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My Sporting Hero: Maurice Ross on Stephen Hendry
Watching determined young Scot tear down snooker’s old guard was wonderful — even on a black-and-white telly
Jun 18
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18:36
My Sporting Hero: Gordon Strachan on Pat Stanton
Midfield maestro mesmerised a Hibs-daft kid… later, his wise counsel would salvage his fledgling career at Sir Alex’s Aberdeen
Jun 4
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14:25
My Sporting Hero: Christophe Berra on Zinedine Zidane
You don’t need to be half French to worship Zizou the magnificent, but it probably helps....
May 21
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17:35
My Sporting Hero: Mixu Paatelainen on Matti Paatelainen
Ski jump daredevil who captained Finland’s football team was the epitome of the supportive father
May 7
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17:18
My Sporting Hero: Michael O’Neill on John McEnroe
How sport’s greatest bad loser created a generation of tennis fans
Apr 21
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17:40
My Sporting Hero: Lewis Stevenson on John McGinn
Who better to select as your idol than ex-teammate and good pal McGinn the Mighty?
Mar 26
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13:25
My Sporting Hero: Stephen McGinn on Frank Lampard
Coming from sporting royalty can be a burden. What better way to silence the doubters than to win everything in club football?
Mar 12
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16:12
My Sporting Hero: Gary Locke on John Robertson
A Hearts-mad kid had photos of the club’s greatest scorer on his bedroom wall… and ended up being his captain
Mar 5
5
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18:57
My Sporting Hero: Simon Murray on Ronnie O’Sullivan
Why the Rocket is adored and how playing snooker could be Zen for the modern footballer
Feb 12
5
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15:44
My Sporting Hero: Cillian Sheridan on Granit Xhaka
The former Arsenal midfielder’s pop at his own fans struck an effing marvellous blow for football’s scapegoats everywhere
Feb 5
4
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12:40
My Sporting Hero: Marc McNulty on Henrik Larsson
Walking out with the King of Kings – a Former Match Mascot Remembers…
Jan 29
3
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13:56
My Sporting Hero: Steven Naismith on Brian Laudrup
Rangers’ great Dane embodied how the truly gifted make this beautiful game look easy
Jan 22
3
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