Sporting Idol

Not so long ago this would have been easy - Lance and Paula. He's a cheat and she's a whiner!!

So I was thinking who would I pick now and I guess it would be Daley Thompson. Whenever I do an extra training session or stand on the range in howling wind and rain I remember his quote about training on Christmas Day as his opponents might be and then doing a 2nd session just to make sure he was doing more. A bit of a maverick too which is appealing...
 
My sporting hero's
Bob Nudd...World champion angler and the man who changed match fishing in this country
Kevin Sinfield...Leeds Rhino's captain superb ball kicker and consummate pro Rugby League player
Tiger Woods...Regardless of whether he does or does not beat Jacks record he will always be the worlds best golfer to me.
 
Not the same giggs who couldn't leave his brothers wife alone? Classy. Not.

Bergkamp for me. Model professional, and talent to burn.
 
Paul Gascoigne britains most gifted footballer ever

Tiger woods the greatest golfer who walked the earth
 
Robin Friday
Barry John
John McEnroe
Michael Holding

Fantastic skill, balance, flair, just made their games look so easy. Also had plenty of personality !
 
All of mine are rugby related:

Jeff Probyn: Just a truly great prop and had 'dark arts' techniques that could tie any front row in knots. Never see his like again as scrummaging technique is dying from the game.

Neil Back: For the simple fact that everyone told him he was too small to be a world class flanker and was ignored by no end of England mangers. Kept on pushing his case until he lifted the world cup as one of the most important members of the team (oh and the subtle hand against Munster as well)

Martin Johnson: OK the England Manager bit did him no favours but aside from that just a great player and captain. Followed his career from his early days at the Tigers when he was the lad they sent down to the uni to give out our rugby team awards. Remember he came out to the car park after the Pilkington cup final at Twickenham because he had seen out uni shirts. Took all our programmes, had them signed and sent them back to the uni for us. Then there was the classic leadership against New Zealand, away, dying minutes, scrum on our own line, 2 players in the sin bin and we hold the scrum to win. His motivational line was 'push'.
 
My all time sporting idol is the late great George Best. For me the greatest footballer ever, bar none. Had more talent in his left foot, right foot, head and anywhere else, than most footballers today.

Also have to mention Lord Sebastion Coe, the most exciting 1500, 800 metre runner I've seen - when he kicked for home at 300 metres to go - pure class.
 
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