tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post8703582266715968930..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Working late.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-59725201216911494552010-08-05T20:43:08.741+01:002010-08-05T20:43:08.741+01:00It's depressing to see that this is the most f...It's depressing to see that this is the most favoured comment about the article:<br /><br />"wow....what great role models we have for kids today!"<br /><br />So says Kath of Nottingham.<br /><br />I reckon if Kath finds out I smoke like a chimney and drink like a fish yet am fitter now in my early forties than I was in my twenties, her head would probably explode.<br /><br />Some of the fittest people in my gym are smokers.<br /><br />The most redundant comment in the article is the one from Mark Leather:<br /><br />'It is baffling to see Wayne Rooney smoking because the <b>long-term effects</b> are well documented and are not conducive to professional athletes,' he said.<br /><br />I can't think of many athletes who are still at the peak of their performance after they've hit 40. OK, maybe a few cricketers.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-57830299940093202252010-08-05T19:14:29.539+01:002010-08-05T19:14:29.539+01:00I don’t know exactly how many of them smoked, but ...I don’t know exactly how many of them smoked, but I’ll bet it was a lot more than today’s team (it is notable that two of the smokers they picture in the article didn’t actually go to the World Cup – couldn’t they find any more than just Rooney and Lennon?). And I think that the fact that they won illustrates a much-swept-under-the-carpet factoid about smoking – that it inspires people and enables them to feel much more positive passion about what they love than non-smokers are able to – a vital but often-overlooked facet in sports, particularly team sports, to ensure success at the highest levels. Frank D did a very good article on this whilst the WC was taking place, comparing the zingy Argentinean team with the rather ploddy and workmanlike English. Perhaps they should have selected Cole and Bridge instead of some of the non-smokers they took along ……..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-59807664861457092522010-08-05T14:16:36.267+01:002010-08-05T14:16:36.267+01:00'Not sure how many smoked in 1966, but I think...'Not sure how many smoked in 1966, but I think they have all stopped now.'<br /><br />Certainly Bobby Moore and Alan Ball have.<br /><br />The greatest Brazilian side were full of them. Socrates, their captain, smoked 40 a day and he was/is a medical doctor. Mind you they didn't actually win the WC so maybe there's something in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-8881275550586517072010-08-05T13:13:39.189+01:002010-08-05T13:13:39.189+01:00Not sure how many smoked in 1966, but I think they...Not sure how many smoked in 1966, but I think they have all stopped now.<br /><br />Amazing coincidence, the word verification for this was GAZZA, see this;<br /><br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yc-Lk62n49w/TEDcKV58T1I/AAAAAAAAFFY/m71xMaOh9MU/s1600/drunk_paulgascoigne.jpgFascist Hippynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-67510121577746370122010-08-05T10:43:53.944+01:002010-08-05T10:43:53.944+01:00I read recently that both Charlton brothers smoked...I read recently that both Charlton brothers smoked.<br /><br />I also read that David James has recently quit after a long 20-a-day habit.Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-50020482187978424462010-08-05T09:53:10.114+01:002010-08-05T09:53:10.114+01:00I'm pretty sure that Bobby Moore was a smoker ...I'm pretty sure that Bobby Moore was a smoker and a pretty heavy drinker too. That was the culture back then.Frank Davishttp://frank-davis.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-47113122654780875202010-08-05T06:54:35.455+01:002010-08-05T06:54:35.455+01:00More importantly, my copy of your book has winged ...More importantly, my copy of your book has winged its way to Switzerland! Fears of the old and new looks good, not a bad binding effort at all.<br /><br />PS I imagine something in the region of three-quarters were smokers, but since "half of all smokers will die from their addiction" I guess they didn't have long to enjoy their victory!Timdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225417382255695334noreply@blogger.com