Rebecca Adlington

[speedybert]

Caractacus wrote:

> In the end, it comes down to the voting public, xdx. And this
> is the same public who voted the award twice to a man who
> didn't even have a personality (Nigel Mansell).
>
> Rebecca would be a worthy winner. She's proved herself an
> excellent swimmer, has a bubbly personality and seems rather
> grounded. She, Wiggins, Hoy and probably Hamilton will be
> frontrunners. But in the end, it will come down to who captures
> the public imagination most.

Let's face it Sports Personality of the Year is more often than not awarded to someone who doesn't possess one.

Jonny Wilkinson,Michael Owen to name but 2.Great sportsmen yes,personalities?No.

[mrmcfister]

She will be damed no question.The politicians would not want the flack of the backlash if she wasnt.The other multi winners will be similarly treated.

As for Hamilton he would have a chance of SPYA if he wins the championship but he wont and wont be!

[catelover]

It would be an absolute travesty if Swiss Lewis was to win SPOTY, even if he did win the F1 championship.

This is a boy, who at the first sniff of the big cash, stuck two fingers up at his homeland, and proceeded to fuck off to the continent so as to avoid paying tax.

Fair enough, that's the lad's choice (or more likely, his parasitic father's choice), but he can go fuck himself if he believes we should all be worshipping him as some sort of British legend, when in fact he is actually just a spoilt kid in a 'sport' which is full of ego driven dickheads of which Swiss Lewis is fast becoming the biggest.

[nikonman]

Andy Murray
Another one who should not win SPOTY even if he wins the US open, after letting the UK team down in Beijing.
I do not wish him well in the tournament and would like to see Rafael win it

[stevieq]

KP...never! what has Katie Price done to become sports personality of the year?
I didn't know shagging was a olympic sport? LOL.

[JonnyHungwell]

With a nose like her's she should be disqualified. Must be a distinct advantage having a fin

[colonel]

Are you WZR in disguise? That remark was thoughtless and offensive to say the least.

[Coolcat]

"To be fair Kelly Holmes wasn't made a Dame JUST for two golds. It was the whole career that was honoured not just two races. Also her charity work was considered aswell."

And she doesn't let people forget it either! Two examples last week on the Olympics coverage to my mind illustrate her enormous ego, and over-inflated sense of self-importance.

Holmes was shown the sequence when Rebecca Adlington came out of the pool, and her team-mate beamed to the camera: "If you're watching ma'am, it should be DAME Rebecca now... two golds, that equals a Dame!". Clearly meant as a joke by two teenagers who'd just finished a gruelling race. But when the VT ended, Holmes had a face like thunder: "I got lots of gold medals before, not just those two", she whined, clearly not amused.

On another edition, Holmes regaled us with the tale of how she had met BMX champion Shanaze Reade some months before. Of course, she couldn't resist letting it slip that Shanaze had supposedly told her: "Oh Kelly, you're my hero".

Do you think 'Dame' Kelly knows just how big-headed she sounded?

[laralatex]

The Australian swimming coach said 'not bad for a country with no swimming pools...'


Yes exactly, Tory fucking government selling everything off to the highest bidder. We're lucky that we have any green spaces at all all community facilities in this country. God knows how we did so well. For those who don't get paid to compete in the sport they love doing, it puts our fucking nancy boy footballers to bloody shame.

[colonel]

Lara,

You are even more of a genius than I thought...love the line 'fucking Tory government...the only fuck that's bad for you, surely??