Talk:Karl Sesta

Blacksmith, Sanger, Wrestler
Mr. Sesta was as well a trained blacksmith as sanger - and besides he was an excellent wrestler. As a sanger he sang in den "Variete Leicht" in Vienna, and he was awarded with the "Golden Record" (London 1932) for "Wienerlieder" (Viennese songs). - It is told that he was victorious vs. a Greek wrestler during the break of a match of "Austria Vienna" in Greece. 213.225.38.164 (talk) 12:17, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Do you have any reliable sources for this information? GiantSnowman 21:03, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I would like to suggest to read the German Wikipedia; there it is written that he was an Austrian Wrestling Champion and it is written about awarding with the "Golden Record".

But there are another notes:

German pronouncion of his name is »Schesta« (in English: » Shesta «, like " shoot ") therefore his nickname was »Schasti« (» Shasti «) or – due to his endomorphic body - »Der Blade« (maybe translated as » The fat man «). Sesta, born in the Viennese suburb »Simmering« (that typically Viennese district is being renowned for a little earthy way of speaking), had a „big mouth“; there are two anecdotes told:

Styrian goal keeper Rodolphe Hiden (in German: Rudolf Hiden), one of the best Austrian goal keepers at that time, changed from the club Grazer AK in the Styria to the Viennese football club Wiener AC in 1927. When he played his first match for the Wiener AC, he made a bad mistake by concedering a preventable goal. After this Mr. Sesta slandered: " Such a goal can only be concedered by a Styrian " (»So ein Tor kann nur ein Steirer erhalten«) - so he marked the birth of the phrase »Steirertor« (» Styrian goal «) which is used in the German language, as a consequence, at first in Austria and in the south of Germany. It is to add that that anecdote may be not true but there are none other (ironclad) pieces of advise. The comical tale is also published in reliable Austrian newspapers - but I would like to point out that very many Austrians have a proclivity for telling a fib.

Another comical tale is certainly true: It happened in 1932, when the Austrian senior national team had to play vs. England on Dec. 12th, at Stamford Bridge, London - (The Three Lions won 4-3). A day before that match, Prince George, Duke of Kent, did hold a reception for the Austrian players. To make smalltalk, the Duke said to Mr. Sesta, that he cares to imagine that being a football player is a very pleasant job. Sesta, having a quick tongue, replied: »Eure Majestät haben auch eine schöne Hackn« - it is not easy to translate it (also the translator did have one's work cut out to do) – the word »Hackn« (meaning "job") is typically Viennese, in German spoken »Hockn«, English maybe like »oak«; I would like to try by saying: »Your Majesty, you have a pleasant job too«. It is told that Sesta's team-mates did split with laughter. 213.225.2.106 (talk) 14:09, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

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