Late Bloomers in Sport

Paul and Glenn are back from another fun packed episode. This week we discuss sports people who started their careers later than most in their sport and also excelled in the latter part of their careers. Some of the late bloomers that will be discussed include:- An American boxer he did not take up the sport until he was 23 years of age and went on to become one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.- Another American boxer who after serving time in prison took up a professional career and was one of the all-time greats dominating the middle weight division and was known for his great speed and precision.- NBA players such as Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Anthony Davis, Tim Duncan and Dikembe Mutombo. - Ian Wright - Ice hockey players Bill Durnan, Tim Thomas- NFL players Kurt Warner, Michael Oher- Cricketers Scott Boland, Mike Hussey, Adam Vogues, Colin Miller, Bruce Yardley, Bob Holland- Mason Cox- NRL players Cody Walker, Adam Mogg, Fui Fui Moi MoiWe have our awards for Top Sportsman, Ratbag, Fair Dinkum and have our Quiz. We also have our segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now and Glenn has another cracking joke.Late Bloomers in Sport Sources1. watchmojo.com ‘top 10 amazing athletes who were late bloomers’, by spencer sher, n.d2. casino.org ‘10 sports stars who started late’, by aaron shields, 14/11/20213. Bleacher report.com ‘better now than never:10 late bloomers in sports today’, andrew gould, 28/9/20164. The sportster.com ‘top 14 late bloomers in sports’, by ts staff, 14/5/20145. ladbrokes.com ‘the NRL’s Most Notable Late Bloomers’, by will evans, 15/5/246. sportskeeda.com ‘analysing why several australian players have been late bloomers in test cricket’, by ayush sharma, 22/2/20167. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hopkins8. brittanica.com ‘bernard hopkins, american boxer’, by nigel collins, 11/1/259. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Marciano10. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/michael_jordan_44719111. Jbc media.com ‘michael jordan talks about how he was a late bloomer in basketball’, #shorts, 29/9/2312. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Voges13. cricket.com ‘fan favourite boland takes six at the SCG, australia vs india 2024/25’, 5/1/2514. Ian gorton ‘fuifui moimoi song’, the robinson brothers on ray hadley show, 15/7/200815. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Drogba16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Malone17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Warner18. goalmonkeey.com ‘what is a good goalie save percentage in hockey?’18/9/2419. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Davis20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Duncan21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Durnan22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Wright24. Wba boxing.com ‘bernard hopkins:a titan of the ring’, by jesus cova, 26/1/2525. fighthype.com ;bernhard hopkins and winky wright brawl erupts during wild weigh in’,21/7/200726. New york state attorney general.gov, ‘National association of attorneys general boxing task force’, may 200027. fighthype.com ‘former foes hopkins and wright reunite, pay respect and joke about accidental headbutt’, 10/8/201928. Golden boy.com/about 29. Boxing bouts ‘bernhard hopkins first words after leaving golden boy promotions’, 15/8/2430. Graham bensinger ‘bernard hopkins: serving time with my brother’s murderer’, 15/2/2017