10th June – You wonder why he stands so high, It’s just the space between him and the sky.

I often watch replays of so-called fouls, and to me it's almost as if one leg behaves badly independently of the brain, while the other leg just stands there looking on unable to assist.

15th Oct – A thousand thundering thrills await me, Facing insurmountable odds gratefully.

For a moment I look at him in a different light – someone whose intense determination never to concede a point makes him a sort of gifted and diplomatic negotiator.