jeemak
08-03-2019, 01:39 AM
Try getting through this without shedding a tear or at least coming close:
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/from-the-archives-a-man-for-all-seasons-20190307-p512hb.html
Sometimes I think the public narrative glosses over how evidently flawed Teddy was, and is poorer for it. Sure, I get that he was from another era, but the anecdotes I have heard of him mixed with the actual evidence of his behaviour on and off the field suggests a more complex and interesting character than the one who forces jingoistic admiration just about every time his name is mentioned.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/from-the-archives-a-man-for-all-seasons-20190307-p512hb.html
Sometimes I think the public narrative glosses over how evidently flawed Teddy was, and is poorer for it. Sure, I get that he was from another era, but the anecdotes I have heard of him mixed with the actual evidence of his behaviour on and off the field suggests a more complex and interesting character than the one who forces jingoistic admiration just about every time his name is mentioned.