David: Okay, we both adore sports. Let's move on to sports that you like to watch-or rather, I should say, love to watch. We both have our own opinions about that. What are the sports-what are the one, two, three sports that you absolutely adore watching? What is the first one you love watching, and why?
Todd: I guess, hmm. Well, golf is up there, I like to watch golf because I've got a lot of respect for those players, and golf, to me, is probably one of the most difficult games to play in the entire world. I'm absolutely terrible at it. [laughter] The best putt I ever made was a year and a half ago. It was a sixty-three-foot putt at the 17 hole, which I'm quite proud of. That was the best shot I ever made. Other than that, it's just-I don't know. It's funny, because the way you hold a hockey stick is somewhat similar to the way you hold a golf club, but the difference is so great for me, I just can't quite grasp the contrast, I guess you could say. But surprisingly, even though I don't participate, I watch a tremendous amount of golf, because I have a tremendous amount of respect for those players who hit those hundred-and-some-odd-foot shots, those hole-in-ones. That's probably being the number one right now. David: So what are one or two of your top sports that you love to watch? I mean, that you actually get a tremendous thrill-you leap out of the sofa, jumping around going, "Whoa, what a shot!" What are those two or three-one or two games that you love watching?
Todd: It'd have to be, probably, ice hockey and rugby. Ice hockey's always been a big thing in our family for years. Of course, living in Canada, right? That's our-even though it's not really our traditional game. Lacrosse is, as far as I know, but ice hockey's always been up there. Rugby is definitely up there. It's fast-paced, you know, there's very few stoppages, unlike football. I do respect football, but it's too much stop-and-go for my liking, whereas rugby is more like a hockey game, there's more flow. So it'd probably be ice hockey and rugby, those would be the two. David: What is your opinion of my favorite sport?
Todd: I'm not sure what your favorite sport is. David: I think you should know.
Todd: Oh, it's probably soccer. David: No, it's not soccer. I do love soccer. To watch?
Todd: To watch-I don't know, how about- David: Allen Iverson? Todd: Oh, basketball, yes of course. My apologies, David. I respect basketball a lot. I am an average player. I am probably best at hitting from the three-point line, or the free-throw line, but in terms of dribbling, in terms of slam-dunking-I need a heck of a lot of practice in that area. But basketball-I do respect the game quite a bit, I did play a little bit growing up, but I never really got good at it, you know? There's some sports I was excellent at, and some sports I was not good at. Like skateboarding, for example. I was terrible at skateboarding, I can't balance on it worth a dime, and yeah. But I love basketball too, even though I'm an average player. David: Well, see, the thing is, I can't play basketball at all. I mean, I can shoot a bit, you know, same thing about the three-point arc, shooting. But the game absolutely thrills me, okay? The game is such a fast-paced, up-and-down, up-and-down, up-and-down sport. Do you-as a Canadian, it's a little bit unusual-but do you actually get into the game and actually get thrilled when you're watching a game and it's 102 to 101, with twenty seconds left in the game? Todd: Somewhat, not really. I'm sorry. Probably not quite as much as a hockey game if it was tied 3 to 3 in the final seconds of the period. I probably don't feel that same thrill as you do, Dave, I'm very sorry. But I've been to a few basketball games, when the Vancouver Grizzlies were here, and I think we won one and we lost two, so that's too bad. Basketball's, yeah, I got quite a bit of respect for that. David: I certainly do miss the Grizzlies, I really do. It was something that happened while I was in Japan, and I couldn't believe that they were here. I was so happy, and then they disappeared. Okay, so what are you playing right now? What is the number one thing, other than darts? What is a team sport that you're working on most of all right now, and trying to improve upon? Todd: It's the floor hockey. I'm a center in floor hockey, so I have to do a lot of work, you know, running up and down the gymnasium floor, so, constantly-even though I'm twenty-six years old, I'm not exactly a spring chicken anymore. I'm still trying to excel and still trying to perform to the best of my abilities, and to my pinnacle, I guess you could say. That would be it, that's the one. David: Thank you, Todd, my best friend. Good talking to you.
Todd: I appreciate the time you've spent with me, Dave, I kind of had to get a little bit of this off my chest, you know, and I've always wanted this interview, so I appreciate it very much, and you did a swell job yourself. David: Thank you very much.
Todd: You're very welcome.
