17 May, 2013 | Total views: 109
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manager, Manchester United Retirement speech at Old Trafford 12th May 2013 “I’ve got absolutely no script in my mind, I’m just going to ramble on and hope I get to the core of what this football club’s...
12 April, 2013 | Total views: 131
David Bernstein, FA Chairman, UKSpeech at SoccerexApril 11, 2013 Soccerex’s European Forum in Manchester In the 150th anniversary year of The Football Association, I really am delighted to have been given the opportunity to make the closing address at Soccerex....
28 February, 2013 | Total views: 137
Rafa Benitez, Interim Manager, Chelsea Football Club 27th February 2013 ON FANS’ ANTI-BENITEZ CHANTS: ‘I have been in charge in football for 26 years. I have won the Champions League, won the FIFA Club World Cup, the FA Cup, the...
22 July, 2011
Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise; but Andre Agassi gave a truly inspirational speech at his Induction into tennis’ Hall of Fame. It made you want to play tennis. As...
11 July, 2011
The title to this blog is from a quotation by Neville Cardus about a very special cricketing nation: Sri Lanka. The words were quoted by Kumar Sangakkara in his recent MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture: one of...
15 February, 2011
We are deep into the acceptance speech season and still no Outright Winner for this year’s Moment of Madness Award (presented by Ricky Gervais) . Still, to keep our spirits up, The Mother Monster, Lady Gaga, took to the podium...