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Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:31 am
by Booney
We all have someone who makes us smile when we watch them work in their chosen field and some make our skin crawl.

For mine, there is nobody in the sporting world who made my day more than watching Warnie at his prime. His skills set is without peer, his ability to get under an opponents skin as good as any, his fearless approach with the bat and his off field antics make him the human headline of Australia.

My villain? This tosser.
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Sure, Im no huge soccer fan but this world class flog ensures his antics reach further than the confines of A-League fans. Muscat, you sir are a wanker of the highest order.

Who are yours?

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:40 am
by JK
As a kid I always rated Dermie as a villain, but as I hit my middle-late teams I gathered a whole new perspective on him and he became a bit of a legend for me, for the way he played the game.

Hard to go past Warnie as the hero, although Steve Waugh is likely my most admired sportsman of all time.

It's always hard to go past the greats from your own team/club, so whilst my footy club is but a dot on the global sporting network, Macca will always be top of the pops for mine.

Your selection of villain will be hard to beat mate, gets my vote aswell.

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:48 am
by dedja
Might need 3 categories ... Heroes, villains and outright tossers.

Guess where Mr Muscat falls into?

harbhajan singh's a tough call ... villain for mine.

Chappelli is definitely a hero.

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:14 pm
by Strawb
Heroes for me
Larry Bird, Baron Batch, Steve Waugh, David Boon
Villians
Harbhajan singh, Kevin Muscat, Greg Williams

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:17 pm
by Interceptor
Read this article on Cracked yesterday and I can safely say these people belong in the villans (and weirdos) category:

7 Athletes Who Had More Crazy Than Talent

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:06 pm
by 7-Dog
Have so many heroes, from the likes of Elway, Favre, Jerry Rice, Griffey Jr, A-Rod.
In our game, Judd, Scott West, Roger James, Bartel, Hodge

But all pale in comparison to MJ.

Villans, Liberatore would be up there, can't stand Muscat, Triple H, Mundine

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:01 pm
by Media Park
Footy heroes: Robert Harvey, Jason McCartney, Nathan Bassett
Footy villains: Barry Hall, Spider Everitt

Cricket Heroes: Ian Healy, Damien Martyn, Dan Christian
Cricket Villians: Harbhajan, Ponting, Ian Bell

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:03 pm
by Strawb
Media Park wrote:Footy heroes: Robert Harvey, Jason McCartney, Nathan Bassett
Footy villains: Barry Hall, Spider Everitt

Cricket Heroes: Ian Healy, Damien Martyn, Dan Christian, Kevin Pietersen
Cricket Villians: Harbhajan, Ponting, Ian Bell

FIFY you forgot one ;) :D

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:03 pm
by dedja
new category ... cheat.

No contest, winner is Muttiah Muralitharan.

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:07 pm
by Media Park
Strawb wrote:
Media Park wrote:Footy heroes: Robert Harvey, Jason McCartney, Nathan Bassett
Footy villains: Barry Hall, Spider Everitt

Cricket Heroes: Ian Healy, Damien Martyn, Dan Christian, Kevin Pietersen
Cricket Villians: Harbhajan, Ponting, Ian Bell

FIFY you forgot one ;) :D


FIFY?

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:10 pm
by Strawb
dedja wrote:new category ... cheat.

No contest, winner is Muttiah Muralitharan.

Maradona, Thierry Henry, most wrestling heels. Hollywood Hogan, Triple H, Yokozuna.

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:15 pm
by Media Park
Strawb wrote:
dedja wrote:new category ... cheat.

No contest, winner is Muttiah Muralitharan.

Maradona, Thierry Henry, most wrestling heels. Hollywood Hogan, Triple H, Yokozuna.


Roger Harper.

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:15 pm
by Strawb
Media Park wrote:
Strawb wrote:
Media Park wrote:Footy heroes: Robert Harvey, Jason McCartney, Nathan Bassett
Footy villains: Barry Hall, Spider Everitt

Cricket Heroes: Ian Healy, Damien Martyn, Dan Christian, Kevin Pietersen
Cricket Villians: Harbhajan, Ponting, Ian Bell

FIFY you forgot one ;) :D


FIFY?

Fixed it for you

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:16 pm
by dedja
Fine Cotton

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:24 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
Greg maddux

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:49 pm
by Media Park
Good call Dedja, my local boozer has a large framed picture and a bit of a story about Fine Cotton...

And cheers Strawb... ;)

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:52 pm
by Strawb
Media Park wrote:Good call Dedja, my local boozer has a large framed picture and a bit of a story about Fine Cotton...

And cheers Strawb... ;)

Is that you or KP as your avatar?

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:53 pm
by dedja
LOL, just thinking the same thing :lol:

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:56 pm
by Media Park
Strawb wrote:
Media Park wrote:Good call Dedja, my local boozer has a large framed picture and a bit of a story about Fine Cotton...

And cheers Strawb... ;)

Is that you or KP as your avatar?


That is... KP... ;)

Re: Sporting heros and villains

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:03 pm
by cripple
heroes
A Mcleod, Brian Charles Lara, chris gayle, boof lehmann

villians,
punter, s waugh, aussie cricket selectors from the 90's, as of yesyterday FIFA.

different level of hate
Muscat, S Mclaren