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4:42 PM Wed, Jul 09, 2008 | Permalink
Ted Madden
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Terrell Owens is holding his annual football camp at Duncanville High School, and a couple of his teammates were out there today -- Marion Barber and Sam Hurd. Hurd was great, working with kids to get off the line of scrimmage as they begin a pass route; he's a charming and easy-going guy. Barber is different; it's almost painful how shy he is. For a man who runs as violently and aggressively as he does on the football field, he is the opposite in front of the media or a large group of people.
Today, each player addressed all the campers right before they broke for lunch. There were about 280 kids there, and Hurd had no problem saying a few words about helping the campers get better. Owens said the most -- and obviously he was completely comfortable. When it was Barber's turn, he mumbled something about hoping the kids would be able to take something away from the camp both on the field and off the field. Not all the kids could hear him, so he repeated it again. He talked for a total of about 24 seconds, including when he repeated himself.
His shyness is actually somewhat endearing. Watching him interact with Owens and Hurd, it's obvious he's well-liked and fun-loving. But he simply doesn't like to talk to groups of people; he's not comfortable and tries to avoid it. It's something a lot of us in the media had to get used to his first couple years with the Cowboys -- he wasn't blowing us off when he declined interview requests, he just was sincerely uncomfortable with it. I wish he weren't, because as one of the Cowboys' top players, fans would probably like to hear from him more. But that's just who he is.
http://www.beloblog.com/wfaasports/2008/07/marion-barber-a.html
Ted Madden
Terrell Owens is holding his annual football camp at Duncanville High School, and a couple of his teammates were out there today -- Marion Barber and Sam Hurd. Hurd was great, working with kids to get off the line of scrimmage as they begin a pass route; he's a charming and easy-going guy. Barber is different; it's almost painful how shy he is. For a man who runs as violently and aggressively as he does on the football field, he is the opposite in front of the media or a large group of people.
Today, each player addressed all the campers right before they broke for lunch. There were about 280 kids there, and Hurd had no problem saying a few words about helping the campers get better. Owens said the most -- and obviously he was completely comfortable. When it was Barber's turn, he mumbled something about hoping the kids would be able to take something away from the camp both on the field and off the field. Not all the kids could hear him, so he repeated it again. He talked for a total of about 24 seconds, including when he repeated himself.
His shyness is actually somewhat endearing. Watching him interact with Owens and Hurd, it's obvious he's well-liked and fun-loving. But he simply doesn't like to talk to groups of people; he's not comfortable and tries to avoid it. It's something a lot of us in the media had to get used to his first couple years with the Cowboys -- he wasn't blowing us off when he declined interview requests, he just was sincerely uncomfortable with it. I wish he weren't, because as one of the Cowboys' top players, fans would probably like to hear from him more. But that's just who he is.
http://www.beloblog.com/wfaasports/2008/07/marion-barber-a.html
