I was always aware of what went on around me—but I mainly kept my own counsel because what I did was never for anyone else’s approval. All I was ever interested in was to do what I did as best I could. Period. The payoff was in using my skills, the most comprehensive skills in the game at that time, to the fullest and winning more championships tha

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I started off by asking him whether there is a unifying theme to his seemingly diffuse life’s work, which has included old-school magazines and books, bleeding-edge technology, conservationism, photographing Asia, and teaching. “Following my interests,” he said simply.

It sounded awfully cutesy for someone so accomplished. I said that there is an id... See more