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Old 23-10-2021, 02:41 PM #1
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Jay jay Okocha for myself
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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.
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Di Canio in football

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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.
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Kenny Dalgliesh.


And john colquhoun.
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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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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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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
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