Who are your favourite sports stars?

Mine are, from each of my favourite sports;

Current;

Gerrard
Nadal
Cotto
Pietersen
Strettle

In my lifetime;

Keane
Kuerten
Holyfield
Thorpe
Van der Westhuizen

Current:

Hatton
Gerrard
Amir Khan
Momo Sissoko

Lifetime:

Muhammad Ali
Mike Tyson
Imran Khan

Imran Khan - good pick, he was an inspiring sportsman, much better than Botham, I don't like him one little bit.

in british sence i going to pick Lewis Hamlition this year he deserved the title instead of Hatton.

As whole british history i was amazed by James Bettie a formula one drivers in the WW2

I actively dislike Hamilton - there's something about him I just don't find appealing. Formula 1 drivers in general come across as pricks. I'd say the same for Button.

This wasn't supposed to be a British thread, it's just that the limey lounge is by far the best place for non-US sports discussion.

I know nothing about US sports such as baseball and American football. Basketball is truly a world sport but personally I don't really care for it.

Current

Phil " The Power " Taylor
Tiger Woods
Carl " The Cobra" Froch
Roger Federer
Maria Sharapova

Lifetime

Lennox
I T Botham
Roy Keane ( Pre Man UTD )
Jack Nicklaus
Peter Shilton

Current

Rafael Nadal
Remy Bonjasky
Cristiano Ronaldo
Joe Calzaghe
Amir Khan

Lifetime

Naseem Hamed
Kelly Holmes
Mike Tyson
Tim Henman (He kept trying)
Nigel Benn

Current:

Hatton
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Wayne Rooney
Calzaghe and Maccarenelli


Favourite Ever:

Paulo Di Canio (favouritist SWFC player ever)
Naseem Hamed
Christopher Eubank
Nigel Benn
David Seaman

I missed one

Brian Laws

I missed one

Brian Laws

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What a guy. He's been a great manager for the wednesday so far. He's firm but fair, and the fans like him. He's a friendly guy and knows his stuff.

I knew he played for Forrest for quite a time, is he not forgotten down at your place then?

Current:

W. Klitschko
Gerrard
Rooney
De La Hoya
Allen Iverson (basketball)

Lifetime:

Mike Schmidt (baseball)
Brian Propp (hockey)
Charles Barkley (basketball)
Claudio Reyna

Current:
Kevin Phillips
Tiger Woods
Andy Murray
Erik Morales
Alistair Cook

Lifetime:
Nigel Benn
Bob Taylor
Pete Sampras
Alex Stewart

it looks lik nobody know James Betties the british Racer from the WW2 era.

It kinda weird they didnt make a movie about him it would be intersting really intersting.

Many thing happen to that guy and many problem he faced

Easy_Mas... your in the limey lounge, now announce that you love Ricky Hatton... or at the very least Calzone!

Easy_Mas... your in the limey lounge, now announce that you love Ricky Hatton... or at the very least Calzone!

I like Ricky Hatton as a person but not as a fighter I am more of a Mayweather fan :D

I respect him as a fighter but people must respect every fighter it no good being an internet warrior because boxing is a hard sport and to reach this level of competiton you need to work hard for it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/boxing_sports_personality0_what_happened_next0/img/4.jpg

No greatest sportsman (british) is complete without Nigel Mansell, just look at that pimping moustache.

I like Ricky Hatton as a person but not as a fighter I am more of a Mayweather fan :D



How dare you... be ashambed.

:pat: you just lost all credibility.

Joey barton - might be a bit of a bastard, but hes a throwback and full of passion. Also very funny from what i've seen of him
Ricky Hatton
Mike Tyson
David haye
Ian Wright
Ronnie O Sullivan

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What a guy. He's been a great manager for the wednesday so far. He's firm but fair, and the fans like him. He's a friendly guy and knows his stuff.

I knew he played for Forrest for quite a time, is he not forgotten down at your place then?

Legend. He was loved at Forest for his total commitment. We Had Great Back 4 then. Laws, Walker, Chettle, Pearce.

We fukin hate the blades too!!

How dare you... be ashambed.

:pat: you just lost all credibility.

I am a boxing fan more than Hatton or Mayweather fan and love to see good boxing and something I could learn.

