Who's your hero?

[Morskaya_Pekhota]

I'm interested to hear who you ladies and gents consider your heroes.

Who's example do you live by and why?

Who has shaped your life or changed the way you see the world and how?

Name as many as you like; real or fictional.

[paul_22]

my dad .... he gave me all my drive and motivation to do my best although i do consider people like arnold schwarzenegger and lance armstrong ect to be role models cos of what they achieved but it was really my dad who made me wanna be the best

[millenium girl]

Mac Gyver used to be my hero, no violence from his part, he used his imagination to fight the odds

[johnanthonyhome]

Ghengis Kahn

[Morskaya_Pekhota]

Originally Posted by johnanthonyhome

Ghengis Kahn

“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.”

“It is not sufficient that I succeed - all others must fail.”

[Morskaya_Pekhota]

Originally Posted by millenium girl

Mac Gyver used to be my hero, no violence from his part, he used his imagination to fight the odds

"A paperclip can be a wondrous thing. More times than I can remember, one of these has gotten me out of a tight spot."

[ROCKNROLLA]

Thats a good question, cant believe I cant think of anything

[Morskaya_Pekhota]

Originally Posted by paul_22

my dad .... he gave me all my drive and motivation to do my best although i do consider people like arnold schwarzenegger and lance armstrong ect to be role models cos of what they achieved but it was really my dad who made me wanna be the best

Arnold:

"The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that."

"I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will."


and in contrast to Ghengis:

"Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed."

Armstrong:

“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”

[ROCKNROLLA]

"Destroy all of which is evil so that which is good may flourish" - Boondock Saints

"This sword is too heavy, I can't lift it." - "Then become stronger." - Quote from the Norse

[Morskaya_Pekhota]

Originally Posted by ROCKNROLLA

"Destroy all of which is evil so that which is good may flourish" - Boondock Saints

"This sword is too heavy, I can't lift it." - "Then become stronger." - Quote from the Norse

I believe Arnold himself used the latter quote in one of the Conan films.