He had a certain air of being a handsome man-which he was not; and a certain air of being a well-bred man-which he was not. It was mere swagger and challenge; but in this particular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world.
The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful.