I'll kick things off with...

Muhammad Ali - for being brave enough to say what he was going to do, and then doing it.

Winston Churchill - for saving our ass when we needed a leader. (missed the TV prog on hime last night - Doh!)

Nelson Mandela - for representing freedom today (must get around to reading Long Walk to Freedom)

... And Homer Simpson for being human :D

Who gets your vote and why?

Jim Brandon (ex sharks coach)

This is a personal one for me as he first introduced me to the game of basketball (which I love so much!), and taught me the values of staying in school.

Plus he won some trophies for the sharks!:thumbsup:

Murry Walker for making F1 so exciting. Its just not the same without him

my hero is really oddly

my cousin because he was an entrpruneur (sp) and whlst in school he and a few mates created an amazing new chat site for kids made by kids. its now a multi million bussiness on paper.

if you wanna have a look its Here (www.dubit.co.uk)

My own hero's and heroines change from time to time as I find new challenges but someone who will always remain a clear "hero" for just doing so darned well is a guy called Barry who I knew from my Rag involvement.

To hear people talk about him after his death you realise just how much one person can achieve on their own and he certainly had, just by being their as a motivator, friendly shoulder, etc...

That's how I'd like to be when I grow up :)

My hero or heroine is my Auntie.

She lost her husband when their youngest son was 6 weeks old and ended up with 3 kids of her own and his 3 kids. She brought them up single handed and worked her backside off to make sure they were clothed and fed.

She's suffered more bad luck and heartache than anyone I know. Her daughter was killed a couple of years ago at the age off 32 so she's had that to deal with aswell.

She's still her, still strong and stubborn and opinonated as ever and I love her for it. If I can be half as strong as her then I'll be very happy.

My hero is my son he is amazing. Things were far from perfect for him in his early years and he always bounces back with a smile on his face - he is superb.

I also have special places for my grandparents. They gave up their quiet years to bring up a gobby warped granddaughter. My nan is an amazing lady and I use the term lady in every sense of the word. My grandad was fantastic and I miss him, he took care of his family to the end.

Moon Maiden

JMC - Jason Mcroy

As I started to ride mountain bikes, he was the man. Pure and simple. He'd had all sorts of problems, but managed to fight his way through the ranks and was really starting to rule.
He was the first UK rider to threaten the international scene, and no doubt would've gone straight to the top.

He had an aura of cool about him, and I gather he was a popular face on the international downhill race curcuit.

He died, in his prime, whilst riding his Harley.

I'm sure he'd have got to the top of his game, and i'm sure he'd still be at the top now.

He was an inspiration to me and my friends. A true hero.

I have always been full of admiration for John Lennon. I often think back to that fateful December day in 1980 when he was so cruelly killed.

Imagine is my favourite song of all time.

A post I made tonight made me think.... Who is your hero and why? ...
Mine is without a doubt my dad.. I have seen him come home from some of the most distressing calls and still have a smile for me.. he's my hero :love: whos yours?

Has to be my Grandad
God Rest His Soul
Taught me loads and miss him more

The late Telegraph, Spectator and Literary Review journalist, Auberon Waugh is my hero. He was the finest satirical journalist since Swift, and died much too young. I never met 'Bron', but had the great pleasure of talking to him on the telephone on three occasions. He was as kind as he was wise and funny. I miss his vituperative assaults upon the pompous politicians, self-righteous 'do-gooders' and self-obsessed 'celebrities that blight our lives. I wish I had petitioned the Queen for his knighthood. May he rest in peace.

My hero's in life:

a: Bill Hicks (RIP)
b: Muhammad Ali
c: Christopher Reeve (RIP)
d: Dave Allen (RIP)
e: Eric Cantona
f: Mother Teresa (RIP)
g: NY Firefighters & Other NY emergency services

mine is marilyn monroe because she took alot of stick but still made it too her dream and never gave up until she got what she wanted plus shes gorgeous

My Grandad :)
he was my hero

My hero .... my heroes - every couple who fought to stay together and rode the waves of anguish and upset to find happiness together.

How is that for soppy?

Dragon

aww thats lovely

Originally posted by Dragon
My hero .... my heroes - every couple who fought to stay together and rode the waves of anguish and upset to find happiness together.

