I found Hall Jr.'s "Godfather of Swimming" cape to be slightly ridiculous. However, I also found myself trying to defend him a little bit to the members of my extended family crowded around my television. They thought he looked like a fool. They were also embarrassed that he seemed to typify the stereotypical obnoxious American. I think they were glad he didn't make the team.
I kept trying to tell them that swimming needs more coverage to become more and more popular and, as much as I think it's cheesy, Hall Jr. was adding a "bad guy" element of drama to the telecast. Kind of like pro wrestling where some love to hate the obnoxious guy. They weren't buying it. But, none of my clan would be caught dead watching pro wrestling either.
I found Hall Jr.'s "Godfather of Swimming" cape to be slightly ridiculous. However, I also found myself trying to defend him a little bit to the members of my extended family crowded around my television. They thought he looked like a fool. They were also embarrassed that he seemed to typify the stereotypical obnoxious American. I think they were glad he didn't make the team.
I kept trying to tell them that swimming needs more coverage to become more and more popular and, as much as I think it's cheesy, Hall Jr. was adding a "bad guy" element of drama to the telecast. Kind of like pro wrestling where some love to hate the obnoxious guy. They weren't buying it. But, none of my clan would be caught dead watching pro wrestling either.
