Whether it is the 6 Nations Rugby, World Rugby Cup, World Cup, Olympics or any game, any sport, anywhere, Sportsmanship is crucial, says Conor O’Shea. Conor played for Ireland 36 times and is currently Director Of Rugby in Britain’s most successful club, Harlequins RFC. Here’s what he has to say about sportsmanship and The Great … Read more
Can a man throwing a spear stop a war? Can a woman reading a poem stop a war? Can sworn enemies become friends just for two weeks every four years? The answer is ‘Yes, Yes and Yes!’ And it’s been going on for some time ….in fact over a thousand years…….. How Sportsmanship Can Change … Read more
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 … Read more
“All men die but not all men live – you made me feel alive again this week,” said an emotional European captain, Jose Maria Olazabal, as he looked across to his team that had just delivered the greatest comeback in the history of the Ryder Cup. It was indeed, a lovely moment, amongst many lovely … Read more
Can men win medals for merely writing words? Can a man throwing a javelin stop a war? Can enemies become friends, at least every 4 years? The answer is simply ‘yes’. They already have – many, many times. For more than a thousand years. …….it’s to do with Olympism the real meaning of the … Read more
Arguably the greatest sports commentator ever, certainly the greatest rugby commentator, Bill McLaren, known as ‘The Voice Of Rugby’ believed passionately in sport and sportsmanship. Last week’s 15 Quotes from Bill covered Celebrations, Fisticuffs, Tough Guys & some Big Boys. This week we continue with Big Boys. Here are the next 15 unique quotes from … Read more
Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments of 2011 Romanian captain, Cristian Petre, who after suffering a 67-3 loss to England, was asked by a reporter about the game and replied “I play rugby for happiness.” More The French rugby team won the toss to choose who wears their own home jerseys in the Rugby World Cup Final … Read more
Roger Milla’s samba with the corner flag, Peter Crouch’s Robot Dance or Pele leaping into the arms of other players with the biggest grin, or this goalkeeper’s extraordinary celebration or, this fan singing and dancing and inspiring a stadium, or perhaps this 19 year old jockey’s unbridled joy as he wins the 2011 Epson … Read more
The drama started with the last ball before the afternoon tea break on second day of the second test match between World Champions, India, and England. Eoin Morgan (English batsman born in Ireland), hit what he thought was four runs (as he thought the ball went over the boundary – some 50 yards away)……………………………………… … Read more
Here is one of life’s truly inspirational heroes. This is Tim Wotton’s story of how he uses sport every day to cheat death. Without sport he could not survive medically. And you know what? He treasures every moment. Thank you Tim, you put everything into perspective. Tim has got his own blog.