My Sporting Hero

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12:40

My Sporting Hero: Marc McNulty on Henrik Larsson

Walking out with the King of Kings – a Former Match Mascot Remembers…

Jan 29

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

18:13

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