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Hats off to 19 year old Irishman, Rory McIlroy who won the Dubai Desert Classic golf on Sunday. Having seen his four shot lead shrink to a one shot lead going into the last hole, I’m sure his nerves were jangling. Having hit a perfect drive off the tee, he goofed his second shot into the bunker.
Continue reading ‘English Rose Embraces His 19 year old Irish Victor’
I was totally engaged by RTE’s Ryan Tubridy’s warmth and George Hamilton’s lovely sportsmanship stories, and I have to say, delighted by the response from listeners who sent in some new stories about sportsmanship.
Continue reading ‘RTE Radio 1 Sportsmanship Chat with Ryan Tubridy, George Hamilton & Me’
I heard recently of a US High School, Grapevine Faith, whose head football coach, Kris Hogan, asked ‘what if half our fans, for one night only, cheered for the other team, Gainsville Tornadoes?’. You see Gainsville is a maximum security correctional facility for kids with convictions for drugs, assault and robbery.
Continue reading ‘Applaud The Opposition – I thought only Liverpool & Munster did that’
“This was one of those sporting occasions which transcends a game and makes bolder statements about humanity……………….during one of Donald’s earlier, and also crucial, kicks, the silence was broken only by the barking of a dog from outside the stadium.”
Continue reading ‘Silence was broken by a dog barking outside the packed stadium’
I found some words beautifully painted in old graphic letters in a frame that my parents kept in their bedroom in Dublin, Ireland:
Continue reading ‘Not that You Won or lost but How You Played The Game’
A BBC Radio interviewer asked the late Cissy Charlton (mother of Bobby and Jack) about the 1966 England v Portugal World Cup semi final (which England won 2-1), she said:
Continue reading ‘Portuguese Players Shake Englishman’s Hand After He Scores’
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