re: Great article about Rondo and what goes on in his head

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AS A FRESHMAN at Eastern High School in 2001, Rondo took a sophomore AP geometry class, taught by a man named Doug Bibby. He didn't do homework. He wouldn't bring his books. He frequently fell asleep at the back of the classroom, waking up only when an angry Bibby called on him to answer a question. Rondo would rouse himself, glance at the board, blurt out the correct answer and resume his slumber. He aced all his tests, which led Bibby to suspect Rondo of cheating, so the teacher gave Rondo different tests. "He aced those too," Bibby says. To send a message, Bibby still gave Rondo a D. It was, Bibby says, "a pissing contest."

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Sounds like me in HS, and then later in college. Anywhere I go I believe I'm the smartest person in the room.

I remember a literature course in college where I didn't even buy the textbook, rarely went to class. Instructor really couldn't stand me but I still got a B.

I got better with age but I still have to check myself or it gets the better of me. It's intellectual vanity. It's a handicap more than anything else.

I think Rondo will look back on his career with some degree of regret. He could be so much better if he would use others for their knowledge in areas where he might have a blind spot. No one can know everything without help. The true intellect knows that he can gain knowledge from anyone.