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g'day mate
2 Oct 2006, 21:13
"THE BLOODS IN THE ARENA OF LIFE"
"It is not the critic who counts;
nor the man who points out how the strong Swans stumbled,
or if only we did this, or did that it that way, we could have done better.
The credit belong to the players like Barry Hall who is actually in the arena;
whose face is marred by dust, sweat, blood and tears;
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again yet nevers ever give up.
Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends
himself in a worthy cause with his dedicated team mates.
Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;
and who at the worst,
if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls,
who know neither victory nor defeat."
CharlieG
2 Oct 2006, 21:34
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. With Baz, that's a very scary thought. I feel for the full-back that gets between Mr Hall and redemption in 2007.
He can't change what happened, but he can sure as hell make amends.
is2SWaNz
2 Oct 2006, 22:55
Nice poem, did you make this up?
I must admit, i was appalled and angry at Hall for making mistakes and etc. However, Hall doesn't deserve all the crap i give him. Hally had a bad day but i'll still respect him, he must feel so bad right now. :( Not his fault, everyone has a bad day or two.
music_2000
3 Oct 2006, 13:46
wonderfully said "mate". I was very unhappy with his grand final performance but he had a spectacular season and barry will be back bigger and better next year
g'day mate
7 Oct 2006, 19:07
100 bucks on big bad bazza to finish in the top five of the 2007 Brownlow and the holder of the 2007 Premiers Cup!!
Gunnar Longshanks
11 Oct 2006, 17:26
"THE BLOODS IN THE ARENA OF LIFE"
"It is not the critic who counts;
nor the man who points out how the strong Swans stumbled,
or if only we did this, or did that it that way, we could have done better.
The credit belong to the players like Barry Hall who is actually in the arena;
whose face is marred by dust, sweat, blood and tears;
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again yet nevers ever give up.
Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends
himself in a worthy cause with his dedicated team mates.
Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;
and who at the worst,
if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls,
who know neither victory nor defeat."Someone's watched Gladiator one too many times.
This is possibly the gayest thing I've ever read on BigFooty.
GrayNicolls
11 Oct 2006, 17:31
along with some of your posts too mate :p
is2SWaNz
11 Oct 2006, 17:40
Someone's watched Gladiator one too many times.
This is possibly the gayest thing I've ever read on BigFooty.
Stop repeating the 'Gladiator' remark. Ert deleted your useless post before and now you're still making similar remarks about the poem.
Benevolent Ert
11 Oct 2006, 18:22
This is possibly the gayest thing I've ever read on BigFooty.
I find that very hard to believe
That poem would go well on the front of one of your floats.
thegossip
18 Oct 2006, 16:37
I have heard about bad loosers, but i think some of the west coast fans have forgot about winning with grace like there players. A great game some people had good and bad games, i would bite your lips as i would expect a big 2007 from Bazz as he will want revenge.