now been married to Norris longer than most people have been
married at all.
NM: We���ve been married 20 years and have been together about
25 years.
CB: And when did you learn she was born on January 31st, the
same day as you?
NM: First night.
CB: That must have been a shocker.
NM: It was ��� curious. We looked so unalike and were so different
that it was interesting to have something in common. But it
wouldn���t have mattered what her birthday was. Over time I���ve
learned that we not only have the same virtues, but the same
faults. So our fights are dull.
CB: That must be disappointing to you.
NM: There are a great many things one wants in a wife. Obviously,
all the good things and the highs are terribly important in a
marriage, but you also want the fights to be interesting, and our
fights are dull. That���s the largest complaint I���ve raised on my
marriage. We both fight out of the same premises. In terms of
boxing, when certain styles match in a fight and certain ones
don���t, you can have that monotony you find in gym fighters, who
work with each other so often they seem to be going through a
routine.
CB: Like two baseliners in tennis who loft moon balls at each other
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