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Read the The Australian sport section today. Wayne Smith, rugby editior for the Oz has a piece on a great player. Sums up rugby.
the punters friend..... stick with me and you will be wearing
Originally Posted by The Lone Hydrangea
This one mate? From the Australian
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Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Yep.
the punters friend..... stick with me and you will be wearing
I think that's about the most incredibly moving piece of writing I've ever read![]()
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Fantastic article - well written , Wayne.
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Just heard on the radio that they're holding a press conference later today and expecting Cannon to announce his retirement. Hope it's not true but I'd hate to see him get injured again. Would prefer him to walk away now than that.
Press Conference in about 20 minutes...
Dear Lord, if you give us back Johnny Cash, we'll give you Justin Bieber.
Has announced retirement - anyone know where details of press conference will appear?
Bye Bye Brenno!!!
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Just announced on Fox Sports News - no pictures or statements yet
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
so someone did find it. Thanks
80 Minutes, 15 Positions, No Protection, Wanna Ruck?
Ruck Me, Maul Me, Make Me Scrum!
Education is Important, but Rugby is Importanter!
I called another rugby writer a "wordsmith" sarcastically the other day and was slightly misinterpreted by some.Originally Posted by Wayne Smith
No sarcasm this time for Wayne Smith. A great piece, from the heart, that says to Brendan Cannon what most of us would probably want to say.
And I hope Canno takes that quoted piece of advice from John Mitchell too.
Awesome piece of writing, and very moving...Thanks Canno, thanks for the memories and enjoy being able to retire with the missus and kids knowing you are still healthy, albeit a bit stiff and sore...
Proudly bought to you by a brewery somewhere....
Gulp! That sums it ALL up. I'll lift one tonight for Canno, and pray that he can step straight into passing on all his (considerable) nouse to Tai and Luke.
To form Tai and Luke into a world-beating first and second hooker combination would be the appropriate legacy to a warhorse of Brendan's stature.
It'd also require somebody to step up with the patter from the front row. Like constantly reminding the ref that Herman Hunt is only a club player, give him a break. Classic Canno.
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Cannon was one of our best sledgers for long time. As Marto once said about him and his continuouss banter and why the ref rarely pinged him, "it's what he said, it's how he said it!
80 Minutes, 15 Positions, No Protection, Wanna Ruck?
Ruck Me, Maul Me, Make Me Scrum!
Education is Important, but Rugby is Importanter!