From Adrian Russell:
After Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe died, her one-time lover and baseball giant, Joe DiMaggio had flowers delivered to her graveside daily, such was his devotion.
Since I met 15-time darts world champion in November, I’ve felt the same. Every day I’ve thought about that overweight, middle-aged man from England’s midlands, and kept a [...]
From Adrian Russell:
Ok, normal service resumes after a lot of end-of-year stuff that kept us ticking over during the Christmas period. Normal service, around here, means video footage of Kobe Bryant’s weekend, obviously.
Is the great man losing his touch. He got swatted by mere mortals in the last two Lakers games. Via (Hoodoctors)
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From Adrian Russell:
Irish Football
“I remember hearing about Brian Clough trying to get Archie Gemmill to sign, he slept on his sofa. That’s what I’d do with Stephen (Ireland) … well, I wouldn’t sleep on his sofa, I would sleep outside his house to try and get him back.” — Roy Keane — who [...]
From Adrian Russell:
Harrington makes Major breakthrough
Anywhere else, Pádraig Harrington might have walked off the 18th green knowing his two shots that found the bottom of Barry Burn for double bogey had cost him the British Open.
The label of choker would rattle louder and he would not go on to win the USPGA and [...]
From Adrian Russell:
Zidane loses his head
This was like a pitch for an old Clint Eastwood movie: a maverick cop is about to retire after a working life married to the badge. Here’s the rub: his last day at the office isn’t going to be uneventful.
Zidane — the brightest talent of his generation — [...]
From Adrian Russell:
“Horan… Wallace… Ireland in position … this must be it… this MUST be it for Ronan O’Gara… drop… at… goal… Grand Slam . . . at . . . stake… HE’S GOOOOOOT IIIIIT!!!!!!!! YES!,” Ryle Nugent. Love him or loath him; he cares more than when he was doing League of Ireland [...]
From Adrian Russell:
“You say to me that there is more to life than hurling. Well if you want to carry on like a fella who is not an inter-county hurler well then there will be more to life than hurling. Lots more. But there won’t be hurling. That’s the reality of it.” — Manager [...]
From Adrian Russell:
“I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.” Tiger Woods after engaging with a fire hydrant, a tree and half of the world’s female bar staff.
“After much soul searching, I have decided to take [...]
From Football quotes, humour and opinions – dangerhere.com » Quotes 2009-2010:
Lovely Phil Brown
BETWEEN TWO STOOLS
It was a feast and a famine for Phil Brown at the Emirates:
“We tried to play our way back into the game – maybe too much too little in the end.”
MORAL OBJECTORS
Casino owners: don’t let Stevie G and co anywhere [...]
From Adrian Russell:
1 The Paul McGrath Award for best disappearing act: Kenny Egan
More used to jumping rope, Egan skipped off to New York at the end of February. The Olympic silver medal wining boxer caused quite a stir as Twitter lost one of it’s biggest proponents and the social diarists were missing a once-reliable cast [...]
