Bruce was still very competitive when I arrived. He was such a gentle man. His manners were impeccable, he had a smile for everybody, and he had time for everybody. He was one of a kind. Well, the other hero in my life was unquestionably King Hussein, who was one of the most expansive thinkers, without peripheral restrictions.
Most people think they have good peripheral vision, but in fact they have their own faults.
King Hussein had no barriers in that respect. I was very lucky to know him well. He was godfather to my first grandson, Paul s first son, and I was able to spend a considerable amount of time with him. I still speak to him a great deal. In the area of sport, Mark McCormack has done a better job than anybody else and has allowed sport to flourish, as well as making himself a very rich man, in a very dignified way.