Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining episode. This week we will be discussing some of the selfless acts by sportspeople from over years. It may be a great act of sportsmanship or a tremendous sacrifice one has made for another. Some of what will be discussed include:
- Jack Twyman becoming the legal guardian of former teammate Maurice Stokes after Stokes was left paralyzed following a head injury sustained in a NBA game.
- Cricket players involved in World Series Cricket eg, Tony Greig, Ian and Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh. Sacrificing their test careers in order to obtain better pay and conditions for players.
- A former American tennis player known for powerful serve and for once sacrificing a match point and the match in a big tournament when he admitted his opponents shot had gone in and had the point changed.
- An accomplished English actor with a great love for adventure and mountain climbing who gave up the chance to climb Mt Everest to turn back and help another climber. He also has increased the public’s awareness of heart failure.
- Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy
- Terry Fox, Lutz Long
- Sportspeople who have set up their own foundations to help those in need.
- Mutaz Essa Barshim and Cedric Dubler at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
- Cecil Healy and Duke Kahanamoku
- Gilbert Arenas
- Robbie Fowler
- Judy Guiness
- Abel Mutai
- The Bento and Maryville American College football teams.
- Byron Leftwich
- JJ Watts
We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now?, and Glenn finishes off the show with another cracking joke.
Selfless acts in sport sources
1. upworthy.com ‘katie moon offers beautiful and wise reason she split the gold medal at world championships’, by annie reneau, 29/8/23.
2. triple M.com ‘the 15 most selfless sports stars of all time’, legends all. N.d.
3. Bleacher report.com ‘25 of the most selfless athletes ever’, by zack pumertantz, 5/7/2012.
4. quora.com ‘what are some remarkable displays of selessness witnessed in sports?’aryan gupta, alex wilson, simon moore
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric_Dubler
6. How stuff works.com ‘10 amazing examples of great sportsmanship’, by jonny hughes, n.d.
7. lawpartners.com ‘three aussie athletes and their incredible acts of kindness’, 2/4/2019. Gillian Potts.
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Stevens_(swimmer)
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Roddick
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Healy
12. sportbible.com ‘the 10 greatest acts of sportsmanship’, by Joe Baiamonte, 3/6/2016.
13. Fair play international.org ‘honesty of the long-distance runner’, carlos arribas, 19/12/2012.
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Leftwich
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Arenas
16. Mayo clinic.org ‘angelman syndrome’, by mayo clinic staff, 8/3/24.
17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Watt
18. beliefnet.com ‘selfless acts by athletes’, angela guzman, n.d.
19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Blessed
20. West wales chronicle.co.uk ‘actor-explorer brian blessed climbs mount everest to give hope to those with heart failure in new animated video launched today’, by katrina rowe, 29/9/2021.
21. independent.co.uk ‘blessed launches bitter attack on human lemmings of everest’, by charles arthur, 29/5/1996.
22. Summit fever-brian blessed documentary. David snow, 21/7/2021.everest documentary.
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts
24. The guardian.com ‘did brian blessed really punch a polar bear,-video’? Lenore taylor, editor the guardian australia, 3/12/2015.
26. quora.com ‘‘what are some remarkable displays of selessness witnessed in sports?’, claire Jordan NHS, 2019.
27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(film)
28. British society for heart failure ‘understanding heart failure with brian blessed’, 29/9/2021.
29. Phillip Parr ‘Gordon’s Alive?!’ short clip from blue-ray edition of flash gordon. 22/1/2015.
