How's that for providing a service on a Sunday?ĭespite being concerned over the strength of the commentary box roof, Cash had now completed the hard yards.
"I looked at him, and it was a priest, he had the collar", Cash later recalled. His dad and coach continued to provide encouragement, though it would take some divine inspiration to set Cash on his way.Ī man beckoned Cash towards him, imploring the champion to use his shoulders as a stepping stone to the top of the commentary box. Cash soon realised that this was easier said than done.Īfter making a decisive move into the crowd, Cash started to doubt his plan, admitting that he was stuck amongst the confused spectators in a potentially embarrassing situation. So after defeating Ivan Lendl in the 1987 final, he now had to stick to his personal contract. Pat Cash had made a promise to himself that if he won Wimbledon he would immediately share the victory with his family and friends in the players' box. Cricket celebrations were often curtailed in the 1980s due to spectator participation, yet Beefy even managed to get over this small matter in that amazing summer of 1981. Barrel-chested, waving a stump triumphantly, Botham looked every inch the heroic lead in a barely believable film. That Botham celebration encapsulated the turnaround of his summer, and the force of personality possessed by the great all-rounder, especially after he had returned to the ranks. The wickets of Marsh, Bright, Lillee and Kent pushed the fragile Aussies close to the brink of another crushing defeat, as an inspired Botham, driven on by an atmosphere that still thrills, began his approach to the crease for the coup de grace. Yet post-captaincy Beefy could do no wrong.
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Australia still only needed 37 more runs to win the match and take a 2-1 series lead, the feelgood victory at Headingley looking more and more like a delicious one-off freak result. When Ian Botham took Australia's sixth second innings wicket on the final day of the fourth Test at Edgbaston, it appeared as if it may be a case of too little too late. From the image used for the Seve Foundation in support of cancer research, to the logo adorning the bags and sleeves of Europe's heroes at the Miracle of Medinah, the memories come flooding back at a mere glimpse of that outline of a figure who changed the complexion of European golf. Such an iconic snapshot, so much so that the silhouette image of Seve's celebration is still widely used. Barring a miracle, Seve had joined the likes of Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, and Jack Nicklaus, as an Open winner at the home of golf. And then it dropped those final important few inches. For a brief moment it appeared as if the ball and gravity were going to do the unthinkable and refuse to yield to the charismatic legend of European golf. The right to left putt looked good from the moment it left Ballesteros' putter, tracking beautifully at just the right pace, and on the correct line.
The Spaniard sent the putt on its way, as the golfing world, including me as an eight-year-old watching my first major, looked on. Ballesteros was in much better shape, standing over a 15-foot birdie putt on the last, a golden opportunity to place one hand on the Claret Jug. After 71 and 70 holes respectively, Seve Ballesteros and Tom Watson were inseparable at the top of the leaderboard, although the infamous Road Hole was about to put a dent in Watson's hopes of a sixth Open triumph. Two all-time greats of golf were locked in battle as the conclusion of the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews drew near. This week I am taking a look back at sporting celebrations of the 1980s, five moments where the competitors marked success in an unforgettable manner. Celebrate good times, come on! There is nothing like a great sporting celebration to get the blood pumping, as all the pressure that has been building inside is finally allowed to disperse, that brief period of time following something special where both athletes and fans experience an overwhelming feeling of elation.
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