A light has gone out
I not a great golfing enthsusiast, but I know enough to see that a bright light has gone out in the world of sport - following the sad death of Severiano Ballesteros.
He played the game of golf the way people should play all sports - with passion and a fierce determination to win - yet with great exuberance and a smile on his face.
The only saving grace in his untimely death is that he inspired a whole new generation of young people to follow his lead - not just in golf but in other sports as well.
Lionel Messi plays his football the way Severiano Ballesteros played golf - and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he inspired someone like Rafael Nadal - to become such an incredible tennis player.
In sport - as in politics - the people like their champions to be risk takers - not buttoned up, paid up members of the establishment.
He played the game of golf the way people should play all sports - with passion and a fierce determination to win - yet with great exuberance and a smile on his face.
The only saving grace in his untimely death is that he inspired a whole new generation of young people to follow his lead - not just in golf but in other sports as well.
Lionel Messi plays his football the way Severiano Ballesteros played golf - and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he inspired someone like Rafael Nadal - to become such an incredible tennis player.
In sport - as in politics - the people like their champions to be risk takers - not buttoned up, paid up members of the establishment.
