His attitude is an interesting mix of hardass and humorous. (nymag.com)
But there is a ring of truth — not just for me personally, who knows it is possible for teachers to have unfounded personal grudges against students; but I'm sure for many other people who have had similar, if not overly so, trying experiences with hardass teachers. (themoviereport.com)
that Thibs sees it as his methods of doing things as a total hardass have gotten him to the position of POBO / coach of an NBA organization, so why change? (sbnation.com)