HOCKEY HUMOR.
WHAT MAKETH THE VETERAN!
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Life begins at 40 so they say! But did any of us celebrate! Did we tell anyone at work?Did we say that we were the most elite. fittest, most skilled sportsmen anywhere, anytime? NO WAY! But we thought it!
Life begins at 40 so they say! But did any of us celebrate! Did we tell anyone at work?Did we say that we were the most elite. fittest, most skilled sportsmen anywhere, anytime? NO WAY! But we thought it!
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What we did say was mainly aimed at reassurance from our loved ones "how do my knees look today dear?` or "how many strands of hair are there on my brush, dear?"
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How did the reassurance work? Well, not too good I`m afraid. Lots of hysterical laughter and derision, with wives, children and relatives all gasping in disbelief - "you`re not still playing hockey are you, surely you will need oxygen!" "Are you playing on a quarter field? Which leg are you going to limp on?"
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But we fooled `em all, didn`t we - armed with linament, bandages, plaster, elastics, bike pants and lots of different hats and sunburn cream.
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WE BECAME VETERANS AND WE ARE PROUD OF IT (once we got over the shock of 40 (50/60 ?!) and grew an extra layer of skin)!
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Notice there has been no mention of drinking, parties, fun times. WOMEN or the smokes . . YET!The truth is we elite athletes don`t need any of these "inducements" - you see we are perfect, we have no vices, no bad women and no addictions.
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All we need is plenty. . . plenty of lovely young physiotherapists to organise the linament, plenty of large bottles of well brewed water (with just a little yeast in it, for flavouring. of course) and plenty of competition.
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So, the qualified Veteran is a personality, that is - fit (always), loves his sport, loves his social bit after a game, is slightly bald, has long arms when reading and walks funny.
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The end result is that we all qualify and should all have a great Tournament in the true spirit of veterans. We have lots in common - lots of comradeship and happy memories and a good game every now and then.Welcome to Sydney and good luck in your event.
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Author : Ken Vaughan (Sydney, NSW, World Vets Tournament, 1994).
Author : Ken Vaughan (Sydney, NSW, World Vets Tournament, 1994).
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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it (ie. hockey before work!)
Samuel Butler (apologies!)
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