What Sports person do you admire for their competiveness in older years?

[big tom]

Here is mine
Ted Fenwick


Isle of Man TT 2015: Ted Fenwick wins Billown race aged 87 - BBC Sport

 

[2cv]

Here is mine
Ted Fenwick


Isle of Man TT 2015: Ted Fenwick wins Billown race aged 87 - BBC Sport

Truly amazing.

 

[delicagirl]

yoga is not a competitive exercise, but this lady Tao Porchon-Lynxh, 95 year old still teaches yoga in America and looks decades younger than her real age and who can do poses which most people could never do.....


The World's Oldest Yoga Teacher Turns 95 Today. | Rebelle Society

the photographs of her doing yoga in beautiful woods are stunning.....

 

[Chris356]

he deserves an award and still being competitive at 87 he will take some beating

 

[Deleted member 9849]

How about the iron nun,she completed an iron man triatholon aged 82,the oldest person ever to do so.

Madonna Buder - Wikipedia

 

[Fazerloz]

It must be nice to be blessed with such good health at their ages.

 

[Robmac]

Who really cares.

If it makes them feel better, then fair play, but why the need to advertise the fact?

 

[delicagirl]

Who really cares.

If it makes them feel better, then fair play, but why the need to advertise the fact?

because many of them inspire other people to challenge themselves to emulate them, go faster, go farther, higher, longer - whatever it might be.....

we all need role models ......

 

[Robmac]

because many of them inspire other people to challenge themselves to emulate them, go faster, go farther, higher, longer - whatever it might be.....

we all need role models ......

Not me.

I find it quite patronising the way we talk about older people.

In your example, you say that Tao Porchon-Lynxh looks decades younger than her 95 years. I think that she looks every day of it, but that is just an honest opinion. I prefer to admire older people for their wisdom, rather than their sporting prowess. But, as I say, if they want to keep at it, fair play to them.

 

[delicagirl]

Not me.

I find it quite patronising the way we talk about older people.

In your example, you say that Tao Porchon-Lynxh looks decades younger than her 95 years. I think that she looks every day of it, but that is just an honest opinion. I prefer to admire older people for their wisdom, rather than their sporting prowess. But, as I say, if they want to keep at it, fair play to them.

So let the poor old dears sit in a chair and just talk ? Now that IS patronising !!!!!!

 

[Jimhunterj4]

Not patronising merely admiring older people for their wisdom in preference to their sporting abilities,
You've misread at 90mph I think

 

[2cv]

I think it's good that some people just get on with doing what they do as they get older, as in the OP, as opposed to the majority who simply get grumpier with age as is often demonstrated in here .

 

[Robmac]

So let the poor old dears sit in a chair and just talk ? Now that IS patronising !!!!!!

Not at all. If they want to run marathons or jump from planes, as I said, fair play to them.

What I dislike about it is the way they are wheeled out on breakfast TV and the like and the presenters automatically talk louder, assuming they are deaf, and talk slowly, assuming they are stupid. Treating them like infants really.

That is patronising.

 

[delicagirl]

Not at all. If they want to run marathons or jump from planes, as I said, fair play to them.

What I dislike about it is the way they are wheeled out on breakfast TV and the like and the presenters automatically talk louder, assuming they are deaf, and talk slowly, assuming they are stupid. Treating them like infants really.

That is patronising.

Ah - so it's the presenters patronising attitudes that annoy you - we are in utter agreement here Rob - absolutely

 

[Robmac]

Ah - so it's the presenters patronising attitudes that annoy you - we are in utter agreement here Rob - absolutely

Indeed. I can sit and talk to older people for hours, they have had a lot of experience of life.

One old boy who goes down my local is in his 90's, he was one of only a few survivors from a landing craft involved in the Normandy landings. He is sharp as a knife still and a very dry sense of humour.

Sitting in his usual chair talking to me once, and a young girl in tight jeans walked by. "If I was 2 years younger........" he said.

But when one of his friends (In his 70's) said he was thinking of doing the local 10k run, he called him a "silly old sod".

 

[delicagirl]

Indeed. I can sit and talk to older people for hours, they have had a lot of experience of life.

One old boy who goes down my local is in his 90's, he was one of only a few survivors from a landing craft involved in the Normandy landings. He is sharp as a knife still and a very dry sense of humour.

Sitting in his usual chair talking to me once, and a young girl in tight jeans walked by. "If I was 2 years younger........" he said.

But when one of his friends (In his 70's) said he was thinking of doing the local 10k run, he called him a "silly old sod".

LOL !!!

Each to their own

 

[Tompa]

Carefull Rob, you,re getting on a bit yourself and still drink more than the yoofs.
Tompa.

 

[maingate]

The sportsman I admire most is one you will never have heard of.

When I knew him, he was the Storeman at Wearmouth Colliery and he had an artificial right arm.

He worked underground but was involved in an accident at work resulting in the loss of his arm. Prior to that, he played Bowls and was one of the best in the North East of England. Being right handed, the loss of his arm was a huge blow. BUT, within 3 years he was back at the top of his game ....... playing left handed.

 

[vindiboy]

NONE .but I have NO interest in any sport whatsoever, why any one would kick a ball, hit it with a bat ,stick or raqueut then have to run after it is beyond me .

 

[2cv]

NONE .but I have NO interest in any sport whatsoever, why any one would kick a ball, hit it with a bat ,stick or raqueut then have to run after it is beyond me .

Post 12 springs to mind .