The 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards are cashed, but there was far too much information consumed over the last few days to have gotten it all down before the climactic ceremonies.
Consequently, there will be several more stories trickling out of my laptop regarding the subject.
Since I've got 12 hours to kill in the Abu Dhabi International Airport before the one flight a day to Frankfurt departs (conveniently timed for 1:50 in the morning) and it's kind enough to offer free, lightning-quick Internet, I figured now's as good a time as any to relate one of the highlights of the trip.
On Wednesday, I was lucky enough to chat with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, skateboard by his side. A telling bit of trivia considering the context was the inexplicably luxurious Emirates Palace hotel; i.e., if Tony Hawk were ever to be sans board, you'd imagine a seven-star hotel in the United Arab Emirates would be one of those times.
Nope.
The interview was a high point not because he's a particular hero of mine or because of any personal "I want to be this guy" reverence from my youth.
I clocked in at 6'2" and 160 pounds as a freshman in high school; my ...
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