It may be difficult to fathom, considering the non-stop laugh-out-loud, embarrassing sporting moments we see on sports shows day-in, day-out, but not all professional athletes are loudmouths, no-nothings, and dunder-headed morons. Sure, there are some flat-earth believing twits like Kyrie Irving lurking around the professional sports world (truth be told, he has since apologized for said idiotic flat-earth belief), many athletes are well-spoken, artistic, intellectual, even insightful people who love nothing more than to contemplate the meaning of life, celestial beings, and other dreamy things.

Remember Dominik Hasek?

What I would give to be able to crawl into that man’s brain to understand what exactly is so special that he needs to gaze out into the distance like that. I’ll bet it has something to do with unicorns or teddy bear picnics.

This week, however, we present you another member of hockey’s deep-thought-driven fraternity: Chris Kontos, featured here on his classic 1993-94 Upper Deck card.

That sure must be one pretty sunset! Check out the look of pure bliss on Mr. Kontos, sittin’ there in his Tampa Bay Lightning jogging t-shirt. Maybe there’s a dolphin leaping out of the water. Whatever the object of Chris’ attention, I’m glad to see that he has finally achieved nirvana, and can only wish that I, one day, can hope to be as blissfully happy as him.