Favourite sportsperson

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Jax** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:44 am

Usain Bolt - amazing, i couldn't believe it when i saw the 100m.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Jax** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:45 am

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Jamo3103** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:36 am

GlassjAw wrote:
Coconut Bob wrote:

That man. Best footballer I have ever seen play the game and an inspirational man to boot. The Alf-Inge Haaland business is something that blemished him somewhat, certainly in the eyes of the footballing world outside Manchester United but as a United fan the man is an absolute hero.

How any one can be seen as a hero after admitting to deliberately ending some one's career is beyond me. Regardless of the Alf-Inge situation the man is still a thug both to players and to referees. He has certainly got more of a level head now in management but an inspiration? A role model? A hero?

No chance.

Wrong, wrong and more wrong. Roy Keane was not a thug, Joey Barton is a thug. Roy never did a thing off the football field, yes on it he was prone to losing his temper but he mellowed later in his career. Even then it wasn't such a regular thing, the Haaland thing was a mistake and to be frank Haaland was asking for a kicking with the things he was saying. The other guy it really kicked off with was Shearer and the man is an absolute detesable cvnt. The arguing/shouting/crowding of referees is nothing he should be criticised for because the vast majority of Premiership players are the same and 'Englands Lion' John Terry is worse for it than Roy ever was.

Off the pitch he was always a totally different man (and yes I have met him) and as good a guy as it gets. As a Manchester United midfielder not only was he quite possibly our best ever midfielder but he was a total inspiration to fans and players alike and single handedly dragged United to success on countless occasions - most notably the Champions League Semi Final against Juventus which was a truly inspirational performance. After meeting the man and reading his autobiography I view him as a complete inspiration as he has a wonderful outlook on the game and life in general and I'm a great admirer of how he always speaks his mind.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Drumstick** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:47 am

Poncho wrote:The most remarkable person I've ever seen. Truly a man going past the limits of what should be humanly possible.

Summed up perfectly. The greatest athlete of all time bar none.

Seeing as someone else has beaten me to Cantona:

Probably my all time favourite driver. Watching F1 in 1998 and 1999 was incredible thanks to this man.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Drumstick** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:55 am

jamcc wrote:He's had an awful year in F1 and it's easy for typically clueless Hamilton 'fans' to lol at him, but they are exactly that.

You don't like Hamilton. We get it. But stop slagging off the people who do like him and calling them clueless.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **HrC** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:56 am

Time to break up the Man U monopoly on this thread....

Introducing the one and only.....

Ian Wright

Legendary both on and off the field.

Got to love his BBC sulks

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **ladybayred** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:36 am

Great footballer but more importantly a great man.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Octoroc** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:18 pm

Fight the power!

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **sw26** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:21 pm

suzzopher wrote:

Legend

Corazon wrote:He's no Larsson.

Damn right. He's twice the player Larsson was.

8-)

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Alkaline** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:29 pm

Poncho wrote:Can't tackle for gooseberry fool, but my God what a wonderfully gifted footballer, and the perfect example of a guy not letting success get to his head. You'll only see him in the back pages for his football, not his personal life. A role model to every kid.

I was coming into this thread to say pretty much the same thing.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Steve** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:55 pm

Favourite of all time? Dennis Bergkamp, Ayrton Senna & Nigel Mansell.

Current active faves are Lewis Hamilton & Roger Federer.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Steve** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:56 pm

HrC wrote:Time to break up the Man U monopoly on this thread....

Introducing the one and only.....

Ian Wright

Legendary both on and off the field.

Got to love his BBC sulks

Off the field he used to be a right banana split. He can't afford to be now he's a 'personality'.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Gandalf** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:58 pm

Tiger Woods
Pete Sampras
Ian (Ollie) Holloway

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Pancake** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:08 pm

Dennis Bergkamp and Michael Schumacher.

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **akijones** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:54 pm

Michael Schumacher

Ieuan Evans

Martyn Williams

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Spindash** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:03 pm

Hero of Canton wrote:

This. A class act on and off the pitch.

And the subject of the best football chant of all time. 8-)

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Mr Luke** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:14 pm

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Count Nood** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:21 pm

Spindash wrote:
Hero of Canton wrote:

This. A class act on and off the pitch.

And the subject of the best football chant of all time.

You seem to have mistaken him for Nyron Nosworthy...

PostRe: Favourite sportsperson by **Spindash** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:23 pm

That's the second best.

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