The Honest Player - Jim Telfer | Living With Lions

Watch Jim Telfer's iconic speech to the forwards from the famous documentary 'Living With Lions'.

[@paulconnolly1394]

Still the greatest sports speech of all time !!!

[@5009777]

I can honestly say this says it all. If I were to go into battle I’d want this guy leading me.

[@dennism5731]

“If I say you’re too high, you’re too fucking high” , fantastic

[@nickcarolan2805]

THe best piece of advice for anyone in sports period!!! Total honesty.

[@ay613]

Watching it now before my football match.

[@mylesdowley7369]

Couldn’t agree more. But not just sport, the whole of life.

[@hendrikdegoede981]

Wonderful to watch! I'm a Springbok supporter, but at the end of the day, rugby must be the winner....

[@ay613]

🇬🇧🇮🇪🇿🇦

[@ianmarsden1130]

Damn right mate.

[@xpat73]

We are all rugby fans first and foremost! Real rugby fans - whichever country they support - recognize a great speech.

[@NautiusMaximus]

So true friend

[@truecockney438]

Jim Telfer would get anyone running through walls for him

[@Mightyguybrush2]

I am systematically working my way through all the lions tour documentaries. I bloody love it.

[@mrwitteridge3949]

Do let us know when you finish. We won't be able to sleep until such a time.

[@Mightyguybrush2]

@@mrwitteridge3949 did it take you 5 months to think of that? That was well worth the wait!

[@steko1892]

i'm not a big rugby fan, but this documentary was magnificent - wat an inspirational man ...

[@morgangarakasha7912]

Back that 💯

[@royroyston8480]

Me too. They're all brilliant. Fascinating.

[@5009777]

Replace the word player with the word people and it still rings true. As others have said, this is the man to lead you into battle. So inspirational.

[@georgebarker3356]

Who else is here in the year the lions embark on the 2021 lions tour??? I was just shy of my 15th Birthday when this great man made this and the great 10 man addressing on the eve of the first test,still sends shivers down my spine and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!!!🏉🇬🇧🇮🇪🦁

[@jonathanrossiter3406]

Proud South African! goosies form head to toe. best ever motivation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bombergun]

This gave me the will to fight my mental health problems lately 😢

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

There's battles all along the way... Never truer words were spoken.

[@aitor47]

The gloves are off, it's bear Knuckle fucking stuff.... gotta love that!

[@fuzzy1237]

The pause, so effective

[@lukealex6428]

One of the greatest speeches ever. Short but powerful. I would follow this man to certain death 😂 On a serious note this speech is not just for rugby players, or athletes but for people in general. Honesty and hard graft are such important qualities in life. Something which the older generation probably had more than today's generation. Top man Jim Telfer 👏

[@bk1147]

I'm Irish and I absolutely agree with you

[@scottmccomish1173]

100%! Always thought of it like that

[@ianbolan3488]

Can the current Scottish Football team employ this man, I will tell you why they don't want him, He would tell what he thinks of them.

[@Melchett4805]

Rugby's Sir Alex Ferguson. Hungry, driven, steely eyed, straight talking and no nonsense.

[@Lurchy06]

So happy this speech is back on youtube. Love it. Thank you 🙂

[@rugbygareth1612]

Bring on South Africa 2021!

[@ay613]

🇬🇧🇮🇪

[@JohnSmith-gq1ln]

So proud I'm one. British

[@user-cu7rk3bi8y]

Telfer was serious peace of work

[@craighjonas8833]

Can't wait for the series to begin!

[@jaketowler9290]

Wise words. Work hard at your own job and if things don’t go well don’t go pointing fingers at things out of your control.

[@senanokane8998]

Thanks for putting this up, cheers

[@cliffcarelse7006]

Love the Lions tradition, Can't wait for next year, Go SA 🤘

[@ianmarsden1130]

Good luck and may the best team win. I can't wait. Lions in South Africa is a very special thing.

[@stephendavies-hale6348]

Absolutely needed to hear this today - great advice for the game & most importantly life in general. Be honest with yourself always.

[@stockyguru]

Yeah 🤜🏿

[@leosillence8469]

Legend, what a fantastic group of players and coaches - this tour helped me through a shit year....Anyone who played or plays in the forwards needs thi9s kind of motivation

[@stockyguru]

Did it 👍👍

[@martinhumphreys2578]

An inspiring man...respect.

[@royroyston8480]

Great advice, for sport and for life.

[@anthonyhoey6394]

We don't go back bitchin we don't go back harpen,at the end of the day it's the man who stands on his feet wins the battle,I totally agree, this is a lesson for life speech.

[@ianmarsden1130]

This was his best speech if not the most famous. A true warrior.

[@joescott483]

Check out Geech’s one wow

[@jamespennington5794]

Yes

[@craigmacdonald7764]

Honest words from a rugby legend

[@vantheman1238]

This is a speech for one’s life. Look in that mirror every morning and say “I’m going to get better, I’m going to get better, I’m going to get better” Inspirational.

[@lifes-entertainment2484]

the best advice anyone can have in life! NO EXCUSES

[@leannebarrett908]

Absolutely fantastic man and wat a fantastic speech ❤

[@ay613]

Who's looking forward to next year's tour going for a 2-1 win

[@josephneyland7604]

Gonna be quality!!

[@123hero321]

I'd run through hell for tjhis man. All day.

[@smileyparto]

I return to this regularly and I don't even play rugby.

[@michaelshiels8088]

Without doubt the best speech off all time mayb the modern day players wud need to liston to that 3 times a day thata in every sport until the penny drops

[@denisdaly7644]

What an inspirational man you'd go through fire and brimstone for him

[@Tianton1]

How Jim was able to do this... insane

[@robcousins231]

The most honest sporting speech ever.

[@ianbrennan1728]

Bare fucking knuckle stuff love to put him in the Manchester United dressing room Roy Keane love him back in the day👊👊👊

[@bk1147]

Too feckin right

[@bt-os5oq]

The greatest speech ever.

[@alanmorgan4209]

Legend

[@jamesnield]

Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!! Just the best game in the world. End of.

[@paulreeves2143]

Can you imagine Haskell being coached by Telfer . Jim wouldn't let him near the oranges never mind the pitch

[@MrSilencetreatment]

If you are a Scotsman turn on the captions and have a laugh!!! they can't even figure oot what he is saying

[@Analytical2000]

They should probaby play this before and after all tier one rugby games because it is becoming a regular event that players and so called fans are complaining about something that did not go their way.

[@Muesli711]

@0:14 Sounds like the rucking mirror lol. Joking aside, Jim Telfer, superb coach.

[@jackmullen3058]

BRB, just gotta run through a wall

[@bk1147]

As in rugby as in life

[@troyhistory6139]

This man was both woke and old school. Now that is a brilliant achievement. Great honest speech. Maybe Katherine Granger should hear this. It ain't about holding hands.

[@NautiusMaximus]

Telfer woke? Fuck no

[@roshansingh8040]

@@NautiusMaximus hear from the line "British and Irish going abroad" onwards

[@thewomble1509]

@@roshansingh8040 Projecting a bit?

[@jennyradcliffe5570]

When you hear the word leader.... this guy is at the forefront

[@rampageclover9788]

The Alex Ferguson of rugby - outstanding individual.

[@BA-ec3ts]

He was my headteacher at Hawick high school in the eighties,….NO one fucked about