Eric the Eel - surely one of the great Olympic moments. Just to recap Roy & HG's take on it:
Eric the Eel is deserving of a spot I reckon. Was one of the highlights of the Sydney Olympics for mine, and I thought the following Olympics were poorer for athletes like him not being there.
Oh and Second:
Michael Johnson and Andrew Johns
Best already second by Vimes, my bad should have taken him out.
Wouldn't worry me either, and I reckon the Bradbury story is an inspiring one. Merely making the point that the story surrounding him is what makes him interesting, rather than his sporting prowess. You could say the same for Eric the Eel.
I was not aware of that. That makes it genuinely cool as well as hilariously brilliant.
You are my hero Jono
Hm, well. He wasn't the fastest but he was the only one who could stay on his ****ing skates.
Partly due to the fact that he wasn't fast enough to keep pace with the field in the first place.
thanku
Morkeh in "slamming Australian sporting achievement" shocker.
Smitteh in "mock anguish at things he'd never care about otherwise" shocker.
Well played, sir.
I disagree, I think he knew his premium skating speed and stuck to it beautifully. Well aware the other guys were pushing the limits and would fall due to it being as slippery as hell out there
Pretty obvious one there, tbh.
Will second these two. Feel dirty giving Campo the nod, but it's a vote for his sport almost as much as him. Was a genuine one off and magnificent player too.
Shagged a goat too, by all accounts. Not many others in the list can you say that about. Except Andrew Johns, obv.
