USAIN BOLT WRECKED MY THEORY
Ed Smith had a theory that sprinters—like greyhounds and racehorses—were not getting any faster. But then came Bolt ... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 | ADD NEW COMMENTARE WE TOO PROFESSIONAL?
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It’s an unstoppable buzzword. But has professionalism gone too far? As a sportsman, Ed Smith saw it backfire at first hand; now he sees this in other fields, from “The Wire” to the banks ... read more »
MICHAEL OWEN AND THE CULT OF NARRATIVE
When Manchester United picked an ex-England star off the scrapheap, it made a great plot twist. But Ed Smith argues that our love of a good story is now getting in the way of sporting sense ... read more »
THE LONELINESS OF LONG-DISTANCE FANDOM
After four decades as a Queens Park Rangers supporter, Anthony Gardner finally goes to see them play. It turns out it is a strange thing to suddenly be among fellow true believers ... read more »
WHY AUSTRALIANS (USUALLY) WIN AT CRICKET
As the Ashes approach, Ed Smith answers the question that gives Englishmen nightmares: what explains Australia’s (occasional) dominance? read more »
THE MISSION: LEARNING TO HANDLE FALCONS
"There is something about having a bird of prey 'on the fist' that stirs the soul of a man," observes Will Smith after his first falconry lesson. But such manly independence comes with a fistful of dismembered chick legs ... read more »
TIGER WOODS: BRILLIANT, BUT ...
On the heels of Tiger Woods’s victory Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Ed Smith wonders why he can't warm to the guy ... read more »
GUYANA: GREEN AND TROUBLED LAND
Guyana is a hard country to place. Mike Atherton only got to know it after falling in love on a cricket tour; now it’s part of his life. As England's cricketers return there, he sketches a nation of great beauty stumped by its recent history ... read more »
THE MISSION: LEARNING TO PLAY BRIDGE
After months of lessons, Will Smith is delighted to learn that he is a "natural" at bridge. "It is a milestone in my life to be declared a natural at a sport. Any sport", he gloats. Here are ten of his discoveries ...
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ED SMITH | THE GREAT SPORTSMEN | October 3rd 2008
In each issue of Intelligent Life, the leading cricketer Ed Smith puts another sportsman under the microscope. This time it's Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal, who "has turned evolution into revolution" ...From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008
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