We all have heroes.

Choose yours.

Published on January 29, 2007 By adnauseam In Blogging

Everyone has heroes simply because there are people we admire and look up to. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes and may be from politics, sport, the arts and entertaintment or, in fact any walk of life. A hero can be from history or the present. Most of all a hero is a)a representive of things we aspire to, or,

a person we would defend in any debate because of qualities that have influenced us. A hero can be a brother, a Saint or a pop singer. One of my wife's heroes is Bob Dylan. Some of us may not have any heroes at all.

I do, and I've made a short list of 5 :

1. Top of my list is Nelson Mandela. "Madiba" is one of the World's most revered statesmen.
2. Two golfers (I'm cheating). Ernie Els and Retief Goosen (they are South African, rank in the top ten, and we (S. Africans), admire them for their golfing fame, quiet etiquette and winning skills.
3. Ronald Reagan. To my mind the most successful US President.
4. Winston Churchill is a lifelong hero of mine.
5. And, controversially, George Galloway, a Scottish rebel rouser MP who is one of the few men to show disdain for a US senate committee and told them (figuratively), to shove their heads back up their asses. Where was he when Joe McCarthy was around?

Well, good old George has a few question marks behind his name but to me he is indicative of the Scottish spirit.

Think about your 5 heroes Joeusers. Or more if you like. Just for fun.

Comments (Page 1)

greywar

on Jan 29, 2007

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Dr Guy

on Jan 29, 2007

1. Mother Theresa
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Mohammed Ali
4. George S. Patton
5. Mahatma Ghandi

Trudygolightly

on Jan 29, 2007

1. My parents

2. My children

3. Abraham Lincoln

4. Mother Teresa

5. Sister Gentildis

bakerstreet

on Jan 29, 2007

AH, yes, George Galloway. The man who spent Christmas with Baghdad Bob and who said a suicide attack on Tony Blair would be justified. The only time I ever enjoyed the man speaking is when he got trounced by Hitchens on a debate they showed on CSpan.

I think there's more to the 'Scottish Spirit' than rabid socialism and playing patsy for evil people.

DrDonald

on Jan 29, 2007

An unordered, partial and personal list:

Participants in Doctors Without Borders - for courage and selflessness

Soldiers doing their service to their country

Families living with alcoholism and addiction

Mother Theresa - and other missionaries

Paul Erdős - mathematician, teacher, collaborator, eccentric

Stephen Hawking - theoretical physicist

Roger Penrose - mathematical physicist

Pope Benedict XVI - for living up to his ideals

John Nash - for recapturing his beautiful mind through perseverence

Winston Churchill - for his vision and courage

UBoB

on Jan 29, 2007

A list of my countrymen (Canadian), that I see as heros:

Terry Fox
Frederick Banting
Nellie McClung
Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire
Roberta Bondar
J.A. Bombardier
Lester Pearson
Emmett Hall
Oscar Peterson
Leonard Cohen
Neil Young
Bobby Orr

SanChonino

on Jan 29, 2007

1. Me
2. Me
3. Me
4. Han Solo
5. Me

Just kidding. Except about Han Solo.

MasonM

on Jan 29, 2007

San Chonino beat me to it. Except for the Han Solo part. I would have said Capt. Picard.

SanChonino

on Jan 29, 2007

I would have said Capt. Picard.

He'd be like, number 8, after Me and Me.

bakerstreet

on Jan 29, 2007

I've had a list of my own personal 'saints' I've been working on for a while. Some, in no particular order:

Fred Rogers
Jim Henson
J.R.R. Tolkien
Dr. Suess
A.A. Milne...

I believe we've forgotten most of our heroes by the time we start making lists.

dynamaso

on Jan 30, 2007

I have a bunch of heros, including my parents, close friends and, of course, my wife. But for the sake of the exercise:

David Bowie
Brad Nowell
Jimmy Hendrix
Bon Scott
Neil Gaiman
Allan Moore
Warren Ellis
Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama
Stan Lee
Peter Straub
Robert Rodriguez
Kevin Smith
Anyone who overcomes enormous adversity to do good with their lives

NOT San Chonino

SanChonino

on Jan 30, 2007

NOT San Chonino

Oh, come ON! That hurts.

dynamaso

on Jan 30, 2007

Oh, come ON! That hurts

Sorry, mate, but that's the truth for ya

SanChonino

on Jan 30, 2007

Sorry, mate, but that's the truth for ya

Yet Kevin Smith, the original Silent Bob, rates higher on the list?

Jerk.

foreverserenity

on Feb 02, 2007

! ....Super Hero Dynamaso is already kicking his sidekick Poor San Chonino out the door!

! - sorry guys....refer to my comment to your comments on my blog about Slanguage!......

My Heroes dead or alive:

My Dad
My Mom
My big brother
Ghandi
Nelson Mandela
Oprah Winfrey
and to steal a line from Mark, anyone who overcome adversity to do good in their lives!

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