"He wasn't a real good football player because he liked to have fun and didn't take it that serious,' said Garner Ezell, 74, a former assistant coach for the team. 'He was popular and he liked attention, and would do things to get it.'

In one incident recalled by Ezell and others, Thompson appeared to be injured during a game. The coach ran out to see if he was all right and a smiling Thompson greeted him by asking, 'How's the crowd taking it?'"

A candidate who doesn't take himseld to seriously? and who can handle pressure? I like it!

LINK: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=a7y1WghyX5NI#