Mr. Stratton writes, "He was a truant, a thief, a reformed juvenile delinquent, a great athlete, a record setter, a national hero, a role model, fallen knight, a scorned has-been and a respected gentleman".
But beside such musical success, Ros, who has died aged 100, made a remarkable reinvention of his life: the mixed-race "outsider" successfully challenged the British class system, to become, as he put it, "a respected gentleman".
With all due respect, gentlemen, he plays a different game, and, as many of you have openly lamented, if he avoids injury and doesn't get bored, you're all doomed to spend the rest of your careers playing for second place.
You have to excel in what you do, have a high determination, be tough with a healthy physique, be hardworking to the extent of being sick (which isn't necessary, though), be indifferent to love and marriage (like, don't throw any negative or positive comment whatsoever), hate all wild men an respect gentlemen and try to take you eyes off handsome guys.
A gentleman respected and loved by all.
A spokesman for Mr. Gibson, Alan Nierob, said he would not comment on the criticisms, other than to say, "The filmmakers completely respect these gentlemen's right of freedom of expression, and expect the same in return".
Ms Garrick said her proposal was seconded "without hesitation by a well-respected gentleman town councillor from the older generation".
Great grief is expressed at the loss of Col. VINCENT, whom they all admired and respected as an accomplished gentleman and gallaant soldier.
Science was about to enter a period of unprecedented growth, having gone from being a scattered, amateur pursuit of wealthy gentleman to a respected profession.
To re-paraphrase Kathleen Parker (as I did in a previous post), young men now in their 20s have never experienced a culture in which men were respected or expected to be gentlemen.
An extraordinary gentleman, wise and caring, respected and admired by all who knew him.
