Word: extraverted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...over statuesque 6-ft. 6¾-in. Jürgen Hingsen, the "German Hercules" who holds the decathlon world record. In style and personality the two duelists are a classic study in contrasts. Thompson the Dionysian, Hingsen the Apollonian; the fiery fullback and the shining knight. Thompson, an infectious extravert from a working-class neighborhood of London who blithely chatters away whether or not anyone is listening, treats the field of play as though it were an enormous sandbox. Hingsen performs without wasted motion or emotion, intently striking the perfect form even in his warmups...