"Well yeah, but, you know, career athletes, they are a little bit workaholics either way. If they weren't, they wouldn't be where they are," he answers. Considering the -- whoever it is who makes these decisions of when to schedule matches. (That's one of those things Beard knows, but Ted doesn't really worry about.) Considering that they did in fact schedule it the day after Christmas.

"You haven't given me your judgement on the food though," he points out with a smile.