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I had the honour of being sent an autobiography of sorts by a great Australian. Mick Collis, thank you.
Mick personally signed it for me, "Dear Bronski Beat, never give up the dream". After reading Full Contact Sudoku that throw away dedication actually resonated with me.
He tried and was so close to Wallaby selection he could taste it. The only thing that held him back was a lack of height and talent. Vital in the second row it could be argued. This burnt him, leaving Mick Collis a disillusioned man for qiote a few seasons.
After pulling himself back off the floor, several brushes with international sporting teams gave him him the desire to try again. Such as being the liaison for the Dutch Women's Water Polo team. The camaraderie he witnessed in that playing group, the passion of one tight unit working together and the overt nudity just polarised his resolution to represent this great Australian country of ours even more.
Sometimes working all night Mick finally pulls off a sporting coup. Putting a team together from scratch and gaining an international ranking for Australia in the uncompromising sport of Sudoku.
The gamesmanship, the sledging and everything else that goes along with world class Sudoku is truly eye opening. Mick describes in intimate detail, the harshness of competing on the continent and makes you appreciate why other champion Australian sportsman like Shane Warne had pallets of baked beans shipped to them just so they could maintain their strength. And would you believe the beer is warm in India? A little known but devastating reality for touring Australian teams.
If you have ever dreamed of pulling on the green and gold blazer, this book just has to be on your shelf.
10 out of 10.
Thanks for the memories you have given us Mick!
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Originally Posted by brokendown gunfighter
