On many weekends, there’s no NASCAR driver who gets more boos than Kyle Busch. So when he finds himself sitting down to watch other sports on TV (or in person, like when he attended last week’s Super Bowl), Busch said it’s easy to relate to the “bad guys.”
Kyle Busch Doesn’t Mind Cheering For Oft-Booed Athletes
Not that they’re bad people, necessarily. But because they’re fellow boo-bird targets, Busch can relate to a Barry Bonds, Tom Brady or Ben Roethisberger.
“Yeah, it makes me relate to them – it makes me like them,” Busch said. “Barry Bonds is a great baseball player, you can’t deny that – although there (was) some speculation late in his career that might have hurt him a little bit. But overall, the guy did a lot for baseball and was very good at what he did.
“A lot of people don’t like Tom Brady. Why? You know, he’s very good at what he does. ... Same thing with Roethisberger. There’s a lot of athletes I can relate to that are under the same scope as I am, and I like all those guys.”
When it comes down to who he supports as a fan, Busch said he turns an eye toward talent and greatness. That’s the primary factor in determining which athletes to pull for, he said.
“I like people that are good at what they do,” he said. “It’s not that they know they’re good at what they do, it’s that they’re accomplished.”
So all the boos and hatred directed toward a Big Ben or a LeBron-type player don’t influence Busch’s feelings as a sports fan?
“I have no problem rooting for guys like that, nope,” he said. “Not one bit.”
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