Oli Butler

Free-lance in Communication in the Pays-Basque 💻 📸 Former rugby player 🏉

[CANAL+ Rugby @CanalplusRugby]

MA'A NONU TOUT EN PUISSANCE !

@rctofficiel

#TOP14 I #RCTCO

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

As lonely as it feels when you’re struggling with your mental health please know you’re not alone. We sometimes struggle too. So does the person who has liked or shared this. You are not alone.

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthMatters

[Premier Sports @PremSportsTV]

Lawrence Dallaglio pays tribute to friend and former teammate Tom Voyce following the tragic news of his passing. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to the family and friends of Tom Voyce at this time.

[Oli Butler @OliButler2]

@MattHardyJourno A real shame as a fair few graphic designers I know would do an amazing job in creating unique and amazing work…

[LeBron James Fan 🇨🇵 @LBJxGoat]

Quand LeBron a commencer sa carrière en NBA

Teddy Riner avait 14 ans
Carlos Alcaraz : 5 mois
Simone Biles : 6 ans
Leon Marchand : 2 ans
Félix Lebrun : n’était pas né

Djokovic : 0 titre
Michael Phelps : 0 médaille
Usain Bolt : Courait en catégorie junior

😭

👑🐐 #Paris2024

[Adam Ryan 🤝 @AdamRy_n]

This might be the best Paris 2024 story: Zeng Zhiying made her Olympics debut at 58-years old.

Born in China, she is now representing Chile in table tennis because of an incredible journey.

At age 18, she expected to go to the Olympics for her birth country, China, as one of the best players in the world.

But then table tennis changed out the two-sided paddles, and her game was thrown off.

She never made the team and became incredibly frustrated with the sport. She retired from the game as a player at age 20. Shortly after, she moved to Chile and coached various table tennis teams.

Then, in 2000, she decided to get a “real job” and step away from the game. For 20 years, she didn’t play. Then, in COVID, she bought a table and started playing again.

She made it a goal to make the 2024 Olympics representing Chile. And, at age 58, she did it!

The human brain is crazy powerful, and it can prevent us from continuing something we love or help us persevere through times when the odds are heavily stacked against us.

What an inspiration to follow your dreams.

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

14 years ago today, Isner-Mahut concluded...

- The match was stopped at two sets all on Tuesday
- At 6 hours 34 minutes, it broke the world record
- It stole headlines from the Football World Cup
- The scoreboard froze at 47-47 in the fifth set
- It was stopped again at 59-59 on Wednesday
- That evening, Andy Roddick brought pizza for Isner
- IBM spent the night fixing the scoreboard system
- John McEnroe was in attendance on Thursday
- Mahut served to stay in the match 64 times
- Isner eventually won 70-68 in 11 hours 5 minutes
- 85 matches were completed in the meantime
- Both players served 100+ aces, another record
- Both players spent 16,000 calories across 3 days
- Mohamed Lahyani never took a bathroom break
- A ceremony was held on court to honour them
- Mahut blacked out and showered in his clothes
- He returned to the same court that day for doubles
- Isner failed to serve a single ace in the next round
- He lost to Thiemo de Bakker in 1 hour 14 minutes
- A plaque is commemorating the match at Court 18
- Memorabilia is on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame
- Mahut published a book titled ‘The Match of My Life'
- They jointly won an award over Federer & Usain Bolt
- The odds of them facing again in 2011 were 1 of 142
- Isner won in three sets in 'just' 2 hours 3 minutes
- Isner & Mahut became close friends over the years
- Isner sent Mahut a card when Mahut's son was born
- HBO released a mockumentary titled '7 Days in Hell'
- 12-12 tiebreaks were introduced at Wimbledon in 2019
- Wimbledon posted the full match on YouTube in 2020
- One day I'll rewatch it, but that day hasn't come yet
- It had never happened and it'll never happen again
- I'll always remember where I was the last two days
- Thanks for the memories, @JohnIsner & @nmahut

[BOPBweb @BOPBweb]

➕4️⃣ • Aupa BO 🔴⚪️

La deuxième victoire d’affilée à Aguilera !

#BO #BOPB #Biarritz #BiarritzOlympique #ProD2 #Rugby

[10 @_RFH10_]

Don’t want to hear us South African fans moaning about a supposed anti-Bok bias.

Jesse Kriel very lucky not to have seen a red card.

[Stade Rochelais @staderochelais]

🥹 Ce dimanche, Romain Sazy vivra ses derniers instants dans sa maison, à Marcel Deflandre.

L'occasion de traverser les générations pour revenir sur 13 ans de carrière, dans un seul et même Club, celui de son coeur 💛

#MerciRomain | #FievreSR

[Stade Rochelais @staderochelais]

📍 La Rochelle, 4h du matin.

🫶🏻 Vous êtes toujours aussi incroyables et c’est pourquoi vous êtes le meilleur public du monde.

#LEIvSR | #ChampionsCup | #FievreSR

[PREM Rugby @premrugby]

Sometimes you've just got to sit back and admire... 👏

Chris Ashton has saved his best celebration for try No.101 🤣

#GallagherPrem | #LEIvEXE

[Harlequins 🃏 @Harlequins]

☔️ "23 lads singing 'It's Raining Men' before we go and play a massive game"

🃏 The Harlequins way, wouldn't want it any other way. ❤️

#COYQ #BigGame14

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

D-Rose receives a standing ovation and ‘MVP’ chants in Chicago 🌹 https://t.co/W1Yehaoq2r

[The Good, The Bad & The Rugby @GoodBadRugby]

Referee Wayne Barnes reveals the full extent of the social media abuse he and his family have endured in recent weeks.

Search Good Bad Rugby on streaming platforms to hear Wayne’s experience in full 🔊📺

#rugby #rugbyunion

[Charlie Morgan @CharlieFelix]

.@ZackHenry10 lost his dad to MND on Monday. He flew back to England and was told he could opt out of Pau’s game against Stade this weekend. He chose to play, and kicked 7/7. Stade eventually won 31-29 (from 29-7 down, the T14 is mad). But what a man.

[Kevin Negandhi @KevinNegandhi]

Not a royal family follower but this story about the Queen is an all-timer.

[Paddington @paddingtonbear]

Thank you Ma’am, for everything.

[Colin Brazier @ColinBrazierTV]

‘We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.’

[Andy Lines @andylines]

Rainbow at Buckingham Palace.