South Australian Olympic swimmer, Phil Rogers, on his stolen medals
“It was gut wrenching… It was the closest I’ve come to having what I would classify as a mental illness. I was affected that badly by it… They were looking for money and so they found what they thought were gold medallions that they could sell… I managed to get back my Olympic medal, which was a bronze medal… I had all my Commonwealth Gold Medals, my OAM from the government got stolen, World Championships, they all went. I never got them back.”
Dr Sam Shahin on the time F1 nearly came back to South Australia
“Over the 3 or 4 months in late 2020 and early 2021, I came within a whisker. It was so close. We just needed to create the environment to isolate the teams and the drivers and the massive F1 paddock to come to South Australia and create a safe line from the airport to Tailem Bend and a quarantine centre. I think if the current Premier was there at the time, F1 would’ve been here in 2021. I have absolutely no doubt about that.”
Tim May on the end of his cricket career and forming the Australian Cricketers’ Association
“I can’t remember how much we were paid but it was nothing… We decided that we need to look at options for finances… Mark Taylor, who was captain at the time called me and said look Tim we’re talking to the other guys, we think you’re the dude that can do it which my first thought was but I’m a current player… It just dawned upon me that I’m not sure I’ve got the captain’s confidence here… I retired shortly after and then took up the job.”
Simon Madden on the Essendon supplement saga
“Nobody failed a drug test… I think it’s one of the greatest injustices in sport and that’s from me as the head of the players’ association… Remember the initial judgment was not guilty and then WADA stepped over the top and said no we don’t want that. If you look, the whole system is flawed and you’re guilty until proven innocent. For Australians that’s not something we like… I think they got shafted.”
Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, Ruthie Foster, on her transition back to music while in the Navy
“My commanding officer called me into his office one day… He asked me why are you here working on helicopters when you sing like that? I didn’t have an answer for him… We were in San Diego there in California and I auditioned for the Navy band, and I got in. So, there went my place, my trail back into music and eventually it’s singing with the Navy band Pride in Charleston, South Carolina, for the rest of my term.”
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