> I just read that Jonah Lomu is trying to come back.
Jonah is an amazing man, with astonishing capability. Alas! I do not think he is wise to try to be the Man he once was (that can never happen, sadly) but even in his diminished form, he is a formidable athlete who stands head-and-shoulders above most of us mere mortals. I like Jonah, and I wish him well. He should look now to his health and his family: he need prove nothing more to New Zealand and to Rugby, we are grateful for having him on our side.
> Since I'm too lazy to ask my cousins about it, what's going on with David Tua these days??
My favorite boxer, after Muhammad Ali. David Tua will rise again. He's had some issues with his "management" (trans: hangers-on and sycophants who have tried their best to rip him off, in my opinion) but he still packs a mean punch and could still beat the stuffing out of Lennox Lewis if Lewis ever came within Harm's Way. Tua's a genuinely nice guy, too. His is a great story of rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches-to...? I and most of New Zealand think he's the Cat's Ass and will, one day, become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
(Me, I'd never fight him: I'm heavier and taller and I know that one good punch from Tua would put me in Hospital for many weeks!)
Muhammad floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Tua, well, he's more like a tank.
> Also, I haven't seen much news lately about *Goldie*. Is he still playing cricket or has he comeback to rugby yet??
Jeff Wilson has gone rather quiet, featuring in neither Cricket nor Rugby. An amazing talent, a prodigy. I remember his All Blacks Test Debut: I watched it in Wanaka with my wife's cousins on TV. That lad didn't run, he flew on Angel's wings, and danced around his opponents with the greatest of ease, skipping merrily over the line for a Try! Or, diving fearlessly face-first into the mud as only a True Son of Otago can. I loved to watch Wilson play the Rugby!
And he could do the Cricket at an International level, to boot! Last I heard he is married and settled down, seems to have lost a wee bit of hair to pattern baldness by latest photo. Dunno what doing. But Lordy! He was magic!
His dad was a prodigy, too.
> I still long to see the days of Sean Fitzpatrick and Zinzan playing again.
As All Blacks, it will never happen unfortunately. They are well past their time. But what magical players, and wonderful men! I met Fitzy, once, briefly: he has a presence about him that is almost like the Holy Ghost (no blasphemy intended!) You can feel his aura and know that *this* is a born Leader of Men. It was almost spooky. The Power radiated... yeah, that's it. He Radiates.
Cheers from DownUnder, mate!
I also wish Jonah the best. He most certainly doesn't have to prove anything to anyone.
From all I've heard, David Tua is a wonderful guy. He's definitely a class act above Mike Tyson. Not that it requires much for that, but I've liked him for a long time.
In truth, some of my favorite Kiwi rugby players are no playing for the All Blacks. The days of Michael Jones, John Kirwan, Frank Bunce, and Buck Shelford are long gone. However, I do enjoy hearing about them from time to time.
If only I could get my hubby into watching rugby, life would be perfect. Until such time, I shall enjoy it on my own. Hehe!