Peter Berner transcript

There's a lot of tension in Australia because, our sports I think are being a little bit raped and pillaged by the corporate world, and I think that's a bit of a concern myself. I'm from Sydney, we've got the Olympics coming. Hands up whose going? Yeah, good...should be well attended...good on you mate. See, we've got the Olympics. I've never been able to understand the idea of you know, "I can run 100 metres faster than anyone in the world". Yeah...good onya mate, it means you can be over there faster than anyone in the world - your mum and dad must be stoked.

But in Sydney at the moment we've got a big problem with the swimming, because they're all looking to wear these little...inverted exclamation marks...suits. They've got...you know, they're looking like ballpoint pens, and it's wrong. Is it cheating? Yes, it's cheating. Anything that affects the swimmers endurance and buoyancy and speed, it's cheating. Someone said to me, "But what about the cycling mate? They all wear their aerodynamic gear. Why don't you let the swimmers?" Because, with cycling, it's defined - without the equipment there is no cycling. You take away the bikes, and there's just two guys standing there without transport. Swimming is man against man, you know.

We've got the corporate world all over our swimmers...come on Klimmy, swim a bit harder mate, you'll get to the other end. Everything's being sold off. Mc Donald's Australias Davis Cup team. Mc Donalds is bigger than the country name and Mc Donald's apostophe 's' is posessive, they own it. Next minute it's, "Pat, you just want to get your hair permed red, and wear bright red shoes don't you? You'll do that for us won't you Pattie boy?" The Pura Milk Cup...Sheffield Shield - gone. Now, The Pura Milk Cup - that's the greatest corporate irony I've ever heard...cause the cricketers can actually stay out in the sun all day - the sponsor can't.