Australian Story: Keith Miller

[Dry Rot]

Anyone else watch this?

I loved the quote about pressure in sport "Real pressure is a Messerschmidt on your tail at 20,000 feet"

[ledge]

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You couldnt get a bigger character than this bloke could you?
If you were describing an aussie it would be Keith Miller.

[LostDoggy]

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Anyone else watch this?

I loved the quote about pressure in sport "Real pressure is a Messerschmidt on your tail at 20,000 feet"

Keith Miller has always been one of my greatest heroes, and his perspective on life and sport after the war speaks volumes about the man. He could really do it all on a cricket field -- a real man's man, but a thorough gentleman as well. If I could only choose only one cricketer to watch play for the rest of my life it would be Keith.

[In my opinion, this puts into perspective the idiocy of those criticising Gary March for attending a wedding instead of being at Richmond's game on the weekend .. a wedding involves real life and personal relationships; footy, no matter how important, is, at the end of the day, a sport.]

[LostDoggy]

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Not sure how true it is but didn't he call Bradman a 'chocolate soldier'?

[GVGjr]

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Anyone else watch this?

I loved the quote about pressure in sport "Real pressure is a Messerschmidt on your tail at 20,000 feet"

I watched it today and enjoyed it.

[1eyedog]

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He was a brilliant cricketer and a gun pilot but his propensity for young girls and leaving his wife on her death bed after all she had done lost me.

[GVGjr]

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He was a brilliant cricketer and a gun pilot but his propensity for young girls and leaving his wife on her death bed after all she had done lost me.

Yes, it was brilliant and sad all in one show.

FWIW, Michael Parkinson thought very highly of him.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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I've twice seen the last 20 minutes, but not the first 10, so I've not got a full handle of his rise as a player etc but seen some of the family consequences

[LostDoggy]

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My last memory of him was watching he and Ray Lindwall arm in arm attempting to negotiate the steps of Parliament House, both quite Scotch Mist some 35 years after their Invincibles tour and following a goverment reception for the Poms in the early 80's.

Still great mates after all those years.

One of the greatest players in Australian cricket history.

One of a handful of players to be honoured with a portrait in the Long Room at Lords. For memory, Bradman and Warne are the only other Aussies so honoured.

[LostDoggy]

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He was a brilliant cricketer and a gun pilot but his propensity for young girls and leaving his wife on her death bed after all she had done lost me.

Geez that's f****d. Have to look into it a bit more, but if it's as you say, he's lost me too. A man has nothing if he doesn't have his reputation/character.