Sports star or celebrity you met that didn't impress you?

[stormshark]

Nick Seymour ex crowded house band owns a bush block on the coast near me with some friends he stays at when in Aus,and i camp at occasionally. Have taken him surfing several times, very good fellow with an unusual taste in
Cars.Robbie Kearns the storm "Ambassador" is a great bloke who is good to have a beer and yarn with. The Worst would have to be the ex or current bankrupt amongst other things, ex Collingwood AFL player- Peter Daigos.

 

[sharkafar]

Can't say I've really met all that many. (and I kind of agree with BJRshark when he says the whole celebrity thing is a little mystifying) Years ago, during the super league war, the powers that be organised that World Club Championship tournament. I was showing a couple of friends from Brisbane round Covent Garden and we bumped into a few of the Broncos players who were over playing one of the ESL sides. My mates girlfriend was absolutely stoked (mad Broncos fan) and we chatted for quite a while with Steve Renouf and Anthony Mundine. Have to say Renouf was/is a top guy. Happily posed for a photo and autograph and never seemed in any hurry to catch up with the others. Mundine was a little more stand offish, but still happy to chat.

Not a sporting star, but I did meet Peter Garret once when I was doing some work with Amnesty International. Lovely bloke. Very easy to talk to.

 

[Bundy Shark]

Not that he is a celebrity or anything but I met Gavin Orr about 10 yrs ago (was seated next to him at a wedding) anyway I can't recall if he was a player manager then or not but he was a good bloke to talk to, since then he has been in a fair bit of crap for doing dodgy things & I think was even banned for a certain time from the NRL.

Its so hard to take a persons personality on a chance meeting or introduction they may have lasted less than a minute but its still fun to read some of these posts & stories.

 

[Art Vandelay]

i let my man crush cloud my judgement on warnie, but he never came across as a douche bag when meeting him

Warnie is a legend.

he's the man everyone wants to be. great sportsman that eats party pies. takes wickets, bangs liz hurley..
he's a boss.

 

[Art Vandelay]

ill explain the carney one.

im obviously from canberra. and have seen him in his "element" when he used to go out on the town around here.
holy ****.
anyway i hope he's changed his ways and seems to have grown up a heap. i hope he remains a shark a long time.

fergo, similar type behaviour from him around the place.

 

[blueboyshane]

If any shark ignored my little 2 year old, I would cease to be a fan and member!. Michael stipe (from REM not sure if this was a sports only thread, gal otherwise ) was an incredibly intelligent guy. Noone ever unimpressed me as if they did, they weren't worth mentioning/remembering. The only thing worse than talking about you is not talking about you. (Oscar Wilde). Go sharkies 2013.

 

[snowman]

Dave Faulkner was a nice bloke when I met him about 5 yrs ago after a Sharks Grand Final Luncheon, John Lambie who is a former Wallaby forward, met him at another sports luncheon & was a top bloke, mingled for ages afterwards having beers with me & a few mates.

Len Pascoe, former Aussie fast bowler was a true gentleman, funny Fitz was saying earlier about Steve Waugh, I wont repeat what Len thought of Steve as a bloke, lets just say it wasn't a rap.

Can anyone can confirm or deny Anthony Mundine is a great bloke, I have never met him but I have been told a tonne of times through differnt people the bloke that fronts or spruiks in the media is nothing like him when the camera stops rolling.

had a few beers with him at matt rogers charity event in december

huge night had by all hahahaha

 

[Sharky Pete]

Didn't really meet the guy but I attended a NSW State of Origin team announcement when I worked for the then NSW team sponsor Wizard Home Loans and sat behind SMH journo Steve Mascord.

I swear the bloke swanned about the room like he owned the ****ing place.

He came across as a world class douchebag.

 

[HaroldBishop]

I was running around The Rocks early one morning, must have been at least 10 years ago now. Saw a woman ahead of me to which I caught up to and said hi as I was passing. Realised it was Lucy Liu who was here promoting Charlie's Angels. We ran together for about 30 minutes and had a chat. Lovely, lovely woman in both appearance and personality.

 

[Sharky Pete]

I was running around The Rocks early one morning, must have been at least 10 years ago now. Saw a woman ahead of me to which I caught up to and said hi as I was passing. Realised it was Lucy Liu who was here promoting Charlie's Angels. We ran together for about 30 minutes and had a chat. Lovely, lovely woman in both appearance and personality.

Wow, I've always been a huge Lucy Lui fan. <3

You were one lucky bastard, HB.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Wow, I've always been a huge Lucy Lui fan. <3

You were one lucky bastard, HB.

Yep was pure luck. I run around there quite often and was quite surprised she was happy to run and chat with me for that long. I must say she was beautiful. Way, way out of my league.

 

[deano the p]

I never understood the fuss about Lucy Lui.

 

[snowman]

I never understood the fuss about Lucy Lui.

 

[HaroldBishop]

I never understood the fuss about Lucy Lui.

Me either until that encounter.

 

[josho]

Joey and Russell Crowe both top blokes.

Sterling and Langlands absolute tossers.

Forgot Pat Rafter, this guy is just as nice as he appears in the media - it's almost impossible to be as humble as this guy was. And Ron Coote met him at a pre-game function once, another top bloke.

 

[josho]

Benji Marshall is a champion bloke. Met him at the casino on the gold coast few years back. Mathew Hayden, Dale Thomas, Gary Ablet, James Magnnessum bunch of champions.

Kade snowden was the biggest ****wit I ever met. Wanted to punch him out.

Was working the door at the Balmain Monkey Bar a few years back when the team had an end of year presentation or piss up or whatever, Benji was a top bloke really down to earth and happy to say gday, farah......

 

[deano the p]

:lmao I love the sig josho.

You also reminded me of Fatty snobbing my old man when I was about 12 (with the Sterling comment). I said what would you want to talk to that loser for and Fatty turned round and glared at me.

 

[djhabib]

:lmao I love the sig josho.

You also reminded me of Fatty snobbing my old man when I was about 12 (with the Sterling comment). I said what would you want to talk to that loser for and Fatty turned round and glared at me.

I sledged fatty at a sharks womanly trial at wyong in 1999. we won 28-0

 

[deano the p]

His the next tier down from these blokes when it comes to people within football that I hate. Although I might mention there is a big gap between this tier and the next.
Chris Anderson
Phil Gould
Anthony Mundine

 

[josho]

:lmao I love the sig josho.

You also reminded me of Fatty snobbing my old man when I was about 12 (with the Sterling comment). I said what would you want to talk to that loser for and Fatty turned round and glared at me.

Yeh Sterling used to come to the races in Quirindi when i was a young bloke - arrogant twat he is, wouldn't acknowledge anyone including us kids looking for an autograph