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Tell Me About The Pigeons
01 May 2003 by Matthew Linderman
Bill Simmons, the sports guy, hangs with Mike Tyson and his pigeons on a rooftop in NYC. The whole pigeon thing has a definite “tell me about the rabbits, George” vibe to it.
[Tyson] I’ve been doing this my whole life, longer than anything I’ve ever participated in besides breathing … This is basically my office from six o’clock in the morning ‘til two o’clock in the morning … It’s like one of those boyhood diseases that you can’t get out of your blood… I know people think I’m crazy because I’m a black, young, rich millionaire and I’m here flying pigeons, but this is what I’ve done all my life — I’m gonna die doing this.
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02 May 2003 | Don Schenck said...
In a previous life, I was a sportswriter for the local newspaper. I had a trick for getting athletes to spend a lot of time with me, one-on-one, for a great interview. It's a tactic I use to this day when I want to get someone engaged in a good conversation. One question that uncorks the bottle:
"What is your hobby?"
I'm constantly amazed at hobbies, and what people do for fun. Often, you'd never guess. Tyson has pigeons. Steven Spielberg has his shotguns. I have my cigars.
Ain't diversity great?
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