Getting into Nick Wright’s Takes
So, Nick Wright. Yeah, that guy on TV talking sports. You either kinda get him or you really don’t, right? For a while there, I really didn’t. Just seemed like loud opinions and crazy predictions.
But then I hit this weird patch. Found myself with a lot of time on my hands, wasn’t working the usual grind. This was back when the whole world felt like it was holding its breath, and my project got put on indefinite hold. Suddenly, my mornings were wide open. Started flipping channels, and somehow, I landed on his show, “First Things First”.
My weird little routine started.
I’d make coffee, sit down, and just… listen. At first, it was just background noise. Then, I actually started paying attention. He’d make these wild claims, especially about Mahomes and LeBron, his guys. My first reaction was always, “No way, that’s ridiculous.”
But here’s the thing I started doing, my little “practice” I guess:
- I began actually listening to his reasoning, not just the loud conclusion. Sometimes, buried under the bluster, there was a nugget of logic, or at least a consistent viewpoint.
- I’d find myself mentally debating him. Sometimes even saying stuff out loud to the empty room, like, “Okay, Nick, but what about THIS?” Felt a bit nuts, honestly.
- I even started tracking some of his bolder predictions in a little notebook. Just to see how often this guy, who sounded so sure, actually hit the mark. It wasn’t super scientific, just me messing around.
It became less about sports, more about… performance?
During that downtime, watching him became this strange ritual. It wasn’t really about agreeing or disagreeing anymore. It was about watching someone perform confidence. Someone who had a take, stuck to it, and argued it with everything they had, facts or not sometimes.
It made me think. Not about sports strategy, but about how people present themselves, especially when they need to be convincing. Here I was, feeling unsure about my next steps, watching this guy who was the definition of sure, even when he was probably wrong.
Did it help me figure out my career? Not directly. Didn’t magically land me a new gig or solve my project limbo. But it was a distraction, and an odd kind of lesson in conviction. Seeing that level of unwavering (some might say stubborn) belief in one’s own points was… something. Made me reflect on times I perhaps should have been more assertive, or times I maybe held back too much.
It’s funny, because it reminds me of this manager I had ages ago. Super nice guy, but couldn’t make a firm decision to save his life. Always weighing options, always seeing every side, until nothing got done. Watching Wright was like the polar opposite of that. Maybe there’s a middle ground, huh?
Anyway, the project eventually started back up, routine came back. Don’t watch him as much now. But that period? Yeah, Nick Wright was definitely part of the soundtrack to my weird waiting game. Strange how things stick with you.
