Max Walker
Max Walker
Maxwell Henry Norman Walker AMis a former Australian cricketer and Australian rules football player. Formerly an architect, he currently works as a media commentator and motivational speaker and has diverse business interests...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth12 September 1948
CountryAustralia
Max Walker quotes about
caught crazy difference patients therapists
We're all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists haven't been caught yet.
son names empires
I was the son of a publican and a master builder. He ran the Empire Hotel in North Hobart. His name was Max, too. Big Max.
doors people mind
I try and open a few doors to the mind, encourage people to embrace change and to stretch their capabilities.
passion fame good-enough
Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.
motivation father years
My father Big Max told me many years ago that 'anything you are good at will contribute to your happiness'. Great advice.
character able obvious
One of the most obvious parts of my character is the smile, and if I wasn't comfortable in myself then I wouldn't be able to smile so much.
sports art creative
About 1998, when 'Wide World of Sports' and the 'Footy Show' came to an end for me, I couldn't type. When I started architecture, it was a very aesthetic, creative, an almost art process, where lettering and thick line were how you expressed yourself on the paper.
years world fellowship
I practised as an architect for 10 years. I qualified in 1973 with a fellowship diploma of architecture. World Series Cricket gave me the freedom to go out and pursue architecture.
technology ipads bottles
It's been amazing to step out of a bottle of ink on to an iPad. There's no better time than right now to embrace this fabulous sandpit of technology. Because intuitively, at the touch of a finger, most of it is possible.
my-sister stage mum
My sister died and my mum was really distant, as you do - you don't expect your offspring to die before you. I thought I was bulletproof up until that stage.
football clubs facts
Norm Smith personally came and signed me up to the Melbourne Football Club. The fact that I then played cricket for Melbourne Cricket Club - the footy club didn't like it that much.
crazy differences patient
Were all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists havent been caught yet.
football dad school
I was good at football and cricket at school. My dad said, 'Son, be an architect,' and I came to Melbourne passionate about becoming an architect.
thinking differences making-a-difference
Given how well the cards have been dealt to someone like myself, I think there's an inherent obligation to try to reach out and make a difference.