Phil Taylor

May 19, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Phil Taylor

This article was first published in January 2018 and is reproduced following Dick Quax's death today. What a difference a metre makes. It is not only the difference between Olympic silver and gold but the gulf between a knight and a commoner. The three Kiwi runners to have won Olympic gold medals and returned to live in New Zealand are Sir John Walker, Sir Peter Snell and Sir Murray Halberg. A fourth, Jack Lovelock, did not live in New Zealand after he won at the 1936 Olympics.

May 9, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Phil Taylor

Terry Serepisos. Photo / SuppliedBankrupt former football club owner Terry Serepisos always looked a million dollars but as Phil Taylor discovers, his real life was a lot more complicated. "It doesn't matter how I feel," Terry Serepisos told a press conference to announce he had relinquished ownership of football team the Wellington Phoenix. "I know I started it ... I know I gave everybody in this room joy.

Aug 4, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Phil Taylor

Tour de France champion Greg LeMond. A new documentary tells the story of Tour de France champion Greg LeMond’s comeback after being shot in a hunting accident. Phil Taylor talks to him about what happened next. With his golden-blond hair and sharp blue eyes, the young Greg LeMond looked every inch the cliche of an all-American boy. LeMond radiated a restless energy that, combined with a physiology tailormade for endurance sport, saw him become a cycling superstar.

Dec 7, 2022 | nzherald.co.nz | Phil Taylor

Dec 7, 2022 | nzherald.co.nz | Phil Taylor