Still on sport and I have seen some of the most inspiring sports stories broadcast over the last two days.
Firstly, Australian Story provided an unbelievable insight into the world of John McLean (pictured), who is going for gold in mixed rowing at the Beijing Paralympics tomorrow. But that is the icing on the cake for McLean who has already completed three Hawaiian Ironman's and swam the English Channel, all after being hit by a truck in a cycling accident, which left him unable to walk. The production itself was timely and well constructed/organised. Interviews with John, his father, his friend, doctors and fellow athletes provided an in depth account.
60 minutes the night before was not quite as in depth but still very emotive and inspiring. Peter Overton's report concentrated on runner Kelly Cartwright and McLean's rowing partner Kelly Ross.
Sensational stuff!
Do you agree or are these stories just overplayed and over emotive?
2 comments:
Hi Josh,
Nice blog, there is some very interesting stuff on here!
The human interest angle is always a popular one and especially coming up to the Olympics the stories of hardship and endurance begin to emerge. However, I don't think it is too overplayed and emotive. John McLean has been through so much and yet his determination to keep going and his will to succeed has never faltered. This is a lesson many people need to learn. Too many of us sit in front of the television and are amazed by what these individuals have done and we don't seem to realise that if we put our mind to it and worked hard we too could achieve our goals. With this is mind, keep the emotional stories coming, if they can help one person get up of the couch and achieve their true potential then they have done their job.
On the money Belinda-Jane.
Cheers,
Josh
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