But I respect the fighters no matter what they do. Because reaching to that level of competition is really hard.

Favs :
Fabregas
Toure
Hatton
Cotto
Calzaghe
Barneveld
O'Sullivan
Haye
Federer

Current:

Ricky Hatton
Joe Calzaghe
John Higgins
Andy Murray
Steven Gerrard
Sergio Garcia
Shunsuke Nakamura

All time:

Muhamad Ali
Roy Keane
George Best
Diego Maradona
Marvin Hagler
Gavin Hastings

Forgot to say, Haye is my favourite current British fighter. I like Calzaghe as well, it's just boring waiting 18 months for a decent fight after Lacy....

can I also mention Cloughie, his autobiography is the funniest sports book I've read.

Gavin Hastings - hahaha. I remember watching some old tape of him on espn classic and he was quicker than I gave him credit for.

Gotta love sergio, my favourite golfer as well.

Higgins, you've got to be joking, is it patriotism laddie, cos I can't stand that furrowed brow. My favourite snookerer is Hendry, who I'm guessing you dislike!

Forgot to say, Haye is my favourite current British fighter. I like Calzaghe as well, it's just boring waiting 18 months for a decent fight after Lacy....

can I also mention Cloughie, his autobiography is the funniest sports book I've read.

Gavin Hastings - hahaha. I remember watching some old tape of him on espn classic and he was quicker than I gave him credit for.

Gotta love sergio, my favourite golfer as well.

Higgins, you've got to be joking, is it patriotism laddie, cos I can't stand that furrowed brow. My favourite snookerer is Hendry, who I'm guessing you dislike!

There is no doubt that Hendry is the far superior player, but i like Higgins' personality more.

I've seen more life in a tramps vest in comparison to Hendry. He's a miserable twat.

He's not the only one.. the person in snooker i hate the most HAS to be Peter Ebdon. If ****ing grates me that he calls himself "the clown" yet there is nothing remotly ****ing entertaining about him.

haha, I love the longevity of Hendry and the break building he has - I don't mind his personality, although he has a very sour face I agree.

I guess I like hendry for the play rather than the personality. I can't stand O'sullivan, he's a talented prick who has achieved so much less that he should have.

haha, I love the longevity of Hendry and the break building he has - I don't mind his personality, although he has a very sour face I agree.

I guess I like hendry for the play rather than the personality. I can't stand O'sullivan, he's a talented prick who has achieved so much less that he should have.


I've met O'Sullivan actually! and Steve Davis! (one of the joys of Sheffield holding the World Championships is that you often seem them walking around).

Both seemed really nice blokes. I know what you mean about Ronny.. at the end of the day, he's won nearly everything once, is one of the most popular figures and will proberbly be regarded as the greatest ever.. (perhaps the Ali of snooker?). Some would say its not his fault, that he has a few demons.

Hendry is great player...but i just look at him and get depressed.

There is no doubt that Hendry is the far superior player, but i like Higgins' personality more.

He's stopped his drinking now, but he was a bit wild with the drinking after his first world title

Current:

Steven Gerrard
Jamie Carragher
Joe Calzaghe
Marco Barrera
Roger Federer
Lewis Hamilton

All Time:

Muhammad Ali
Kenny Dalglish
Michael Shumacher
Ian Rush

He's stopped his drinking now, but he was a bit wild with the drinking after his first world title

Haha.. i reckon the world of snooker is pretty wild though. Some of the most roughest things i've seen have happened in snooker halls.

You've got Ronnie snorting coke and drowning himself in ale whilst Jimmy White does the same and hangs out with the Rolling Stones. Whilst they're hero Alex Higgins is the biggest drunk of them all, running around headbutting officials etc. (that cunt looks nearly dead now... poor old bastard.)

Then again, if i practiced snooker for 8 hours a day for 7 days a week, i'd go snooker loopy too.

Its like darts a pub game, theres always a bar never far from your area of practise

Although gives like Ronnie,Ken Doherty are remarkably skinny

Lance Amstrong is one heck of a sportsman

Lance is the closest thing to Superman in sport

Lance is the closest thing to Superman in sport

he did it after he got cancer and that is more inpirational than ever

curent wayen rooney past lenox lewis