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When you think about great Tasmanian sportsmen and great moustaches, there are two men that come to mind - the great David Boon and the mighty David Foster. While both sporting a fine Mo; one used a bat and a ball and the other used an axe and a piece of wood to catapult themselves into sporting history.
We're proud to welcome to the family this year, as a Mo Mentor, the legendary woodchopper David Foster.
David's story is a real family affair. He started woodchopping with his father, George Foster in 1978 and between them they won the World 600 mm Double-handed Sawing Championship eleven years straight. He and his brother, Peter Foster, continued competing and winning this event for another ten years, until 1999, making David a world champion 21 years straight. The pair lost in 2000, but regained the championship in 2001, after which, David's son, Stephen tool over as his woodchopping partner.
The Foster story is the stuff of legends and is also an incredible example of a skill being passed down through the generations.
In David's words, "My father was a world champion and my great uncle was a world champion as well, so it's been in my family all my life. I've won 183 word titles, so I suppose it hasn't been too bad of a life. I suppose everybody's got a gift and my gift was I could chop a bit of wood quicker than anybody else and I'm most relieved to tell people that everybody has a gift and my gift has been woodcutting, so I've been blessed. In my heyday, I used to practice a lot. The more you put in the more you get out. A great saying is 'you're a lucky man, the harder I worked, the luckier I got."
Chop on.
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