tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post1613977622668070210..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Is it vulgar to want to win ?Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-45447351519616647992012-02-05T07:13:53.299-08:002012-02-05T07:13:53.299-08:00Hi Chris
Ah - that may be where I've been goi...Hi Chris<br /><br />Ah - that may be where I've been going wrong, then.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-85929941679216192412012-02-04T17:57:17.038-08:002012-02-04T17:57:17.038-08:00In my athletic younger days, I competed against Da...In my athletic younger days, I competed against Daley Thompson in an athletics match. He was world and Olympic champion at the time but I concur, a top bloke in every sense. <br /><br />In relation to the original question, it is not vulgar to want to win provided that you are not vulgar in the acto f winning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-34020630176575355522012-02-04T12:14:09.395-08:002012-02-04T12:14:09.395-08:00Hi Guys
Well, maybe celebrity is not an appropria...Hi Guys<br /><br />Well, maybe celebrity is not an appropriate term, but there was certainly a wave of public sympathy in Britain for his plight, and that's really the point that I was making. <br /><br />Come to think mof it, a loser doesn't even have to be that gallant to be taken to our hearts. Witness the lingering affection for Eddie the Eagle. Mind you, he was a worldwide hit for a few days in 1988.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-24900174792758013072012-02-04T07:56:10.166-08:002012-02-04T07:56:10.166-08:00Of course not......if you dont play to at least tr...Of course not......if you dont play to at least try and win whats the point?DanielFullardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635161450969202410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-16596406821225339532012-02-04T06:39:01.743-08:002012-02-04T06:39:01.743-08:00It's misleading to say that Pietri became a ce...It's misleading to say that Pietri became a celebrity *in Britain* - he toured America running a string of races, including two against John Hayes (both of which Pietri won), and had a song written about him by Irving Berlin.Andrew B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054400570279868608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-80029389237951531322012-02-04T06:15:34.277-08:002012-02-04T06:15:34.277-08:00Of course not. As Vince Lombardi put it: "Sh...Of course not. As Vince Lombardi put it: "Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser". If you don't want to win, why take part?<br /><br />PS On the subject of hotel porters, I generally insist on carrying my own bags, partly because I've often just arrived in the country and don't have any small coins, but mainly because I'm a mean bugger. I'm sure Daley's a top bloke, though!Quentin Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200189448775155721noreply@blogger.com