So who is your hero?
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Inspired by the generally negative reaction to Ryan Giggs winning SPOTY and the suggestion on that same thread that highly paid sports stars can't be considered heroes, I pose the simple question.
Who is your hero and why?
Who is your hero and why?
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
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jedward.0
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Joe Mc Elderberry. :twisted:0
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Now isn't this thread going well
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Funnily enough I found myself pondering this very question during this year's SPOTY.
Mind you that was because as a kid Seve was a great hero of mine and it's so sad to see him so unwell. Let's hope he recovers soon, it would be great to see him at St Andrews next year - even if he duffed it all the way round. The man's a genuine legend in my eyes.
Also Maj Phil Packer is a remarkable man as far as I can see. I have no idea how a person goes through what he has endured and yet focuses seemingly exclusively on living his life for the benefit of others. Awesome. If he's not a hero then frankly I don't know who is.
Although interestingly I don't know whether I find myself inspired by Maj Packer or inclined to new depths of self loathing in comparison :?0 -
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my dad0
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In the sporting world my hero would have to be a tie between Lance Armstrong and Valentino Rossi. Armstrong’s accomplishments are well documented here and if you follow Moto GP you will have seen some of the skill, determination and ruthlessness of Rossi.0
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Oh no, there may be trouble ahead.....0
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A thread with no doubt genuine intentions ruined by one post (with no doubt equally genuine intent) mentioning a certain cyclist. No doubt it was going to happen sooner or later though... :roll:0
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redddraggon wrote:Douglas Bader
Read a book a while ago about RAF pilots experiences. Bader's colleagues said he was fearless & was always first into the dogfights.
What really stuck out was the story of a Pilot Sergeant. He was an ace & many kills on his score sheet. Anyhow he got himself shot up over the Channel but stayed out to help out as best he could. He flew back to his airfield then waited in turn before landing his damaged Hurricane. It was when the groundcrew went to help him out they found him dead. Both legs shot to bits, arm & eye missing. Yet he stayed in the thick of it & didn't jump his place in the landing order.
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Not one person but a group.
http://www.soham.org.uk/history/trainexplosion.htm
As a train driver I had to put these guys up.Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?
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Napoleon D.
A fine example to all men, style, charm charisma and a wicked sense of humour. And his coffee maker is bob on.
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GavH wrote:A thread with no doubt genuine intentions ruined by one post (with no doubt equally genuine intent) mentioning a certain cyclist. No doubt it was going to happen sooner or later though... :roll:
Can't see any reason for hijacking the thread. Don't know about heroes, but lots of people inspire me. Although his attitudes since p!ss me off, his comeback from cancer inspires me. Likewise, a friend who has recently beaten cancer herself.
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Following his efforts last night with the Tiffany Cromwell pics in the Girls in Lycra Shorts thread… reddragon! 0
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Jeremy Clarkson.0
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In no particular order...
My Dad
Winston Churchill
Alexander the Great
In sporting terms...
Brian Dawkins
Reuben Wiki
Gilberto Simoni
Chrsitophe Bassons"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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usain bolt and mark cavendish Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
north west of england.0 -
Evil Russian Dude from American Flyers.0
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In sport; Joss Naylor0
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Lance Armstrong
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Dunno about heros, but in terms of how I think about stuff Newton and Darwin.
Sporting wise neither of these are heros but they certainly stood out for flair and style:
Marco Pantani and Glen Hoddle0 -
my friends dad.
he rides and is pretty much my definition of a man 8)
nicest guy, fast, knows how to do everything, literally
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NapoleonD wrote:
CURSES. Fell for the change colour memory self delusion brain mis-alignment malady. Thank you for correcting my mistake.
Does the younger brother still wear a cowboy hat and cycle into his apartment at the start. If he does, legend.
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dmclite wrote:NapoleonD wrote:
CURSES. Fell for the change colour memory self delusion brain mis-alignment malady. Thank you for correcting my mistake.
Does the younger brother still wear a cowboy hat and cycle into his apartment at the start. If he does, legend.
It's the red top that confuses you!
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