Luke Thomas

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1,281 appearances 7 recordings 6 series first heard Oct 2024 last heard 18 Jun

Luke Thomas’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Like Messi, is he a savant in his sport?

Of course he is.

LeBron, Ronaldo, whoever you want to pick.

They have basketball or football IQ in ways that we can never imagine.

And they are preeminent athletes.

But dude, like in baseball, there's 170 games a year.

In basketball, it's, what, more than 80.

And the NFL season's only – if you get eliminated, it's only 16 or 17.

But, dude, that's a – I'm not telling you anything you don't know.

That's a brutal-ass game.

How do you get through some of those seasons on tapioca and a good night's sleep?

It's ludicrous.

That's nuts.

And then it goes back to this conversation we were having.

What is the purpose of pro sports?

Is it health and safety?

How can you make a claim that American football is principally about health and safety?

At the peewee or junior levels when you're trying to teach sportsmanship, different conversation.

But at the pro level?

It's a ludicrous suggestion.

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