Also known to have an amusingly atheist view of life, in 1990 he suffered a heart attack after a polo game and was dead for 7 minutes until revived. When asked if he saw a light at the end of a tunnel he replied:

"Son, there's fucking nothing there"


(actual quote varies depending on source, I like this one the best)

At least this caused him to fund the installation of a defibrillator in every ambulance in New South Wales.