seahawksfan234
Radical Moderate
One of the benefits of growing up in Eastern Washington, there aren't very many famous people living there. Before moving to North Carolina (where I met Card) the most well known person I had met was Clint Didier (not very famous I admit). I have not been one who really longs to meet people of renowned, even passing the opportunity to meet Richard Sherman when he was in Vancouver last week. Just not something I get really geeked about. Like Card, I just don't want to meet someone in person and have their personality turn me off from something I would normally enjoy.
That said, when in sales I met my fair share of jerks who have no renown. Being a jerk is not reserved for those who have more attention paid to them than they need.
Not all of them are bad. If you've ever watched TheRealRobReport, Richard Sherman is actually a really funny/cool guy.
Back when Jim Zorn lived in Mercer Island my mom used to run into him all the time (after his playing days I believe) and told me what an incredibly nice guy he was. Same goes for Steve Largent. I met Felix Hernandez back in 06 I believe it was, and he was really cool. Edgar Martinez is also a really humble guy, his English is not too great but he's a nice guy too.
One of the nicest guys I've met in sports was probably actually Jack Z. Dave Niehaus was up there too. I'm trying to rack my brain to think of who else I've met, and I've got to say more times than not they are nice guys. Randy Johnson was a complete asshole though.