Wright Thompson
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And he was like, what do you mean? And he was sort of like, where you're going, you don't want to be associated with me. We love you very much. You'll be family forever, but you can't come here anymore. And, you know, so he just grew up surrounded by a very strict, I mean, this is, you know, there's a story in the book on Pat, but like a really strict code about how a man behaves in the world.
And he was like, what do you mean? And he was sort of like, where you're going, you don't want to be associated with me. We love you very much. You'll be family forever, but you can't come here anymore. And, you know, so he just grew up surrounded by a very strict, I mean, this is, you know, there's a story in the book on Pat, but like a really strict code about how a man behaves in the world.
And you just, I think, see that play out in weird public ways with him over and over and over. Yeah.
And you just, I think, see that play out in weird public ways with him over and over and over. Yeah.
And you just, I think, see that play out in weird public ways with him over and over and over. Yeah.
I think he'll die in that job. I mean, we had this thing where he was talking so much to me while I was reporting the story about retiring that one day I just called him. I'm like, hey, you're not trying to tell me you're retiring, are you? Because I don't want to have just missed all the signals. And he laughed. And then they got eliminated from the playoffs on the last day of the season.
I think he'll die in that job. I mean, we had this thing where he was talking so much to me while I was reporting the story about retiring that one day I just called him. I'm like, hey, you're not trying to tell me you're retiring, are you? Because I don't want to have just missed all the signals. And he laughed. And then they got eliminated from the playoffs on the last day of the season.
I think he'll die in that job. I mean, we had this thing where he was talking so much to me while I was reporting the story about retiring that one day I just called him. I'm like, hey, you're not trying to tell me you're retiring, are you? Because I don't want to have just missed all the signals. And he laughed. And then they got eliminated from the playoffs on the last day of the season.
I was down in Miami and he texted me the next day. And we went to like that Smith and Walensky down on South Beach. He lives in that big tower next to it.
I was down in Miami and he texted me the next day. And we went to like that Smith and Walensky down on South Beach. He lives in that big tower next to it.
I was down in Miami and he texted me the next day. And we went to like that Smith and Walensky down on South Beach. He lives in that big tower next to it.
and uh he was like you want to get a drink i was like yes and we sat there had a couple of drinks and he's like you know what you want to know what the greatest lie ever told is and i'm like what he goes that i'm going to retire to malibu and i'm like oh that's it you're never ever going away you know his wife chris is great and the way she describes it she's also a professional therapist i don't think it's an accident that he married a therapist but uh she's like you know
and uh he was like you want to get a drink i was like yes and we sat there had a couple of drinks and he's like you know what you want to know what the greatest lie ever told is and i'm like what he goes that i'm going to retire to malibu and i'm like oh that's it you're never ever going away you know his wife chris is great and the way she describes it she's also a professional therapist i don't think it's an accident that he married a therapist but uh she's like you know
and uh he was like you want to get a drink i was like yes and we sat there had a couple of drinks and he's like you know what you want to know what the greatest lie ever told is and i'm like what he goes that i'm going to retire to malibu and i'm like oh that's it you're never ever going away you know his wife chris is great and the way she describes it she's also a professional therapist i don't think it's an accident that he married a therapist but uh she's like you know
Pat grew up needing to get his, you know, his cookies or praise and he needs it.
Pat grew up needing to get his, you know, his cookies or praise and he needs it.
Pat grew up needing to get his, you know, his cookies or praise and he needs it.
I mean, most of the time, you know, it's like that post hoc ergo propter hoc, like, you know, Bill Belichick without Tom Brady is a sub-500 coach. I mean, I just sometimes wonder, like, all a coach is is somebody who either lucks into a star player or gets a star player and doesn't ruin it.
I mean, most of the time, you know, it's like that post hoc ergo propter hoc, like, you know, Bill Belichick without Tom Brady is a sub-500 coach. I mean, I just sometimes wonder, like, all a coach is is somebody who either lucks into a star player or gets a star player and doesn't ruin it.
I mean, most of the time, you know, it's like that post hoc ergo propter hoc, like, you know, Bill Belichick without Tom Brady is a sub-500 coach. I mean, I just sometimes wonder, like, all a coach is is somebody who either lucks into a star player or gets a star player and doesn't ruin it.