okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Thursday, April 22, 2004
How Ted learned and kept learning
I'm reading a biography of the great baseball hitter, Ted Williams. The author writes a bit about how Williams learned and kept learning:
He would seek out the greats of the game, ask questions, challenge the answers....He would talk with Hugh Duffy,...Bill Terry,...Ty Cobb...He would talk, as an old man, with Tony Gwynn and Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Giambi....
The subject would never go stale for him. He would talk hitting with anyone who asked and with a lot of people who didn't.
If you read okansas every day, you might know that I'm interested in people who are obsessed, in particular when they're obsessed with sports. Williams was absolutely dedicated to become a great hitter.
I'm not going to tie Williams obsession to orienteering, other than to note that some orienteers I've known have been quite obsessed by orienteering.
posted by Michael |
9:28 PM
