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That's a cool point about marriages:  much worse is the situation where the two people won't argue with each other any more.  If they're fighting, they're emotionally engaged.
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I think with some guys - Manny Ramirez, let's say - they're great in the clutch, in part because they are a little more detached from the pain of losing.  But Wilson breaking down in tears after ... that's when it hit him, the scale of what was at stake, the crushing pressure, how scary it all was.  But he accepted all of it, fought with courage, and you could see how "real" the battle was for him at the end.
He's a remarkable person - one of the very few who deserves the "Great Leader" label IMHO.
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Have you seen the ESPN thing on Brady, Rick?  It's good stuff.  He's a great leader, too -- a little bit more the cold-blooded killer type.  More FDR than Abraham Lincoln.