I think that O’Dorney didn’t fair well in the handicapping of the top-five
contenders as picked on ESPN Radio’s morning show (Mike and Mike).
They didn’t like O’Dorney being honest that that he could just as well
lose the Bee as win it. I guess he just didn’t have that jock “self-confidence
self-talk” they prize in athletes.
The guy from ABC did everything to elicit some kind of big emotional response from this kid, who all along said spelling wasn’t that big a deal. After he was goaded about how he felt now that he actually won it, this extremely poised kid asked him right back “Are you asking me if I like spelling anymore than before?” Nope, Math was still his love...
Very impressive kid.