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For me Mariner undoubtedly, I worshipped him and also Graham Gooch. I also loved Daley Thompson and remember being thrilled a couple of time seeing him at PR not that far from me in the Pioneer.
No idea when I began here, was a very long time ago. Previously known as Spirit_of_81. Love cheese, hate the colour of it, this is why it requires some blue in it.
Arnold Muhren and Barry Sheene. Possibly Keith Deller sneaks in there. Not sure if Evil Knieval counts as a sporting hero, but there nothing that man was not prepared to jump
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Childhood sporting heroes on 11:46 - Nov 18 with 439 views
Childhood sporting heroes on 11:20 - Nov 18 by BlueBlueBluex2
Mike Tyson. Daley Thompson
Watched the Tyson Bruno fight in Vegas as 14yr old. Mindblowing.
I sat up with my mate and listened to it in the early hours on the radio. Had to wait until around Sunday tea time to see a replay on TV next day. Was gutted when Bruno lost but Iron Mike was a beast in his prime!
Tyson's autobiography is fascinating, I listened to the audiobook. I started listening late one night and I didn't get a wink of sleep that night as I was totally absorbed in it.
Book description: Love him or loathe him, ‘Iron' Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time.
In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again.
In his first autobiography, ‘Iron' Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career.
Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of Antony Keidis's best-selling memoir Scar Tissue, this is a visceral, and unpause-able story of a man born and raised to brutality, who reached the heights of stardom before falling to crime, substance abuse and infamy.
Full of all the controversy and complexity that you would expect from a man who delighted as much as he shocked, this is a book that will surprise people and reveal a fascinating character beneath the exterior of violence.
If you think you know all about Mike Tyson, listen to this book and think again. ----------------
There was a good podcast called "30 Years On" about the Tyson and Bruno fight on the BBC but I'm not sure if it's still available to listen to now.
I was in America on holiday with my parents when Bruno lost to Tim Witherspoon in the last round. I think the fight was at Wembley but I saw it advertised on a billboard over there. He had a similar fate against Bonecrusher going very close but losing late. Was so chuffed for him when he eventually beat Oliver McCall to finally reach his lifetime ambition.
Childhood sporting heroes on 11:46 - Nov 18 by midastouch
I sat up with my mate and listened to it in the early hours on the radio. Had to wait until around Sunday tea time to see a replay on TV next day. Was gutted when Bruno lost but Iron Mike was a beast in his prime!
Tyson's autobiography is fascinating, I listened to the audiobook. I started listening late one night and I didn't get a wink of sleep that night as I was totally absorbed in it.
Book description: Love him or loathe him, ‘Iron' Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time.
In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again.
In his first autobiography, ‘Iron' Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career.
Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of Antony Keidis's best-selling memoir Scar Tissue, this is a visceral, and unpause-able story of a man born and raised to brutality, who reached the heights of stardom before falling to crime, substance abuse and infamy.
Full of all the controversy and complexity that you would expect from a man who delighted as much as he shocked, this is a book that will surprise people and reveal a fascinating character beneath the exterior of violence.
If you think you know all about Mike Tyson, listen to this book and think again. ----------------
There was a good podcast called "30 Years On" about the Tyson and Bruno fight on the BBC but I'm not sure if it's still available to listen to now.
I was in America on holiday with my parents when Bruno lost to Tim Witherspoon in the last round. I think the fight was at Wembley but I saw it advertised on a billboard over there. He had a similar fate against Bonecrusher going very close but losing late. Was so chuffed for him when he eventually beat Oliver McCall to finally reach his lifetime ambition.
That fight was in the days before digital satellite, and I had one of those dishes and decoders where you could buy a new card every feww months and watch stuff from all over Europe, including most of the scandinavian countries that had a lot of sport including Prem football.
I watched the fight on that, but the thing that has always stuck in my mind was that whereas here there would have been 6 hours solid build up, the channel I happened to watch on only had an hour or so but the whole programme was sandwiched between wall to wall porn.
No idea when I began here, was a very long time ago. Previously known as Spirit_of_81. Love cheese, hate the colour of it, this is why it requires some blue in it.
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