Unapologetic Sportspeople

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we will discuss sports people who have been reluctant to or have appeared insincere in their apologies. Some of these sportspeople have been involved in some of the biggest controversies of all time. Eg, Lance Armstrong, Ben Johnson and Mike Tyson. Some other that will be discussed include. ⁃ A South American soccer player who despite his incredible talent and goal scoring ability has been involved in much controversy being in multiple incidents, e.g. diving biting opponents and racial abuse. ⁃ A former NFL player who despite being regarded as one of the most versatile and best defensive players of all time, has time and time again been in trouble for many different reasons during his playing career and also in retirement. ⁃ Jannik Sinner, Nick Kyrgios, Serena Williams ⁃ Sam Kerr, Ronaldo ⁃ Gymnastics, Ireland ⁃ Jason Josephs ⁃ Brandon McManus, New Orleans Saints, Bobby Petrino ⁃ Kyrie Irving ⁃ Todd Carney We have our weekly awards Fair Dinkum, Rat Bag, top sports person and who needs to be benched. We also have our quiz and segments sporting spotlight and then and now. Glenn finishes off the show with another cracking joke.Unapologetic Sportspeople Sources1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshaun_Watson3. Globalnews.ca ‘john mcenroe refuses to apologise for saying serena williams would be ranked 700 if she played with men’, 27/6/2017, CBS news4. The guardian.com ‘gymnastics ireland fails to apologise despite row over medal snub for black girl’, emma grahan-harrison, 25/9/235. foxsports.com ‘athlete issues grovelling apology after most unsportsmanlike action in history’, tony robertson, the sun from news.com.au, 8/3/236. Avoiding babylon ‘athlete refuses to apologize for making the sign of the cross’, 23/9/247. Tampa bay times.com ‘sorry, but these athlete apologies aren’t believable’, by gary shelton, times sports, 12/4/20128. buzzfeed.com ‘18 athletes who infamously watched their careers crumble in an instant’, by hannah marder, 28/8/249. ranker.com ‘the most controversial athletes in sports history’, ranker sports, 15/1/2510. Flying echidna ‘norman gunston and mohammed ali’, 5/6/201611. Icehousebandtv ‘nothing too serious’, icehouse, man of colours, 30/7/201812. triathlete.com ‘armstrong doping confession:key quotes’, aaron hersh, 5/2/202013. politico.eu ‘novak djokovic says he is still traumatized from australia deportation sage’, seb starcevic, 6/1/2514. Bulldog dynasty ‘rugby league violence 1979 and john donnelly spitting at news reporters’, 12/1/201215. Bbc sport.com ‘inside the doping deal for tennis’ world number one’, laura scott, jonathan jurejko, 23/2/2516. #shorts ‘Nick Kyrgios explains why he did not follow dress code in his post-match press conference’, 12/7/202217. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Gayle18. Snail in the mail ‘chris gayle mel mcglaughlin interview’, 4/1/201619. CBS news ‘serena williams calls umpires penalties sexist at the us open’, 10/9/201820. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshaun_Watson21. news.com.au ‘olympics judo star nemanja majdov banned after making sign of cross at paris games’, alec gearty, 20/9/2422. Boost vibes ‘cristiano ronaldo:unfiltered, unapologetic, and unmatched’, 17/8/2423. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McManus25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Petrino27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linebacker29. britannica.com ‘lawrence taylor’, 31/1/25, editors of encylopedia britannica30. Think Big ‘joe theismann and lawrence taylor..’ michael zellner, 10/5/24