Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Really great sports people are great PEOPLE, first and foremost.

This one is rather self-indulgent (really Trevor - YOU being self-indulgent??? lol), but I don't care, ok? :)

Last Friday was the Leader- Tynan Honda Sportstar of the Year Awards, for the St George and Sutherland regions of metro Sydney. You've got to be a really talented sportsperson to win at category or one of the Sportstar of the Year awards. The Senior Sportstar winner was world champion boxer Billy Dibb, for example.

This was my personal highlight from the event. This lady is Kelly Wren, aged 33, the winner of the Disability Sportstar award. Kelly won the ladies tennis singles, doubles, team event and mixed doubles at the INAS-FID Global games in Italy. Yes, ALL of those titles. What a great achievement, huh?


No sooner had Kelly left the stage after accepting her award than Ken Rosewall dashed across from his seat to meet her and spend some time chatting with her. The smile on Kelly's face says it all, as tennis legend Ken Rosewall went out of his way to acknowledge her achievement and give her his personal congratulations.

Ken Rosewall - a great sportsperson and a great person.

Lisa McMahon was on hand to capture the moment. Thanks for the pics Lisa:))

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