Who are your Role Models?

Rezident

I'm filling out a serious questionnaire and I have to put down my "major role models" but I'm drawing a bit of a blank. So far I've put down Roy Keane but I'm not even sure about that after all the troubles.

Have I just not had any role models for the last thirty years or so? Does everyone else have role models? If so, who are they?

Nino Brown

Warren Buffett

Links234

Batman

hefferboi

*Jimmy Saville Joke*

Paddy Cow

I haven't had any role models since I discovered that the Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles aren't real and I couldn't grow up and join them in fighting crime Decided after that major disappointment not to idolise other people/characters and get on with living my life on my own terms.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Mr.Tayto

Sound guy

Pilotdude5

Al Bundy

Grand Moff Tarkin

JR Ewing
Darth Vader
Kerr Avon

The King of Moo

I'd probably say George Orwell, not only because I think he was a great writer and because I agree with most of his views, but because those views came from genuine compassion for people.
He was also quite brave in being an outspoken critic of the Soviet Union when it was very unpopular to do so.

Wayne Rooney and Nani too, for similar reasons.

toastedpickles

This chap, Got me into this kinda thing a few years back, been doing it ever since

Death and Taxes

The King of Moo wrote: »

I'd probably say George Orwell, not only because I think he was a great writer and because I agree with most of his views, but because those views came from genuine compassion for people.
He was also quite brave in being an outspoken critic of the Soviet Union when it was very unpopular to do so.

Wayne Rooney and Nani too, for similar reasons.

What did Wayne Rooney and Nani write, and what did they have to say about the Soviet Union?

Tyrion Lannister

Vicar in a tutu

Tupac

3ndahalfof6

Kermit the frog, the stuff he had to suffer at the trotters of miss piggy was nothing less than heroic.

The King of Moo

WileyCoyote wrote: »

What did Wayne Rooney and Nani write, and what did they have to say about the Soviet Union?

Rooney had some fascinating insights into the Bolshevik/Menshevik split in Inside United, issue 346 (free double-sided Nemanja Vidic/Anderson poster), and Nani's lifesize marble statue of himself, though often held up as a sign of the rampant egomania of the modern footballer, is actually a though-provoking meditation on the rise of Stalin's Cult of Personality as reflected in Soviet propaganda art.

Just lolling: I thought the contrast between Eric and these two troglodytes was wide enough that I clearly couldn't begin to contemplate idolising them.

Death and Taxes

The King of Moo wrote: »

Rooney had some fascinating insights into the Bolshevik/Menshevik split in Inside United, issue 346 (free double-sided Nemanja Vidic/Anderson poster), and Nani's lifesize marble statue of himself, though often held up as a sign of the rampant egomania of the modern footballer, is actually a though-provoking meditation on the rise of Stalin's Cult of Personality as reflected in Soviet propaganda art.

Just lolling: I thought the contrast between Eric and these two troglodytes was wide enough that I clearly couldn't begin to contemplate idolising them.

Oh you scallywag!:D

Rezident

toastedpickles wrote: »

This chap, Got me into this kinda thing a few years back, been doing it ever since

That is deadly!

Where To

When I was young mine were Charlie Sheen, Chevy Chase, and David Icke.

It's quite surprising I've turned out as well as I have.

toastedpickles

Rezident wrote: »

That is deadly!

I do that for fun haha it's great craic!

Lyaiera

I know this isn't in the spirit of the thread, but all the people I really admire and aspire to be like are people in my life: family, friends and even people I speak to online.

That being said I have a lot of respect for JK Rowling.

Rezident

toastedpickles wrote: »

I do that for fun haha it's great craic!

Looks class, do you need impact shorts?

Fromthetrees

Jesus, Mohammed, Budha, Hindu god with all the arms and Enda Kenny.

WINNING!!!

Standman

Jerry

ToddyDoody

Its people like Steve McDonald that keep me going

Gummy Panda

Spartacus

mikom

Cheese and ham.

woof im a dog

christopher walken

keelanj69

That guy who won xfactor this year. Such a brave little soldier!

im invisible

Justin Bieber

EoghanIRL

When it comes to musical role models it would definitely have to be Hendrix , slash and tommy Emmanuel . I really look up to their style and feel inspired to play.

GoldenLight

Glen Campbell this week, next week who knows, might even be a poster on boards.ie or someone who was encharge of sewerage (next week I'm thinking (tyrion Lanncester) in games of thrones, last week it was M Smith a friend of mine, who looks at life and no matter how hard it is, still gets excited) , I have no idea where my emotions come from that I think he/she is so cool. It's always a surprising development to me.

