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Impersonations/Mimicking in Sport

Impersonations/Mimicking in Sport

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Paul is back for another action-packed episode. This time he will talk about some sportspeople who have been cleverly mimicked/impersonated and those sportspeople who were clever mimickers. Some of what will be discussed include:- A track and field athlete who is responsible for the well-known crowd clap seen at major events today- An Aussie tennis bad boy known for his antics on the court and once while playing the great Roger Federer, tried to imitate him- The traditional Māori Haka and how it has been mimicked - Dennis Lillee, Stephen Curry, Merv Huges- Billy Crystal and Muhammed Ali- Javed Miandad, Graeme Swann, Dwight Howard- Novak DjokovicThere is also the Quiz and segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and NowImpersonated in Sport Sources1.bleacher reportcom ‘20 hilarious athlete impersonations’, kevin w.ryan, 14/1/132.sports illustrated.com ‘steph curry impersonator entertains huge crowd at airport with hilarious moves’, patrick andres, 13/9/233.world athletics.org ‘willie banks:hand clap pioneer’, 19/8/144.arslanMCL ‘javed miandad imitating bowlers. Dennis Lillee, bob willis, rodney hogg’, 18/9/235.mlb.com watch these fans put on a show behind home plate, imitating an umpire and prince felder as a catcher’, by jessica kleinschmidt, 17/6/176.fromashesto archive1861 ‘peak 1980’s odi cricket! a packed mcg crowd famously mimicking merv hughes stretching aust vs wi 1989’, 7/3/247.7new.com ‘mcg flashback: hilarious moment south africa’s kagiso rabada does his best merv hughes’, by sarah burt, 28/12/228.cricketengland ‘the many impressions of graeme swann’, 21/9/219.hindustan times.com watch: novak djokovic’s mindblowing impressions of tennis superstars is treat to all us open fans’, by HT sports desk, new delhi, 27/8/2310.tennis-warehouse.com ‘the moment when djokovic mocked nadal, federer, roddick, ....’, soft_manatee, 9/1/2312.nrl.com ‘mulitalo celebration mimicking another ronaldo’, 28/2/2213.mlb ‘phillies fans mimic kimbrel’s mannerisms’, 28/9/1414.epic sports tales ‘what role does imitation play in sports rituals?’, 18/12/2515.good reads.com ‘imitation quotes’ n.d16.beinsports.com ‘federer laughs off kyrgios imitation’, 2/9/1817.1news ‘they say imitation is a form of flattery.’, 27/1/1919.jumpers junction ‘the jumpers clap! why they do it and how it started!’, 6/4/2320.school of noise.com ‘discover:willie banks’, 17/5/2221.lopemagazine.com ‘can willie banks change track & field…again?’by liam boylan-pett, august 202022.world athletics.cor ‘the day the bouncing barrister banks made history’, 16/6/2523.national university.edu ‘three time olympian and former world record holder willie banks to serve as speaker for national university’s grad walk celebration’, 30/9/2424.times of san diego.com ‘olympian willie banks of carlsbad back to games as us. record holder at 68’, by ken stone, times of san diego, 26/7/2425. kids.britannica.com willie banks’, encyclopedia britanica, 202626. abc news.com ‘muhammad ali moments alongside sportscaster howard cosell’, 5/6/16 @ ‘muhammad ali funeral/billy crystal imitates ali’, 11/6/1628. clown jewels ‘muhammad ali’s life in 15 rounds/muhammad ali’s 50th birthday celebration, 1992’, 15/3/2429. britannica.com ‘nick kyrgios’, sherman hollar, britannica editors, 4/1/2631.NRL ‘NRL highlights, dragons v eels grand final, 1977, classic match highlights’, 22/12/2133.ashleyxjae ‘howard cossell & his relationship with muhammad ali’, 29/11/1234.the cricket monthly.com ‘curveball’, russell jackson, june 201535.track and field news.com ‘men’s world triple jump rankings by athlete 1947-202436koollater ‘funkadelic-not just knee deep’, 27/2/1437. @carlkinglewis ‘willie banks WR of 17.97m 40 years ago, US championships in Indianapolis 1985’, 23/6/2538 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Kyrgios39 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_BanksIntro music- Puncher by Abbynoise Outro- Can’t Give it up by All Good Folks from Upbeat


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