Interviewing athletes can be a nightmare but not when pointing a microphone at this all-star line-up.

Believe me, I'm no Larry King.

For one thing, I'm only on wife No. 2 and ol' Larry is working his way towards double digits on the matrimonial front.

But thanks to interviewing countless guests on The Fan 590 Bullpen Show in Toronto, I'm improving at the Q & A game. King, by the way, is a huge sports fan and I picked his brain on The Bullpen a few years ago. Unfortunately, he really wasn't that interesting which proves it's a lot easier to ask questions than to answer them.

Due to his nightly appearances on CNN, King and his machine gun-style of quizzing guests have become legendary and his interview subjects are a who's who of the planet's most famous people.

My Rolodex (I've gotta get me one of those new fangled Rogers Smartphones) isn't quite as impressive as Larry's but for my fantasy wish list of sports personalities to interview, read on.

1. Don Cherry

It's not that I haven't interviewed the Coach's Corner legend before.

In fact, he was on The Bullpen just this week. As usual, Cherry was entertaining and opinionated as he recapped the NHL playoffs. However, I've always wanted to dig a little deeper to find out more about the man himself.

Why does Don go after Alex Ovechkin for his zany goal celebrations when Cherry's wardrobe is a big part of his shtick?

Having such a deep appreciation for the Canadian military, does Don ever regret not serving in the armed forces himself?

Even though Cherry regularly rips NHLers, he seems surprisingly sensitive when critics take a run at him. Does he see it that way and if so, why does taking it on the chin get under his skin?

Fascinating questions for a fascinating guy and if I can avoid feeling intimidated by his larger-than-life presence, I'd love to chew on some of this stuff the next time Grapes is Bullpen bound.

2. Wilt Chamberlain

Pure fantasy, of course, since Wilt the Stilt passed away in 1999.

But if Wilt would have owned as many lives as a cat, (or Isiah Thomas) I would have loved to have got the conversation rolling by asking one of the most obvious questions in the history of human communication.

"Wilt.....Are you serious?"

Chamberlain, you see, claimed in his autobiography that he slept with over 20,000 women, reducing his record 100-point game in 1962 to nothing more than boring foreplay.

As it turns out, Wilt had a lot of confidence inside and outside the bedroom. He was justifiably proud of his enormous basketball ability, and it would be intriguing to see where he'd rank himself among other superstars such as Magic, Michael and Kobe.

3. Adam van Koeverden

The Canadian Olympic kayaker wrote for Sportsnet.ca leading up to last summer's Olympics and exchanged some blogging blows with yours truly.

In my opinion, the Olympic ideal has been lost in a wave of steroid use, IOC corruption and professionalization of the Games.

Adam, on the other hand, believes it's easy for media blabber-mouths to mount their high horses but when it comes to telling the stories of athletes doing it the right way, we're sadly lacking.

I have a ton of respect for van Koeverden because he never flinches when facing the Fourth Estate. With that in mind, I'd love to find out what he thinks about people who claimed he "choked" after a shocking 8th-place finish in his signature event in Beijing.

Also, with the Canadian media obsessed over the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, does Adam resent that he's back to toiling in obscurity?

Who knows what his responses would be but I can guarantee they wouldn't be the boring cliches you get from most athletes.

4. Serena and Venus Williams

When they focus on the business of winning instead of the fashion business, the Twisted Sisters of Tennis can't be beat by anyone but each other.

That's what makes the beautiful duo so frustrating, fabulous and fun, all at the same time.

However, there's something else that mystifies people about the one-two Williams punch.

With an on-court sibling rivalry played out in front of the whole world, it's amazing they've been able to maintain such a tight relationship.

So, a reporter's notebook would have to contain the following queries:

"Have the two of you ever had a single fight?"

"What about a pillow fight?"

"How about a pillow fight with both of you outfitted in silky nighties from your personal fashion line?"

And now you know why some of these interviews are part of what was billed as a fantasy wish list, right?