Greg Norman Talks of TSS and Sporting Glory Mike Wallace PE Teacher First XV Coach
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mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat or water.
Greg Norman, “Normo”, is known by many names and titles. My favourite is a nickname that was given to him by the current Head of Physical Education, Steve Baker. Mr Baker started calling Greg “The Rock” and never a more appropriate nickname was ever bestowed on someone. Not just because he has a body that resembles the sometime wrestler, sometime B grade actor by the same name, but because he is strong, sturdy, unyielding, trustworthy to a fault and so reliable that he could very well be made from granite. I was asked to put together an article about Greg for this month’s Band of Brothers. Even though I have only known him for two and a half years, I share an office space with him, I sit next to him, often teach the same classes and have the honour of working closely with him in our roles as Coach and Manager of the First XV. When considering the mammoth task that is unravelling the 34 years he has so far spent at TSS I felt that, rather than trying to capture the flavour of his time, I’d let The Rock himself do the talking. In this interview I asked Greg about his time at TSS, some fond memories he has of the place, some of its history that he has been integral in shaping and also about life away from Campus; about his wife, Kerry, his son, Peter, and life on the Gold Coast.
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