When Richard needed to return home to consolidate power in the middle of the Third Crusade, Saladin negotiated a fair treaty and earned a place beside Plato and Aristotle in Dante's Divine Comedy.
Richards needs wrist surgery.
Dane Richards needs the ball at his feet.
"Lil-Richard needs our love & understanding right now.
Richards needs to win the 400 in the last Golden League meet in Brussels next week to be a jackpot winner.
Richards needs a great season to avoid a buyout, and for now he has the confidence of Coach Alain Vigneault, who has kept him on the power play.
Israel were not doing much attacking, but when Joe Cole gave the ball away with the England cover stretched Richards needed all his pace to come to the rescue.
Richards needed 15 points to overhaul the previous best of 388 set by Andy Farrell in 2001, but despite scoring two tries to break a Super League record for the club, he landed only three goals from seven attempts.
Richards needed only 60 pitches to get through five innings.
Richards needed only four pitches to retire the Astros in the fourth but ran into more trouble in the fifth, when George Springer reached on a two-out infield single and Evan Gattis walked.
