Post by 00hmh on Jul 18, 2022 8:56:45 GMT -6
Of course he pumps himself up as he takes Dakich down.
"As for me, well, mine is a unique job in a unique market — celebrating locals for their successes, holding accountable our prominent sports figures for their failures — and for years it has embarrassed me, frankly, to have ignored Dakich’s mean-spirited public deterioration.
Like it or not, Dakich remains one of our most prominent sports figures. He keeps failing, plumbing new depths, preaching to a shrinking choir and hearing their hosannahs and confusing himself with a maverick or a man of courage.
This is not a brave man, but a small one getting smaller. And as Dan Dakich chips away at himself, he chips away at the number of people who will miss him when he’s gone."
Like it or not, Dakich remains one of our most prominent sports figures. He keeps failing, plumbing new depths, preaching to a shrinking choir and hearing their hosannahs and confusing himself with a maverick or a man of courage.
This is not a brave man, but a small one getting smaller. And as Dan Dakich chips away at himself, he chips away at the number of people who will miss him when he’s gone."
