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[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13664629 ]Bravo, sir, bravo. [/url]
Mr Kidd's wife Sami said..."If there's anyone out there that is disabled, or injured or sick, get some inspiration from this and don't give up"
Former boxer Michael Watson presented Kidd with his finisher's medal.
That was a nice touch. Didn't Michael Watson do a similar thing a few years back?
[i]Chapeau[/i] indeed.
More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13666115
"He's been exhausted and frustrated and made up his own swear words because he's run out of the normal ones to use."
🙂
Wow.
Big up to the man,massive willpower and perseverance to achieve that.
yeah, just heard on the radio - brilliant
(did Brian the snail make it too ?)
Before his injury he planned to jump one of the great pyramids. I saw a documentary where we was on the back of a bike with his brother in law and they made a little ramp and jumped a pyramid tea bag in the garden. I may have got something in my eye when he was really excited.
Can't means won't.
When asked what he would do when he completed the marathon he said "Everest"
Gulp
Remember we have our own Eddie Kidd in PetesGaff. Mark is on a similar journey but one with are far darker finishing line.
If Eddie made you gulp and think you should do something then go to this site and do it : http://www.justgiving.com/TeamBullheart
Tag it with STW or your user name so Mark realizes what he means to us
incredible
i particularly like this:
She had particular praise for people who came out to support him in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe."They brought him a new rucksack. They've been doing our dirty washing. They had nothing and they were giving £10 and £20. In the City they just gave pennies.
"I just wanted to say thank you to the people in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe. We'll never forget you as long as we live."
Those poor bankers who lost their bonuses only to have them made up by massive wage increases should read this and take a long hard look at themselves (possibly on the way out of the 36th floor window)
Good stuff. He nearly ran me and me dad over in his Vauxhall Frontera before one of his stunt shows.
Top man.
Well done indeed.
Sadly I hadn't even realised he had been injured in the first place 🙁
Got to say he looks pretty good still though - he must be well into his 50s now???
I remember he put on a show at Redhill park/football ground (when it was near the station) in the 70's. We couldn't afford to get in, but we watched some of it from a high point in the road looking over the wall into the park. Myself and a few mates on made up 'tracker bikes' as we called them, rode the three miles - must have been under 10 years old then. He had massive status in the UK, the Evil Knevil thing along with Kung-FU, skate boards etc was huge - he was our English equivalent of EK!
Glass half full kind of a guy IMHO. Top bloke