Category: Friendships

At the beginning of this year, I started this series titled, New Year; New Types of Friends that suggested every man should periodically evaluate their friendships. I wrote subsequent posts about The Philosophy, The History, The Psychology, and The Physiology (physical aspects) of friendships. I then described The Friendships Throughout a Man’s Life and How Much Time Men Need to Become Friends. After those introductory posts, I began with examples of real-life friendships in politics and sports. This next set is examples of friendships in the entertainment world.  But first, here’s a quick recap.  Friendships in Politics The subset of posts with examples of friendships in politics included the friendships of Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed, The Frenemies of Our Founding Fathers, along with Alexander Hamilton’s Challenging Friendships. Each friendship showed how differing ideologies and political differences were set-aside when there was a

Rivalries have defined the history of tennis. The most intriguing matchups have contrasted many playing styles and personalities: Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert; Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, and both players separately vs. Novak Djokovic; Pete Sampras vs. Andra Aggasi; Serena Williams and her sister, Venus; John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Connors, and both vs. Bjorn Borg; Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. These on-court rivalries are some of the most prolific in all of modern sports history. The friendship between Evert and Navratilova shows that two close friends can love each other differently than even the world might expect.   Fire and Ice: Evert and Navratilova The tagline ‘Fire and Ice’ is often used for the relationship between tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Evert was known for being stone-faced and calculating. “My dad told me at a very young age, ‘Don’t let your opponent see how you’re feeling

The Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Boston Celtics. Magic vs. Bird. The glitz of Hollywood vs. a working-class city. East vs. West. An intensely private figure against one admired and revered for his warmth. Despite countless factors, the friendship between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird shows how opposite personalities can become good friends.  This next post in my series, New Year; New Types of Friends is another example of a friendship in sports; this time from a team sport of basketball. In most cases, teammates need to blend well, think like each other, and work well in tandem. In many cases, opposite personalities will blend together easily. Sometimes, they will clash. Occasionally –though not always, they fit together to bring tremendous success to a team. In the case of Magic and Larry, these two polar opposites found a common bond which led to a great friendship long after their playing