How is that for soppy?

Dragon

But beautiful

Originally posted by jayjay
But beautiful
ditto.....

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I did search.... honest... thinking about it i added the why when the site bot told me the title was too short.... sorry Kristian

Originally posted by honeyplanet
I did search.... honest... thinking about it i added the why when the site bot told me the title was too short.... sorry Kristian

Apology accepted. ;) It should have come up though as the titles were identical. Strange. I'll mention it to Joe or Tony.

O.k Feel really naughty now... (am slinking off to bed in shame) lol

Awww, don't make me feel bad. I'm full of man-flu and I'm all kranky! ;) Lemsip and a thick duvet for me I reckon!

K x

Aww you poor love... theres nowt worse than man flu... xxxx

Get better soon, K. Sweet dreams.

Donald Trump [not for the hair] but for his ruthless business acumen and larger than life personality.

Martin McGuiness - obvious reasons...

My mum.


She's amazing.



Hello mum:wave:

gordon ramsay

excellent attitude.

Fictional I know but John Steed (of avengers fame) - got done what needed to be done but was never less than genteel and civilised unlike our current crop of "heros"!

My Heros......... hope you're all sitting down :heyhey:

George Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair
Ronald Reagan


I'll get me coat ! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by poppins
My Heros......... hope you're all sitting down :heyhey:

George Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair
Ronald Reagan


I'll get me coat ! :thumbsup:

The coat doesn't tie behind the neck by any chance does it???

After today.

Shane Warne, and Andrew Flintoff.


Champions and vikings ! And would have been in any era.

Men who we will never see the like of again. Both have made their mark in history, and today everything has been underlined in a very definite fashion. With an extremely wide black permanent marker pen

:clap:

Originally posted by evildrneil
The coat doesn't tie behind the neck by any chance does it???
Was thinking exactly the same!

Overdue medication, evidently! :D

My heroes would be:
Christopher Reeves- he never gave up.
Maggie Thatcher
My husband who has put up with me for nearly fifty years-
he deserves a medal!!

Originally posted by nanrobbo
My heroes would be:
Christopher Reeves- he never gave up.
Maggie Thatcher
My husband who has put up with me for nearly fifty years-
he deserves a medal!!

Should that be meddle? :heyhey: :heyhey: :heyhey: :hihi:

Oliver Reed
Barney (Out Of The Simpsons)
Gazza
My Landlord at me local
All the barstaff at me local
Peter kay

Work out the connection?:)

Originally posted by Fletch
my hero is really oddly

my cousin because he was an entrpruneur (sp) and whlst in school he and a few mates created an amazing new chat site for kids made by kids. its now a multi million bussiness on paper.

if you wanna have a look its Here (www.dubit.co.uk)

Wierd im sure one of my mates was working on this when i was in school - ill PM you his name...

So who do you all look up to? I'm using the terms "Hero's & Idols" to define people who inspire you, who amaze you, who make you stop and think about the thing's you do in your daily lives. The people with whom we share similar beliefs with, the people with whom motivate us to achieve our goals...

The rule being:
The person(s) in question must be people you class as heroes / idols at present, i.e. not people you looked upto as a child! (Obviously if it's the same person that's fine).

Jack Bauer. I admire his (for want of a better term) no-nonsene attitude.

or does it have to be a real person?:hihi:

So who do you all look up to? I'm using the terms "Hero's & Idols" to define people who inspire you, who amaze you, who make you stop and think about the thing's you do in your daily lives. The people with whom we share similar beliefs with, the people with whom motivate us to achieve our goals...

The rule being:
The person(s) in question must be people you class as heroes / idols at present, i.e. not people you looked upto as a child! (Obviously if it's the same person that's fine).

Do they have to be still alive? Sorry if that's a bit morbid, but a number of my heroes have passed on. :(

StarSparkle

They can either be living or dead as a door-nail!

I always found Rosalind Franklin's story very inspiring.

Give us a clue ppn? I'm afraid I've not come across her...

