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I'd Pick The Nature Boy! by: Ed Williams Have y'all ever had someone ask you the question, 'If you could pick anyone alive to spend some time with, who would it be?' My money says that just about all of you have been asked this somewhere along the way. And, since that's likely the case, it might be fun to discuss this a little bit this week. The person we'd pick would tell others a lot about ourselves, I think. And, with that thought in mind, would y'all like to know who I'd pick ? Well, I sure hope the answer to that is 'yes,' or else I'm wasting a good chunk of time writing this particular column. If I could pick anyone in the world to talk with, it wouldn't be the obvious choices like the President, the Pope, or a famous movie actor or actress. If I could spend time talking with anyone walking the face of the earth today, it'd be the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. That's right, the Nature Boy Ric Flair. The sixteen time world heavyweight wrestling champion. If I were a betting man, and I am, I'd bet that some of you out there might have a somewhat bewildered expression going on your faces right about now. Well, I can understand that, so give me a chance to explain and y'all might better understand why I'd pick the Nature Boy. A lot of us guys around here grew up in very rural settings. We either lived out in the country, on farms, or even in the woods. Because we lived 'out in the sticks,' our lives evolved mostly around church, school, and home, in fact, most of our weekends were spent at home. And, if you were one of us guys during a typical Saturday in the seventies or eighties, your TV viewing choices were either cartoons or professional wrestling. On account of that, many of us opted for wrestling - we loved the costumes, the theatrics, and the athleticism of it, but most of all I think we loved the interviews. And folks, no one shone brighter in the ring or behind the mike than the Nature Boy Ric Flair. To understand why I'd love to meet him, let's take a walk down memory lane to recall some of the Nature Boy's most classic lines.... Situation: Flair is about to take on Dusty Rhodes, the American Dream, for the world heavyweight championship back in the mid-eighties. Big Dust' is a great wrestler, but, if the truth be told, he was just a tad overweight. Okay, more than just a tad overweight. Anyway, Jim Ross, the TV announcer, asks the Nature Boy if he's concerned about his upcoming match with Big Dust'... 'Concerned? Concerned about Dusty Rhodes? Listen to me, Jim Ross, and listen good - fat boys are my specialty.' Situation: Flair is doing an interview on the Super Station, TBS Channel '17
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