Dutch Courage
Once upon a time, Johan Cruyff was the best football player in the world - but there's some real steel as well as talent about him - as he spoke out about his team's tactics during the World Cup Final.
While some of the Dutch team sought comfort in blaming the 'English' referee - Cruyff spoke up and spoke the truth - denouncing the Holland players over their attempts to physically intimidate and bully the opposition.
Who knows how this went down in Holland - but it's a safe bet that Cruyff's comments were not universally popular - as he described his own team's play as 'dirty', 'ugly' and 'anti-football'.
Cruyff deserves a medal for standing up and being counted - for being unafraid to call a spade a spade - for refusing to make mealy mouthed excuses for his own side.
The same is true in all walks of life - whether over football or equal pay - doing the right thing is never easy - sometimes you need to take your courage in both hands - and stand out from the safety of the crowd.
But as Martin Luther King once said:
"The time is always right - to do the right thing".
While some of the Dutch team sought comfort in blaming the 'English' referee - Cruyff spoke up and spoke the truth - denouncing the Holland players over their attempts to physically intimidate and bully the opposition.
Who knows how this went down in Holland - but it's a safe bet that Cruyff's comments were not universally popular - as he described his own team's play as 'dirty', 'ugly' and 'anti-football'.
Cruyff deserves a medal for standing up and being counted - for being unafraid to call a spade a spade - for refusing to make mealy mouthed excuses for his own side.
The same is true in all walks of life - whether over football or equal pay - doing the right thing is never easy - sometimes you need to take your courage in both hands - and stand out from the safety of the crowd.
But as Martin Luther King once said:
"The time is always right - to do the right thing".
