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Big Bash League 2020/21: Sydney Sixers star Steve O’Keefe considered walking away from cricket after NSW snub – Sydney Morning Herald
A chat with Sydney Sixers general manager Jodie Hawkins before the Big Bash season convinced the finger spinner to play on.
A chat with Sydney Sixers general manager Jodie Hawkins before the Big Bash season convinced him to play on. O’Keefe was so impressed by the conversation he has urged more sporting organisations to employ female CEOs due to the empathy Hawkins showed him during some of his darkest days.
“It is hard to be that transparent in NSW because I just don’t think, on that personal level, they understood you,” he said.
Steve OKeefe was “sacked” by NSW earlier this year. Credit:Getty
“You can be really transparent…
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