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Here's 1 Guy Who Hasn't Had His Heart Broken

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 16, 2007

Few words can mean so much, or so little, as one.

There is a big difference between being the chosen one or the forgotten one; one dollar and one million dollars; or "one of us" and "one of them."

Tampa Bay needs one victory to claim the NFC South title and make the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. Staying with the theme of one, I spoke with Bucs tight end Anthony Becht about that number for this week's Wide Right column, which makes him the lucky one.

Anwar: What is one cool thing about living in Tampa?

Anthony: Tampa is great. You have the flexibility of going to the beach. You got beautiful weather year-round. I can basically go and play every single day of the year. I love waking up in the morning and it's sunny in the 70s, and the days it's in the 90s, I love it, too. Everybody I know, all my friends up north, are crying right now. I love warm weather, and I feel like I get younger every time I go out on the field, so it's definitely a positive place for me to be.

Anwar: Give me one highlight of being a first-round draft pick of the New York Jets.

Anthony: I just think from a status standpoint of being in New York City is a great feeling. It's the media mecca of the world, and I was able to get a lot of exposure not only on the field, but off the field ... build some great relationships and network from it. I thought that was pretty sweet, being in that city and that mecca.

Anwar: Who is one girl who broke your heart?

Anthony: I really haven't had my heart broken. I met my wife a long time ago, and we've stuck it out forever, and I can't really say that even before I met her I was someone who got my heart broken.

Anwar: Liar!

Anthony: No, I'm serious while laughing.

Anwar: OK. What is one dumb question reporters usually ask you?

Anthony: Probably when they start off saying, "You're known for being a blocking tight end." It's good to be really good at something, but I like to be well-rounded in what I can do.

Anwar: Have you ever come across one reporter with really bad breath?

Anthony: Yeah, absolutely. New York was notorious for a ton of beat writers and a lot of guys who worked for little radio stations, and you always hit somebody who was just foul.

Anwar: How did you escape?

Anthony: What you do is a little trick you learn. When you speak, you actually blow through your mouth and you cut the airway from them. It's a small trick you learn when you're speaking with someone with bad breath. As long as your breath doesn't stink, but if they can't smell their own breath, they ain't going to be able to smell yours.

Anwar: Would you ever fight one round against Kimbo Slice former backyard brawler who competes in mixed martial arts?

Anthony: Nah, I probably wouldn't, to be honest with you. The guy is knocking people out in 10 seconds. If I trained for it long enough, I'd probably do it, but I really don't have much of a martial arts background or boxing background, so right now, I probably wouldn't get into the ring with him.

Anwar: What is one wrong move most guys make when approaching women?

Anthony: Guys I hang out with are very confident and they assume they are not going to get turned down many times, so I think they go in there with the initiative that they are going to never be denied. But I think that's a bad way to go about it. Overconfidence kind of kills you.

Anwar: But you've never had that problem?

Anthony: I haven't been in that situation in a long time. From what I remember back in the day, that is what I say.

Anwar: Name one time you have used a{+2} + b{+2} = c{+2} since school?

Anthony: I actually used it recently. I was just talking about that with some guys.

Anwar: Get out of here.

Anthony: I swear to God. We were talking about the big flag out in the back, and seeing how I feel like I'm educated and kind of smart, I put Alex Smith and somebody else to the test and asked them how you would actually find the corner-to-corner distance, and I was asking him if he knew what that was. Obviously, it was the Pythagorean theorem. I've used it.

Anwar: Wow! That is amazing. OK, time to dumb it down for me. What is one emotion this team will have when you guys clinch the NFC South?

Anthony: I think it will be a little bit of redemption. I think a lot of guys after the 2005 season were frustrated and disappointed about how 2006 turned out. We didn't really seem like one of those teams that were off and on through the year. We feel like we had good depth, good leadership and good qualities to be a playoff team year-in and year-out. We've worked hard for what we've gotten so far. Nobody has handed us eight wins. If we can get our ninth win and more, it will be well worth it.

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