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Sport Legends
But none of that explains the F1
champion, the top jockey or the F1 World
champion. Let along the landyachter. Not
even a supermarket car park on a quiet
Sunday afternoon could help him.
In many cases, people were inspired by
others, in the flesh or on TV. And then
went on to inspire others. It’s the circle of
sport.
My book, however, celebrates what is
surely a golden age, as the New Town
marks 75 years since its inception.
The fates no longer align as they did.
Youngsters are distracted by electronic
devices, playing fields have been allowed
to disappear and be built on for homes,
once-thriving sports leagues have
withered, if not died. And schools, which
once sent out dozens of teams each
Saturday morning to all parts for matches,
now barely engage in competitive sports
since it has become unfashionable to have
winners because it also creates losers.
FIRST BLACK MAN TO PLAY TEST CRICKET FOR ENGLAND, Roland Butcher
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Olympic DIVER Frank Dufficy