For clarification: A man-crush is marked by a response by one man toward another -- usually a public figure -- which goes beyond common masculine affinity or approval. It can rightly be called a "crush" because of an inner emotion of excitement, often associated with romantic relationships. And in case I get any flack for my man crushes, I would just like to say (in a very defensive tone) that a man who won't admit his man crushes is either passionless or a coward or both.
My top ten:
10. Julian Peterson - There's something about a 6'3", 240 lb. defensive end with 5% body fat that can fly to the ball and looks like a gazelle doing it. Good guy too.
9. Anthony Hopkins - I'll even watch his bad movies. Maybe the most subtle and convincing actor I've ever seen.
8. Bishop N.T. Wright - Bridges academia and the church in a way that almost no one else has done before (but see #2 below). A fantastic writer, wonderful speaker, Godly man.
7. Gary Payton - His swagger in Seattle will always be burned in my memory. I just loved that although we had little else, for a time Seattle had the best point guard in the NBA.
6. Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) - I probably heard more of his voice in my early- and mid-20s than just about anyone else's.
5. Thom Yorke (Radiohead) - On several occasions, while listening to Radiohead, I've had the thought, "How is it that the whole world doesn't agree that this is the best band ever?"
4. Thierry Henry (formerly of Arsenal, now Barcelona) - I could watch him play soccer all day. Some German friends of mine now use the English idiom "smooth as silk" because I taught it to them while we were watching Henry play against Schalke. Just by watching him, they knew what the phrase meant right away.
3. Harrison Ford - As a kid, the only character in cinema history that I thought was awesomer than Han Solo was Indiana Jones. I haven't really grown up.
2. C.S. Lewis - His writings will always have a place in the Christian faith, and in the development of my own.
1. Michael Jordan - Cliche? Yeah. A little trite? Probably. But come on. He's the standard to which everyone else must be measured -- he's the Michael Jordan of celebrities.
Alternates: Adam Morrison, David Beckham, Professor Martin Hengel, Winston Churchill, Johnny Depp.
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