*SNICKER*
Do I need to explain everything to you? Eventually a tadpole grows legs and exits the pond. As I said, I don't think you are stupid, just blinded by a mild form of hero worship. It happens to everyone and I am certain you will outgrow it.
The only ones not to are schmoes. You, young man, are not a schmoe.
Here is what you do not understand. I am not that far from Antoine and know people who know him. Do you not think that maybe I might know stuff you don't being closer in his area/friends?
Plus... I'd see him once and a while, seeing the before/after changes. He looked natty, c'mon man. Been at this a long ass time and my ability to make sense of these things is rather good.
And hero worship??? LOL!!! When I see him, I don't even go say hello. I let him do his shit and too many people just disrupt him during training. He's a very social guy but not sure at his level how good it is to be disturbed like that intra training when this is YOUR JOB...
I spoke with him once and that was because the setting was appropriate.