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15 December 2014
From my reading of books, papers and magazines in 2014; from watching TV or sitting in a movie house or just plain listening to people yarning there are always quotes to jot down; Here are some of my favourite 'Quotes' (on any subject) from 2014 (Jotted down in my notebooks in no particular order): (And, by the way I've also jotted down the WORST sports commentary quote of the year. It's at the bottom of the page!)
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First - the BEST ones! This one concerns the rugby hooker Keven Mealamu who has now set the record for playing in the most first-class games in New Zealand history. Said an un-named teammate; "We believe he's put his arms around his All Black propping mates more times than he has put them around his wife!"
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"Looking at a women's cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't dare stare. You just get a sense of it - and then look away quickly!" Jerry Seinfeld at some function.
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The Bible made a guess at the outcome of the 2014 New Zealand General Election; "The heart of the wise man inclines to the right; the heart of the fool leans to the left." Ecclesiastes 10:2
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The Bible also made a judgement on the Wellington rugby team's awful 2014 season: from John 11:35; '...Jesus Wept..."
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A critical quote about the current Government in power in Australia: "Fumble, Bumble, Tumble, Stumble and Mumble. The Abbot Government embraces all of the 'umbles - except Humble!" Phillip Adams - 'Oz Wit' edition 16 August 2014.
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"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain!" (A sentence on a card, presented by her friends to my granddaughter in 2014 on her 13th birthday - and written by poet Vivian Greene.
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An anonymous quote which could apply to any sport; "Don't be afraid to go out on a limb, of that's where the best fruit is often found..."
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"You can't stop the march of Father Time - nor the effects of his missus - Mother Nature! In sporting terms they are both formidable - though we all know Father Time is undefeated!"
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"They used to say the two most important men in any rugby team were the tighthead prop and the reserve tighthead prop!"
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The ex-English rugby player Peter Robbins used to say; "Welsh rugby players, if not born, are certainly conceived on a rugby field!"
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WORST TV commentary Quote of the Year; (In the light of the on-going discussion about the dangers of concussion in all sport - Colonel Bob Sheridan's commentary on the replay of the knockout punch at the recent Joseph Parker v Irineu Beato Costa Jnr fight in Auckland, surely does NOT help) Over the video Sheridan uttered the following inanity.
"Oh! See that head-snap! Wow! That's a brain-stem knockout! It's where the brain crashes into the side of the skull!"
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The local Illawarra team played the All Blacks and a young New Zealander called Colin Meads, aged 20, made his AB debut. 15 seasons later he retired as one of the greats!
After an unauthorised tour to South Africa in 1986 by senior All Blacks (the ‘Cavaliers’), players who toured were banned for two test matches. The New Zealand selectors therefore had to cast further afield for a team to play a test against France in Christchurch and in a following game against Australia at Wellington. They opted in choosing from younger or second-string players who were active around New Zealand.
The relative youth and inexperience of the new team soon earned it the affectionate nickname ‘Baby All Blacks’. The team’s popularity was ensured when it beat France, 18–9 and lost narrowly, 12–13, to Australia.
The Baby Blacks included a number of players who were to become seasoned All Blacks: David Kirk was their captain, while Joe Stanley, Sean Fitzpatrick, John Kirwan, Frano Botica, Terry Wright, Mike Brewer and Andy Earl all represented New Zealand for years.
What caused confusion for the TV reporters when the All Blacks 1987 Rugby World Cup team was announced on live TV in Whangarei, New Zealand?
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