tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post144139428553938031..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Q&A: NBC’s Jimmy Roberts on ‘BREAKING THE SLUMP’The Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-33010236575828141682013-12-31T19:41:02.097-05:002013-12-31T19:41:02.097-05:00Roberts, like too many NBC "essayists" u...Roberts, like too many NBC "essayists" ultimately contort the interview to turn it back onto themselves. I really despise how often NBC post-play commenters use professional athletes to prop up their own importance; what does it benefit us to have an "essayist" who gooses the tear ducts of athletes and their families? Napoleon complexes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-12526824507504165022013-12-31T19:38:31.945-05:002013-12-31T19:38:31.945-05:00Amen, Anonymous. Roberts, like too many NBC "...Amen, Anonymous. Roberts, like too many NBC "reporters" or "essayists" attempts to make each interview into a Barbara Walters-like tearfest. Too much center-of-attention action, using golfers as stage props for his little man ego.SchadenfreudianSliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550135522771272956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-11777215454008701812012-02-26T11:54:17.599-05:002012-02-26T11:54:17.599-05:00Probably won't read the book however, while I ...Probably won't read the book however, while I thought Roberts was better than, say, Dan Hicks, I now realize they just don't like silence. Like most analysts they tell me what I can see/saw for myself--just tell me what a player is going to do and shut up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-3490098547437716432009-04-23T20:11:00.000-04:002009-04-23T20:11:00.000-04:00The chapters are short, but the book covers a lot ...The chapters are short, but the book covers a lot of players. They're all interesting and reveal some things I didn't know.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-5915874872947680792009-04-22T20:41:00.000-04:002009-04-22T20:41:00.000-04:00Great interview. Can we get you to ask the pros th...Great interview. Can we get you to ask the pros the questions before and after their rounds...Vince Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761454912786879102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-5224915353714955322009-04-22T11:44:00.000-04:002009-04-22T11:44:00.000-04:00That was an excellent series of questions! And Rob...That was an excellent series of questions! And Robert's answers should be more than enough to sell readers on buying his book. To date I have only read the chapter on Nicklaus, but it was very insightful. Since I have studied his career in depth, I only wish it had contained a few more details.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634709264969884186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-9670792589691908142009-04-21T19:25:00.000-04:002009-04-21T19:25:00.000-04:00Good interview...I look forward to reading his boo...Good interview...I look forward to reading his book, although I personally have never really cared for Jimmy Roberts or his interviews. Most interviews,in fact, would be better left on the cutting room floor.Lancernoreply@blogger.com