{"id":42055,"date":"2012-03-20T19:32:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T03:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=42055"},"modified":"2012-03-20T19:54:17","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T03:54:17","slug":"donald-bradman-the-greatest-sportsman-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=42055","title":{"rendered":"Donald Bradman – The Greatest Sportsman Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

F.M. Alexander regarded<\/a> Sir Donald<\/a> as a beautiful example of poise.<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia<\/a>: “Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 \u2013 25 February 2001), often referred to as “The Don”, was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as statistically the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.”<\/p>\n

When Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in prison, his first question to an Australian visitor was, “Is Sir Donald Bradman still alive?”<\/p>\n