My Dad... because he's a person i always looked up to as a Child and part of my adulthood with much respect... :D

RIP

edit: just noticed about the looking up to as a Child... but i think this is an exception to the rule :wink:

Give us a clue ppn? I'm afraid I've not come across her...
Sorry Halibut. Rosalind Franklin played a major role in the discovery of the structure of DNA. She was a first-rate scientist, but her speciality was x-ray crystallography. She provided the images which inspired Watson and Crick to suggest the double helix structure. Some believe that her work was, ahem, 'borrowed', though this has been disputed. She died aged 37 of ovarian cancer, so denying her a share of the Nobel Prize.

There's more information about her and her work here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin).

edit: just noticed about the looking up to as a Child... but i think this is an exception to the rule

Absolutely :)

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Richard Pryor
From the background he came from to who he was until he sadly passed on not long ago- the guy was a legend and he was not ashamed to say where he came from.

Rosa Parks
To do what she did, in the time she did it- phenomenal.
And god bless her as well- sadly missed.

Bill Hicks
I did not come across Bill until last year- but such a great talent with a knack for saying the truth in the world which I admire in people, another life taken far too early for me.

Muhammad Ali
My all time hero.. the guy is a phenom for me and the greatest icon of my life.
Still fighting even though the condition he is in, and still living life with the greatest of dignity- he deserves every accolade out there that he could be awarded.

Mother Theresa
I know we often moan about our personal circumstances over here, and we moan about how our lives are bad- I keep this lady in mind when I am feeling low and I think back to how she lived her life to help others less fortunate than myself- I think then how priviliged I am compared to others around the world.

Jane Tomlinson
For a while, I am ashamed to say this as well, I hated the sight of her- pedalling away and I thought to myself 'Such a doo-gooder trying to get all the attention she can- why cant she spend her last remaining years with her family enjoying herself'.

I am disgusted by the way I felt about someone I have never met and made a rash judgement on without knowing them.

Jane is a living legend and one of the bravest women in this world for me now- and for me to bitch about someone who is terminally ill and who is trying to help others better their lives appalled me until I realised what an ass I was.

For me now, one of the greatest moments of my life would be if Jane could carry our national flag into the stadium for the olympics in 2012.
It would bring tears to my eyes- as it does now typing this.

Jane is everything I love about the UK - we have the will and the balls to say a big FU to anyone/anything in our way :thumbsup:

lance armstrong - for his simple yet important message 'live strong",
martin luther king - for showing the world that inequality was wrong.
charles darwin - for discovering the secrets of evolution,
nelson mandela - for leading the south african political revolution.
claude monet - for seeing the beauty of life through his own eyes,
neil armstrong - for looking upon the earth from space above the skies.
michael jordan - for his grace as he swept across the court,
mahatma gandhi - for the peaceful caring message he taught.
but as with most things in life the story of the true heroes remains untold,
the people who give everything for nothing in return... the ones with hearts of gold.
the people who support, love and care for you when you are happy or sad,
for me these two people... my heroes without a doubt... are my mum and dad.

My dad for being a true inspiration...building his own telescope despite having left school without any qualifications, and being an expert shot with a sling, and teaching me about natural history and photography. And introducing me to northern soul and good films...
My mum for having taught me how to read despite being quite severely dyslexic - and teaching me how to dance (to Motown) when I was a little lad, and also for teaching me how to cook (really bloody well)...
Bill Hicks for many reasons - a model of what it is to be human I guess...
Brian Wilson for so much beautiful music...
Stanley Kubrick for being one of the great story-tellers of all time...
Robert Hooke for being an unsung, reportedly quite affable polymath...
Paul Érdös for being single-minded to a fault...
Richard Feynman for his brilliance and bongo-playing...
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak for changing the way the world uses computers...

There's a lot of blokes there which is quite worrying...better remedy that...

Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin (btw ppn_2204, I know somebody who met Watson and apparently he's an absolute tw@), Agnes Pockels (I urge anybody to check the last name out...one of the great unsung heroines of physical science).

... Rosalind Franklin (btw ppn_2204, I know somebody who met Watson and apparently he's an absolute tw@)...
I've heard this, repeated many times. He seems to attract similar characteristics in his 'disciples' too...

