Comments on: The opening hour http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/ All Ryder Cup, All the time! Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Conor Keatings http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Conor Keatings Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:20:01 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/#comment-204 well done darren says it all, I have to say that comment marks the second great performance by a darren today, so eloquently describing all the grit & determination of the human spirit which all combines to form a large lump of emotion in the throats of any right thinking men. Clarke doth bestride the narrow course like a colossus and is a giant among men out there today. He is the invigilator to those hoping to atttain his standard well done darren says it all,
I have to say that comment marks the second great performance by a darren today, so eloquently describing all the grit & determination of the human spirit which all combines to form a large lump of emotion in the throats of any right thinking men.
Clarke doth bestride the narrow course like a colossus and is a giant among men out there today.
He is the invigilator to those hoping to atttain his standard

]]> By: Darren Sexton http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Darren Sexton Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:00:38 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/#comment-202 Darren Clarke was inspiring this morning; his long walk from the locker room to the first tee must have had his heart beating as fast as he walked. Clarke punched the air several times what seemed more of a statement of intent than a response to crowds roar. We can only guess what was going through his mind. The greeting Clarke received from the U.S.A. Captain Tom Lehman and his players should be replayed and shown to young children around the world, sport is not just about winning; it’s about having the courage and the mental strength to compete while turmoil rules your life. What an example Darren Clarke has set, not only for his children, but also to those who have lost someone dear to them. To risk failure on such a world stage when self-belief is in doubt is truly heroic. The Ryder cup commentators were unsure of Clarke’s club choice when he picked up his driver on the first tee, the Americans has used their woods and had gotten themselves in some bother to the left of the fairway. Were the occasion, the euphoria, and the adrenaline going to get the better of Clarke? Was the heart going to rule the mind? Not on your Nellie… Clarke stepped up to the tee and in front of a capacity crowd and god knows how many million television viewers, he drove his ball straighter and longer than anyone else did on the first morning of golf. School usually starts at 9:00am, but Darren Clarke taught us all a most valuable lesson at 8:40am this morning. You cannot stop time, it moves on, you either move with it or wallow in self pity, your children are your future, show them the way…. Well done Darren. Darren Clarke was inspiring this morning; his long walk from the locker room to the first tee must have had his heart beating as fast as he walked. Clarke punched the air several times what seemed more of a statement of intent than a response to crowds roar. We can only guess what was going through his mind.

The greeting Clarke received from the U.S.A. Captain Tom Lehman and his players should be replayed and shown to young children around the world, sport is not just about winning; it’s about having the courage and the mental strength to compete while turmoil rules your life.

What an example Darren Clarke has set, not only for his children, but also to those who have lost someone dear to them. To risk failure on such a world stage when self-belief is in doubt is truly heroic.

The Ryder cup commentators were unsure of Clarke’s club choice when he picked up his driver on the first tee, the Americans has used their woods and had gotten themselves in some bother to the left of the fairway. Were the occasion, the euphoria, and the adrenaline going to get the better of Clarke? Was the heart going to rule the mind? Not on your Nellie… Clarke stepped up to the tee and in front of a capacity crowd and god knows how many million television viewers, he drove his ball straighter and longer than anyone else did on the first morning of golf.

School usually starts at 9:00am, but Darren Clarke taught us all a most valuable lesson at 8:40am this morning. You cannot stop time, it moves on, you either move with it or wallow in self pity, your children are your future, show them the way….

Well done Darren.

]]> By: Tony http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Tony Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:03:30 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/the-opening-hour/#comment-203 more ... more more more ... PLEASE ... I'm stuck in the office, the firewall blocks all access to any BBC sites, my radio won't pick up a signal and I'm desperately trying to find blow by blow coverage on the internet ... I'm missing it all and it's driving me crazy ... I should have took the day off ... bugger. more … more more more … PLEASE … I’m stuck in the office, the firewall blocks all access to any BBC sites, my radio won’t pick up a signal and I’m desperately trying to find blow by blow coverage on the internet … I’m missing it all and it’s driving me crazy … I should have took the day off … bugger.

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