting bored of his Ali like speeches after his victories D)Big rumored Nike contract has a conduct clause. E) Someone slipped him some Prozac. You decide . Jon "Hit Smarter not Harder"