There were so many with the London 2012 Olympics, Euro 2012, Ryder Cup and so much more. Here’s our Top Ten starting with Number 10 and working our way down to our Number 1 Great Sportsmanship Moment of the year. 10. Golf – Young American’s Honesty Of The Highest Order November: A [...]
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Great Fans – Wenger Stops TV Commentators so French Can hear Irish Sing
4-0 down and with a few minutes left , the stadium in Gdansk is filled with the sound of 25,000 Irish fans singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’ with the Spanish fans clapping in rhythm. The World Champions coach, Vincente del Bosque, said afterwards: “I thought (with) that the Irish fans and players showed us what [...]
60 Of The Best – Great Quotes from the Late Great Bill McLaren (part 3 of 4)
Part 3 of 4 Bill McLaren was simply known as the ‘voice of rugby’. He believed in sportsmanship values and somehow painted pictures with words that were admired and loved by so many. So here’s part 3 of 4 of our collection of his great quotes. Part 1 includes quotes about Celebrations; Fisticuffs; Tough Guys; [...]
60 Of The Best – Great Quotes from Bill McLaren (part 1 of 4)
The late great, Bill McLaren was simply the world’s best rugby commentator ever. He was known as ‘The Voice Of Rugby’. You’ll see why. Bill believed passionately in sportsmanship. So in celebration of the 6 Nations Rugby Championship which starts this weekend we’ll publish 6o of the best quotes from the master himself, plus a [...]
London 2012 Olympics – Anyone For Olympism?
It’s 2012 and here comes the London Oympics, but what about Olympism – the reason the Olympics exist? Olympism was founded by the ancient Greeks. They actively encouraged citizens to develop all of their physical, moral, intellectual, cultural and artistic qualities. London’s St Pancras Station The Olympic Games celebrated this with the Olympic [...]
Basketball Junkie
What a true sportsman – basket ball, ex pro, ex junkie and now coach, Chris Herren is the real thing. Congrats to him every day as he creates great moments of sportsmanship EVERY day for young people all around him. In Chris’s words: “My message to kids today is to have fun. Because unfortunately in [...]
Johnny Wilkinson Gentleman & Genius
When World Cup winning hero, Johnny Wilkinson came to town, fans turn up to see the genius in action. There’s something unique about him (which this story reveals later). He now plies his trade for French side, Toulon, and when they played London Irish in the Heineken Cup, Wilkinson was majestic at the Madejski Stadium. [...]
A Virtual Tour of the Newest Stadium in the Oldest Venue
The oldest international rugby venue in the world, Lansdowne Road, and its brand new 51,700 all-seater Aviva Stadium opened its doors to the world on Saturday 31 July 2010. Here is my virtual tour as I sat in awe of this wonderful new stadium. One wonders what historic moments in rugby and football (soccer) will [...]
Nice Guy Beats The Ref & The TV & Wins Forever
Brian Davis felt his moment had finally arrived when he made a 17 foot putt birdie on the 18th green to tie with America’s Jim Furyk and force a play-off at The Heritage Classic in Southern Carolina. Davis, a 36 year old Londoner, had never won a tournament on the American PGA golf tour. He [...]
60 Of The Best – Great Quotes from the late great Bill McLaren (part 4 of 4)
Some made you laugh, some made you cry and most of them made you feel the excitement, intensity, chivalry and sheer sportsmanship of international rugby at the highest level. This is Part 4 of 4 posts about the late great Bill McLaren, known as the voice of rugby, he simply had a wonderful way of [...]