Favourite Sportspeople

Big Kev

Big Kev

Big Kev

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Let's get these inane questions out of the way. What are your favourites:

Footballer: Franz Beckenbauer
Cricketer: Viv Richards
Athlete: Steve Redgrave/Daley Thompson
Boxer: Sugar Ray Leonard/Larry Holmes
Driver/Rider: Carl Fogarty
Swimmer: Duncan Goodhew

Add more if necessary.
 
Footballer: Gary Lineker
Athelete: Steve Redgrave
Swimmer: (likewise) Goodhew (perhaps more since he stopped swimming so much :D)
Tennis: John MacEnroe or currently Agassi
Wrestler: Marc Calloway of old, or Kurt Angle of now ;)
Cricketer: N/A
Boxer: N/A
Driver/Rider: N/A
 
Ronaldo
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Prince Naseem
Juan Pablo Montoya
Ian Botham

I like Sportspeople to be a bit, daring, have some balls and put on some good entertainment.

BTW - these are my favourites, not those who I think are/have been the best :)
 
Footballer: Gary Lineker
Athelete: Steve Redgrave
Tennis: Andre Agassi
Wrestler: Angle, or the old Triple H
Cricketer: Beefy
Boxer: Ali/Lewis/Leonard
Driver/Rider: Mansell
Golfer: Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods
 
Footballer: Gary Lineker
Athelete: Steve Redgrave
Wrestler: All time fave - Jake "The Snake" Roberts or Mick Foley, Current favo - Rey or Kurt
Cricketer: Ian Botham
Boxer: Rocky IV ;)
Driver/Rider: Carl Fogarty (bikes), Mansel (F1), Frankie DeTori (Horses)
Snooker: Steve Davis or Jimmy White.
 
Footballer: Ferenc Puskas
Cricketer: Shane Warne
Athlete: Steve Redgrave/Daley Thompson agreed also Paula Radcliffe
Boxer: Sugar Ray Robinson/Larry Holmes
Driver/Rider: Jaun Fangio
Swimmer: Mark Spitz/Ian Thorpe
Rugby: Campese
Tennis: Bjorg/Sampras
 
Originally posted by Da Flash
Footballer: Ferenc Puskas
Cricketer: Shane Warne
Athlete: Steve Redgrave/Daley Thompson agreed also Paula Radcliffe
Boxer: Sugar Ray Robinson/Larry Holmes
Driver/Rider: Jaun Fangio
Swimmer: Mark Spitz/Ian Thorpe
Rugby: Campese
Tennis: Bjorg/Sampras
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Would have thought your boxer would have been Johnny Tapia? :)
 
Footballer: Paul McGrath
Cricketer: Ian Botham
Athlete: Daley Thompson
Boxer: Marvin Hagler
Driver/Rider: Barry Sheene
Swimmer: Sharron Davies ( :p )
Rugby Player: Mick Skinner
Tennis: Ilie Nastase
Rhubarb Thrashing: Paul and Barry Chuckle.
 
Originally posted by Chasser
Footballer: Paul McGrath
Cricketer: Ian Botham
Athlete: Daley Thompson
Boxer: Marvin Hagler
Driver/Rider: Barry Sheene
Swimmer: Sharron Davies ( :p )
Rugby Player: Mick Skinner
Tennis: Ilie Nastase
Rhubarb Thrashing: Paul and Barry Chuckle.
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I saw Barry Sheene race a couple of times, many moons ago, great rider and my uncle bought his old Bultaco off him to race as well:D

Mick Skinner, my type of rugby player, loads of bottle, get in there.

Sharron Davies, yes indeed.;)
 
Footballer: cantona
Cricketer: jonty rhodes
Athlete: paula radcliffe
Boxer: ali
Driver/Rider: foggy
Swimmer: dunc
Rugby Player: gibbs
Tennis: you cannot be serious !!!
 
Footballer: vanBasten and Heskey(mainly cos everyone else hates him :) )
Cricketer: Tufnell
Athlete: Paula Radcliffe/Coe
Boxer: n/a
Driver/Rider: Elio d'Angelis/Senna
Swimmer: Robert Maxwell
Rugby Player: Serevi (sp?)
Tennis: n/a
 
Originally posted by Big Kev
I saw Barry Sheene race a couple of times, many moons ago, great rider and my uncle bought his old Bultaco off him to race as well:D

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He was the business. Did you know he's fighting cancer at the moment. Best wishes to him.
 
Footballer: Ronaldo
Cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar
Boxer: Mike Tyson
Wrestler: Bret Hart

No Killuminati Ronaldo is better :p I liked Romario a lot as well until i recently found out how big headed he is and he only cares about himself :(
 
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