Kurt Cobain purely for his musical genius and inspiringly surreal lyrics - not for his shotgun fettish ;)

JFK for me, he brought colour into what had been a black and white world. He was shot down before he could stop a stupid war and give black folk their rights. Then we had LBJ & Nixon and the world returned to being black and white.

What could he have achieved if he had lived?

In no particular order;

Paula Ratcliffe
Graeme Obree
Lance Armstrong
Benard Hinault
MLK
Darwin
Gandhi
Ali
Bernard Moitessier
Joshua Slocum
Steve Redgrave
Rosa Parks

All been said before and all deserve it. These people try hard and never give up in whatever their chosen field is. Giving 100%, amazing, inspirational and incredible are all overused superlatives in modern life. These people justify every word. When our cricketers win a 2 team contest against a nation a third the size of ours once in 10 years the country go mad with praise and get MBE-happy. Can the Ashes team really rank above these people we've all listed?

My longtime hero is Margaret Sanger (1879-1966), the nurse and social reformer who had the courage to introduce sex education and birth control to American and European women. Beginning in 1912, she endured slander, threats and prison to enlighten women about their bodies, their rights and their potential as human beings.

Simple as simple can be. Ill go with Muhammed Ali.. I could go into detail, but do some research or watch a documentary and u shall feel the same. :D

I don't really think of people of heroes, just people I admire (it might be the same thing but i envisage a hero in red pants and blue tights!)

So;
Two of my teachers who give me conviction to be the type of teacher I am. Mr Matthews my year three (J1) primary school teacher who got me into everything - swimming, trampolining, gymnastics, football, rounders and netball. Shame i had horrible PE teachers at high school! I teach the same year group and I try to be like I remember him being. I so wanted my mum to marry him!
Mr Todhunter - For showing me the true meaning of irony and to analyse everything that i wrote. He allowed us to be ourselves in our choices (Millie Tant in my case at 16!) whilst constantly feeding us a diet of texual challenges. I was never bored in his lessons.

Celebrity wise. Musical heroes - Paul Weller, Paul Heaton, Kelly Jones. For their lyrical abilities. Film wise, David Fincher.

Others - Jill Morell (John McCarthy's ex fiancee) She never gave up on him and for five years fought to raise his profile. Although they are not together now, I found her fight for him very moving and marched on Whitehall on his behalf with her.
Dame Anita Roddick - I used to work for Body Shop and that woman could talk for ever and I'd never get bored of her. She's 64 and I hope to god i've got her energy when I am her age. She still campaigns passionately for what she believes in and has instigated so much change in retail.

...Dame Anita Roddick - I used to work for Body Shop and that woman could talk for ever and I'd never get bored of her. She's 64 and I hope to god i've got her energy when I am her age. She still campaigns passionately for what she believes in and has instigated so much change in retail.
I like your choices of hero. Going out on a bit of a tanget; I didn't realise Anita Roddick was 64! She's amazing. As you say, I hope I have that much energy - and look as good as she does - when I'm 64. On another tangent, I remember before the Body Shop opened in Sheffield, I used to go to York to be able to buy the stuff. Ice Blue shampoo... beautiful.

I think if I spent long enough I could think of a fair few people that I found inspirational of that had had some kind of effect on my life or that I had looked up to in admiration, but the 3 that come to mind straight away are;

1) My Mum - for not having the easiest life of her own to start with and having to raise me and my 3 brothers, almost single handedly, from boys to men. For working sometimes 3 jobs a day to make sure we had a roof over our heads and trying to make sure we were brought up with respect for others and knowing right from wrong, and for always having a kiss for us, even when perhaps we didn't deserve it.

2) Banksy - for showing that there is still some good in the world, be it in an illegal way, and being the voice that I think a fair few of the people in the uk wish they could shout with. I know this might sound strange but his art and his humour amaze me and make me happy to be alive and to have the conscience I do.

3) Ramon Dekkers - Just to watch him beggars belief (although perhaps only to people invoved in the same sport). Never seen another man that has the physical stength and endurance, topped with such skill. I know his days are over but his is still al legend to me.

Jean Luc Picard, because I am very, very sad! :shocked:

I dont care how soppy it sounds but my dad is my hero and always will be.

We have been through so much together.