God I love meeting new heros and heroines. (cause most people are when you meet them) yeah I love people

Chuck Stone

My folks.
Survivors of maltreatment, abuse, war/conflict.
Dissident intellectuals.
Great inventors, engineers, mathematicians.
Whistle blowers.

But most of all - this lone-wolf altruist...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGKSjiw0HQ

sesswhat

WileyCoyote wrote: »

What did Wayne Rooney and Nani write, and what did they have to say about the Soviet Union?

Never mind that, what did Roy Keane have to do with the Troubles??!

MonkstownHoop

Phil Collins

efb

Harvey Milk
Alan Turing

Da Shins Kelly

I don't really have any role models, but if I could one day reach even a tenth of the awesomeness that Bill Murray possesses, I'd be pretty happy.

CollardGreens

Annie Oakley

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/oakl-ann.htm

Vicar in a tutu

LMFAO

Andrewf20

Christopher Hitchens
Bear Grylls
Alistair Brownlee
Ayrton Senna
Ranulph Fiennes

SunKing

George Harrison, the man was a legend!
Professional in nature, genuinely kind and a wonderful musician!

MaxSteele

Robert De Niro
Padraig Nally
Frankie Boyle
Mark "Chopper" Read.

phasers

Miss Piggy and Storm from the X-men were my heroes growing up.

also Batman obviously.

GoldenLight

CollardGreens wrote: »

Annie Oakley

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/oakl-ann.htm

After reading that yep she's cool so I thank you

Fox_In_Socks

Probably this guy:

http://www.yellowswordfish.com/wp-content/images//2009/04/bread-roll.png

He's such a professional.

weemcd

Eric Cantona
Bas Rutten
^ both good at kicking people in the head.

Aside from that, Christopher Walken, Herb Dean, Johnny Cash, The Notorious B.I.G

hfallada

I hate people put a sports person as they're role model. Generally they have an amazing ability 99.999% of us don't have.

Whereas someone like warren buffet, Michael bloomberg( mayor of NYC plus worth $20 billion) and Carlos slims. Have worked hard for their wealth often gaining skills in college and employment. Something all of us can do.

Even through money isn't everything and these people show it. Warren buffet lives in a $500,000 house, rides the subway and used to fly economy but stop because he was constantly asked for share tips.

These people show with hard work anything is possible.

weemcd

hfallada wrote: »

I hate people put a sports person as they're role model. Generally they have an amazing ability 99.999% of us don't have.

Whereas someone like warren buffet, Michael bloomberg( mayor of NYC plus worth $20 billion) and Carlos slims. Have worked hard for their wealth often gaining skills in college and employment. Something all of us can do.

Even through money isn't everything and these people show it. Warren buffet lives in a $500,000 house, rides the subway and used to fly economy but stop because he was constantly asked for share tips.

These people show with hard work anything is possible.

For every Pele, Maradona, Messi etc, ie. a sports person of prodigious talent, you have players with probably a third of their ability who compete at a high level due to training and dedication.

Very poor example of this and I wish I could think of a better one atm, but Gary Neville I believe, said himself that he knew the players in the team and those he played against were much better than him. He kept himself in the picture through determination and sheer bloody mindedness to succeed.

Chemical Burn

Rezident wrote: »

I'm filling out a serious questionnaire and I have to put down my "major role models" but I'm drawing a bit of a blank. So far I've put down Roy Keane but I'm not even sure about that after all the troubles.

Have I just not had any role models for the last thirty years or so? Does everyone else have role models? If so, who are they?

Adolf Hitler (for some reasons)
Margaret Thatcher
Michael O'Leary
Michael Collins
(I know 2 and four are conflicting, please DON'T point it out).
Richard Branson

GoldenLight

hfallada wrote: »

I hate people put a sports person as they're role model. Generally they have an amazing ability 99.999% of us don't have.

Whereas someone like warren buffet, Michael bloomberg( mayor of NYC plus worth $20 billion) and Carlos slims. Have worked hard for their wealth often gaining skills in college and employment. Something all of us can do.

Even through money isn't everything and these people show it. Warren buffet lives in a $500,000 house, rides the subway and used to fly economy but stop because he was constantly asked for share tips.

These people show with hard work anything is possible.

I actually disagree with that statement, most of the people you are talking about, didn't actually finish any education they where on, be self educated is different to being educated.

I know nothing of sports but I assume that to be the best in a area of sports, you need believe in yourself and to make that believe work for you.

There you go you now have the secret, it works equally well for anyone to achieve anything, all you have to do is believe (want) and believe you can. You will be surprised how far you will go, there is another rule as well, but I'm not telling you, awww I might please thank please

McChubbin

Marilyn Manson.

pragmatic1

My parents.
My sister and brother in law.
Famous people that went against the grain, particularly when it wasn't popular to do so.