Final Four:
(1) Bono vs. (4) Landon Donovan
When asked before the game if he knew who Landon Donovan was, Bono responded:
“Oh, he’s a soccer player? An American soccer player? Now, that’s cute, isn’t it? He scored in the World Cup? 2010? No, didn’t watch it. I was supporting Ireland, but we still haven’t played our first game yet. We’re waiting for the entire tournament to be replayed. Thierry Henry, that bastard …”
Donovan played with a chip on his shoulder. He fought hard, but Bono had an answer for everything, and he advances to the championship.
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(1) Bill Gates vs. (1) Dalai Lama
In the strangest game thus far, the Dalai Lama won without scoring any points. Rather than playing, from the opening whistle he just sat at mid-court, legs-crossed, making this face for the duration of the game:
Bill Gates scored 100 unanswered points, but, with less than a minute remaining, he made eye contact with the Dalai Lama and suddenly decided to forfeit.
“I just—I can’t explain it,” Gates said afterward. “That little guy. He’s just, just such a beautiful man. You know, I realized that there’s so much more to life than winning or losing. Do winning and losing even exist? Without our participation would victory even be something that we view as a valid marker of personal success?”
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You got some underwhelming seeds here: bill gates, lance donovan, argh! nothing against lance but andres iniesta is so much more a compelling player and person. a real hero on and off the field. and sure, bill gates has used his billions to do good but the guy is an utter asshole who used underhanded tactics to monopolize (and charge monopoly pricing for ) PC software.
Come on guys, you can do better than this!
We love you guys!! Who else would run a competition for Most Good Man??
So, your #1 good man is someone who is celibate, who renounces family and fatherhood, and who sustains a religious patriarchy? Is this a joke? This post runs counter to everything else I’ve read on this site.
I knew you wrote this Ryan since you had a soccer player in the final! Being a fellow aficianado, I love that of course, but a different player comes to mind for me: Tim Howard. His success despite dealing with Tourette’s Syndrome has been really inspirational for kids who are often bullied & ostracized for their disability.
Let the debating begin…
cornel west was robbed, not even in bracket! :/