We moved out of my mums when i was a kid, he fought for custody of me and won. I was his rock for a while but i could live without him, we lived with my auntie till we had a place and he sent me to school, made sure i did all my work and even when were were skint he bought me sweets and clothes.
Then we found a place of our own and when we finally got settled in we got burgled, so we moved again, i cant remember what was going off but i remember that it was a really stressful time, i hadnt seen my mum for ages but i cant remember much.

Me and my dad went in the papers, about my dad bringing up his child instead of my mum and how he won custody of me. We moved about six times after that as we were getting burgled alot. Dad nearly lost it when we were burgled christmas eve when i was about 6-7.
Just recently he suffered a break up, and lost some people very close to us (who im not going to mention so i dont cause trouble) He was going to quit but i helped him through it.

When he finally settled down a bit his shop burnt down and everything went down the drain everything he had worked on. He pulled through and carried on.
Recently he found out his dad is very very ill but hes staying strong for me and his fiance Rachel (who is fantastic)

So my hero is my dad, i dont know what id do without him. Hes a great man and suffered alot but always always managed to pull through.

From Fallen

My heroes? Hmm, tough call but here's a few of them...

Batman: Cos he's super cool and looks great in black, just like me :D
Fred Flintstone: Cos he's good at bowling, also just like me

Heroines:

My good friend Jackie: Cos she's like a second Mum to me
Betty Rubble: Cos she's f'n gorgeous, definitely the sexiest cartoon character ever created IMO.
Wilma Flintstone: Equally hot like Betty, but if I was with one I'd probably be thinking of the other :love:

John Lennon. The most incredible singer / songwriter that has ever lived. The term genius is used too often. For me there are only "two" true geniuses; John Lennon is one of them.

my hero's are
frank meadow sutcliffe ( photographer in whitby )
bert hardy ( war photographer )
patrick litchfield RIP ( royal photographer )
david bailey ( photographer )
and my all time hero as got to be
tommy cooper RIP ( the best comic magician ever to have lived )
and my 2 sons & my daughter & my girlfriend for always sticking by me through the hard times what I have had this past 2 years admitting that I was out of control with alcohol again.

What a horrible misuse of the word Hero,A hero is some-one who lays down thier life for fellow man/women,most fireman fit this & a lot of nurse's who routinely put own life on the line,All forces in all war's,One can have sympathy for likes of Steve Reeves or Ali,but on no account could be called hero.

John Lennon. The most incredible singer / songwriter that has ever lived. The term genius is used too often. For me there are only "two" true geniuses; John Lennon is one of them.

Seconded my friend :thumbsup:

What a horrible misuse of the word Hero,A hero is some-one who lays down thier life for fellow man/women,most fireman fit this & a lot of nurse's who routinely put own life on the line,All forces in all war's,One can have sympathy for likes of Steve Reeves or Ali,but on no account could be called hero.

Some traditional definitions of the word hero:

1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after
death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
[1913 Webster]

2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or
fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage
in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or
illustrious person.
[1913 Webster]

3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or
the person who has the principal share in the transactions
related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey,
and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
[1913 Webster]

I would argue that "central personage in any remarkable action or event" could and should apply to sportsmen.
Also that "fortitude in suffering" could and should apply to those who have supported friends and family through exceptionally difficult times.

Personally, I don't have a hero - maybe I should find out more about Steve Reeves :|

What a horrible misuse of the word Hero,A hero is some-one who lays down thier life for fellow man/women,most fireman fit this & a lot of nurse's who routinely put own life on the line,All forces in all war's,One can have sympathy for likes of Steve Reeves or Ali,but on no account could be called hero.

Nurses do a fabulous job, but I'm not sure they routinely put their own lives on the line?

Maybe Sheffield hospitals are considerably rougher than elsewhere?

what do you think bert hardy did when he was in the 2nd world war he saved 30 men from a bombed building plus he was taking photos at the time to send back to england. I would think that makes him a hero or is that not good enough for you so lets say what about the miners who save there mates life when there is a pit explosion they are hero's same as the fire department in the USA when the 2 bulidings came down on september the 11th. they are unsung hero's and another thing all the people who fought in the 1st & 2nd world wars are hero's at least they stopped hitler in is tracks or his he your hero.