Swimming
THE most decorated Olympic medalist of
all time with a staggering total of 22, the man is a legend, a hero
and an inspiration to the sporting world.. Michael Phelps just keeps
adding to his trophy cabinet, the latest a 'Drinking Under the
Influence' arrest.. his second to be exact.
After such a overwhelmingly successful
career full of determination, emotion and more importantly record
breaking performances the USA swimmer will have those endless
achievements overshadowed by a moment of mindless thinking.
After only coming out of retirement in
April Phelps now faces a long walk of six months to the pool after
'USA Swimming' suspended him for drink driving last week. Personally
I think it's a disgrace no matter who the sports star is. But you
can't ignore the fact he's of significant importance as one of the
greatest sport athletes there's ever been and the millions of
US children and even foreigners that look up to him have seen
their hero play the piece of the villain.
It isn't the first time Phelps has done
it and it isn't the last time a sports star will break the law for
some reason or another but come the Rio Olympics when Phelps more
than likely will continue to build his reign as the the most
successful Olympian ever.. I won't forget how he nearly bought harm
to himself and others by doing something reckless.
Formula 1
We all know sport has it's risks and
we've all picked up injuries some time or another playing it, I
myself have plaster cast down my left arm after fracturing my wrist
last week playing football. But some sports are extreme and push the adrenaline
junkies to the limit, you don't have to look any further than Formula
1. The drivers of the professional sport know the dangers they face
and although they take to the track week after week to race and
entertain us we sometimes can forget how sport can turn deadly within
seconds.
Marussia driver Jules Bianchi smashed
into a JCB at high speed which was recovering a vehicle on the track
that had lost control and crashed itself in the treacherous weather
conditions at Sundays Japanese Grand Prix. Medics say the Frenchman
is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after picking up
severe head injuries from the collision.
Over the last few days there has been
speculation on who was at fault and fingers have been pointed in
several places but to be honest the unfortunate incident of Sundays
race was just a freak of nature just like the Typhoon which nearly
forced the race to be abandoned.
My thoughts and prayers are with
Bianchi and his family at this difficult time.
Football
Local
It's fantastic news to hear this week that Worcester City Manager
Carl Heeley has a new rolling long term contract with the club. Along
with Assistant Manager Matt Gardiner, Heeley will continue to venture
with the club through the unknown after a very difficult few years
off the pitch.
It's definitely been a challenging time for a City fan with the club
now based at rivals Kidderminster but knowing Carl as well as I do, I
know he's the man to bring Worcester City back to Worcester!
Having a construction site rip apart the century old St Georges Lane
with the club being taken out the heart of the City and don't forget
the budget cuts, Worcester City are still standing after 12 rounds.
It's an exciting time to be a Loyals fan though as they sit 8th
in the table closing in on the play-off places and continue their run
in the FA Cup this Saturday when they take on Leamington Spa. It's
just a matter of time before they return to where they belong.
Worcester's Calling.
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