RE: Chuck Adams
This has been quite the interesting thread so far. i will add a few more points to the discussion.
Personality - I dont think it is fair to judge any celebrity's personality based on a few second encounter at an autograph session. They could be having a bad day, maybe in thier mind they are joking wth the person but the person thought they were insulting them. I think the only people that could accurately judge his personality would be those who have spent considerable time with him.
Success as a hunter - his success cannot be argued. One point that i do not agree with is the comparisons with people such as Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong. This is not a good comparison. These men have elevated themselves above all of thier competitors in thier respective fields. Michael Jordan scored his points in the time alloted for a game, he wasnt given extra time to score more points. Any other player in the NBA who played the same number of minutes had the same opportunity to score that many points.
Chuck really hasnt done that since no one else appears to spend nearly as much time in the field. So while his accomplishments are great we dont know how great they may or may not be because there is no one else to gauge him against. If a group of guys came out with the sole goal of matching Chuck day for day in the field and out do his accomplishments then we would have a yardstick by which to measure those accomplishments. The only thing to measure Chuck against is Chuck himself, so for now his "greatness" as a hunter can be niether proved nor denied. His proficiency as a hunter must be commended though.
hmm well that was pretty convoluted, but hopefully someone gets my point.