Allen and Anna - A Crossover Comparison

With all the new sports cards I've received this month and a three day weekend on the calendar I was planning to complete a sorting project or update my card count these past few days. My in-laws had their usual Memorial Day cookout and I stayed home - not because I'm afraid I'll get the Corona (though I'm taking it more seriously than they are) but because I simply needed a day off. It's been four months since I've had the house to myself, and I'm sure my family was happy to have a break from me.

But as Saturday approached I felt fatigued. Whenever I have any free time I default to something sports card related: sort cards, shop for cards, catalog my collection, read blogs.. this hobby of ours is a lot of work. And last weekend I was just tired of it all. I needed a day off from cards. 

I didn't want to spend my three-day weekend falling into an OCD sorting spiral, and so I caught up on non-card things I've wanted to do for quite a while. That included watching a movie my wife had no interest in, and reading some of the online articles that were overflowing my bookmarked folder. 

A couple of the articles were sports related but many of them were current and not-so-current news about books, movies, and actresses that have caught my interest. I read commentary from multiple sources about Anna Kendrick, my current fave, and the consensus seems to be that she isn't selective enough about the projects she chooses.

I won't bore you with the details of that take, except to say that it all led me to The Ringer, and the sequel to an article entitled "What's Your Plan, Anna Kendrick?" Here's one sentence regarding her new series Love Life that jumped right off the page:

Watching Kendrick in it is like watching Allen Iverson on the turn-of-the-century Sixers: a small, dynamic, eminently lovable performer trying like hell to carry an enterprise built on obsolete ideas.

I've never thoroughly compared an entertainer to a sports star, but I was intrigued by the idea. And so I tried to come up with some other comparisons. See if you can think of who I'm thinking of:

Comparison #1

• Once-in-a generation talent
• Has earned several individual accolades
• Carried a franchise in their early twenties
• Has yet to celebrate their 30th birthday

Comparison #2

• Tall, versatile import
• Entered the scene at the end of the 1990s
• Won a major individual award
• Model of consistency for over two decades
• Internationally known and still underrated

Comparison #3

• Long, lanky superstar in their prime
• Ascended to stardom around 2007
• Initially image-conscious and sensitive to haters
• Occasionally eclipsed by an even bigger star

I'll give you a couple of clues: all three entertainers are women, and none of the athletes are NFL stars. 

Answers - and some sports card content - in my next post :)

Thanks for reading!


 

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