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The London 2012 Olympic Games start officially today. There are loads of reasons to complain. It cost too much. It’s too corporate. The sponsors are inappropriate. The traffic is a nightmare. There’s nothing else on TV. The ticketing was a shambles… The thing is, I don’t remember sitting at home as a child watching the Read More …
Sport is an amazing concept. When you deconstruct any sport it is ridiculous. Why would anyone want to kick a ball around? Or run 26 miles? But sport seems to bring our all of human nature and make us strive to be the best we can be. I love the Olympics. The variety of sports Read More …
People sometimes try to keep children away from competitive sport. There all sorts of reasons for this avoidance. Someone gets beat. That’s bad for self esteem. Someone wins. They might get over confident. Yesterday Nadal and Federer provided the best Wimbledon final since Borg and McEnroe. Simply brilliant. It had everything. Comebacks, tie breaks, rain Read More …