EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE 

EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE 

It is assumed that all readers are educated people here so let us consider a few questions. The first one is this: Who said: “Some are born great; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them”? Older ones among us may remember it was actually said by...
LEGEND OR LEGACY?

LEGEND OR LEGACY?

The All Blacks rugby team has been studied over the years to ascertain how they had become so successful and in a book by James Kerr, it all came down to one thing: Legacy (which happened to be the title of his book). In it there is a wonderful quote underlying the...
IT’S A DISGRACE

IT’S A DISGRACE

In 1982 the pop group ‘Tears for Fears’ reached Number 3 in the UK charts with a song entitled ‘Mad World’. Its lyrics included the lines: “All around me are familiar faces, Worn out places, worn out faces, Bright and early for their daily races, Going nowhere, going...
THE STATUE OF SPORTSMANSHIP

THE STATUE OF SPORTSMANSHIP

John O’Donnell is a former Australian cricketer and current cricket commentator. When he was made captain of the Victoria state cricket team, he announced he would have a “win-at-all costs approach” and he certainly epitomised that in his playing career. We can see it...
SOMETHING BIGGER

SOMETHING BIGGER

For many a parent, it is a moment of huge delight and pride to witness his child running his first races at Athletics at Primary school in the earliest grades. Then the pride and joy increase as he later represents the school Colts team for the first time in a school...