For me the Heroes bit is not just about their sporting success or their personalities it is a combination of both. I often find that i am drawn to flawed geniuses people like Alex Higgins, John Mc Enroe or George Best. all of them great in their particular sport but all of them being REAL Characters who all stuck two fingers up at the establishment.

Probably one of the best though was Cassiuis Clay not just for what he did in the ring but also what he did as a person. refusing to go to Vietnam and being stripped of his titles but still coming back to be a true champion.

Cricket - Robin Smith loved the way he came out chewing his gum with the guard off his helmet. The guy oozed COOL and a great batter

Rugby - Bob Jackson, everything a sportsman should be rolled in to one guy

Football - Ryan Giggs, purely based on his sporting ethic

but my top sporting hero was Linford Christie, i was a 100m runner in my early to late teens until my knee injury and he was the guy i aspired to be.
I saw him in Sheffield, the speed of him was immense.

Depends on which time of my life you are taling about.

When I was a kid growing up

Cricket - Clive Lloyd, just an absolutely brilliant cricketer batting, fielding or even bowling. Had the please to meet hima few times and a real gent.

Rugby League - Could only be John Bevan, Parry Gordon a close second

Football - Kevin Keegan

Rubgy Union - yes I watch that as well, Fran Cotton and Graham Price

I was a member of the front row club myself.

American Football - John Riggins and Steve Largent

Tim Henman and Lee Briers

RL - Malcolm Reilly- toughest man i ever saw on the field but off it a pleasure to interview

Cricket - Michael Holding- Poetry in motion and frighteningly Quick

and non human- Red Rum - you will never see his like again

RL - Malcolm Reilly- toughest man i ever saw on the field but off it a pleasure to interview

Cricket - Michael Holding- Poetry in motion and frighteningly Quick

and non human- Red Rum - you will never see his like again

bob champion

Kenny dalglish..

Little andy greg...

Got me thinking, they aren't my heroes or anything, but I quite dig Torvill & Dean y'know, what they did in '84 was it. There's something sort of enchanting about what they did with the Bolero, telling a story and all that, just find it really captivating watching them and how they got to be the bestin the world, although I acknowledge that in getting for 11,000 attempts, this could be my gayest post yet, and there's been some pretty decent attempts so far.

Dan Marino when i was i lad he was one of my heros
Bob Nudd was another i was big in to fishing in my teens did alot of match fishing.
Football. Not real a hero but one of the best footballers i have every seen Georgi Kinkaldze

Tommy smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman. If you do not know who they are follow the link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olymp ... wer_salute Great athletes and principled. Another three who stuck two fingers up at the establishment

Tommy smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman. If you do not know who they are follow the link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olymp ... wer_salute Great athletes and principled. Another three who stuck two fingers up at the establishment

Second that Ditch Kenny Dalglish was my hero as a child.

Kevin Keegan
David Fairclough
Muhammad Ali
Kenny Dalglesh
Ian Botham
Ian Rush
Les Boyd
Mike Greg
Des Drummond
Mark Roberts
Sugar Ray Robinson
Neil Fairbrother
Steven Gerrard

to name a few who I have been inspired and entertained by.

Everybody of a certain age holds the Judge as a legend. Took on some of the best fast bowlers of all time and got runs in tough conditions on bad wickets. Also came over as a top bloke, according to a few players autobiographies he seemed to fall foul of the selectors because he was a big socialiser and could drink a lot, but he never caused any trouble or drank so much it damaged his fitness.

Another legend out of the same mould was Alec Stewart.

I used to like Mohammed Ali, although I was quite young at the time I may add..