Conflicts and contradictions make McIlroy so compelling

In my days putting together TV sports news bulletins there was always a certain level of sportsperson who would go high in the running order no matter what they were talking about or getting up to.

Conflicts and contradictions make McIlroy so compelling
Thu, 16 May, 2019 - 01:00
Tommy Martin

In my days putting together TV sports news bulletins there was always a certain level of sportsperson who would go high in the running order no matter what they were talking about or getting up to.

Roy Keane, Ronan O’Gara, Davy Fitzgerald. Mourinho, before he went miserable. Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, Becks.

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