Originally Posted by Spinster
+1 McEwen, Petacchi and Boonen always give due respect to their teams for getting them to the line first. More importantly, though, I appreciate them actually admitting that they are one of the best cyclists in the world. I'd rather them be honest about their abilities relative to everyone one else than for them to be faslely humble.
Recent Boonen interviews reflect that. The guy has won a lot of races already this year, what do you expect him to say? "Uh, well, I just got to give it up to God who made this all possible, I just got lucky out there today, every day is a different race, I'd like to thank my agent."
Amen about Boonen. There's a lot of bogus modesty in pro sports across the board. Boonen, Petacchi, etc., just being frank and open about their goals, what's important to 'em. Strike me as pretty straight-up guys. I pull for 'em. M-SR will be a treat. Even that little a-hole McEwen calls it like he sees it; he just seems to be a real jackass with relatively little professional regard for his peers. Don't blame him for exchanging words with Lance -- cut from the same "little man" cloth -- but hooking people, cutting wheels, riding guys into the barriers, all sure seems to be pretty bush and unnecessary on this level. What would it be like if Barry Bonds were a pro cyclist?