Who was your first sporting hero?
 

Jay jay Okocha for myself

Mark Rollerball Rocco

Chris Evert...

Goran Ivanisevic.
I love tennis.
I was only 9, however when he got his Wimbledon Victory in 2001, it was as if I'd won it.
I was so excited and pleased for him.

Di Canio in football

Shane Warne in cricket (even if he is an Aussie :worry:)

Stephen Hendry in Snooker
Gary Lineker in football

I used to model my forehand on her as a youth

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Michael Jordan.

Also Dennis Rodman - just the coolest guy I’d ever seen as a young lad. Tattoos, piercings, that crazy dyed hair.

Cassius Clay


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Kenny Dalgliesh.


And john colquhoun.

I suppose I should have said Eusebio as I saw him play LIVE at a charity game at Bolton Wanderers ground about 50 years ago


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Imagine the crowd these days shouting his name in admiration, in a chant they made up.


Ooo ooo Eusebio



Papers would be up in arms.:joker:

i have many, cannot name one specifically

football: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Paolo Maldini, Kaka, Francesco Totti

tennis: Simona Halep, Andrei Pavel, Martin Verkerk, Lleyton Hewitt

swimming: Missy Franklin, Laszlo Cseh

formula1: Mika Hakkinen, Tiago Monteiro, Rubens Barrichello, Alex Zanardi

paralympics: Esther Vergeer, Marlou ''Blade Babe'' van Rhijn

Maybe Steve Collins