Who are your Role Models?

Chuck Stone · 19-02-2013 09:33PM

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 · 19-02-2013 09:34PM

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 · 19-02-2013 09:36PM

Phil Collins

efb · 19-02-2013 09:39PM

Harvey Milk
Alan Turing

Da Shins Kelly · 19-02-2013 09:45PM

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 · 19-02-2013 09:45PM

Annie Oakley

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

Vicar in a tutu · 19-02-2013 09:46PM

LMFAO

Andrewf20 · 19-02-2013 09:48PM

Christopher Hitchens
Bear Grylls
Alistair Brownlee
Ayrton Senna
Ranulph Fiennes

SunKing · 19-02-2013 09:49PM

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

MaxSteele · 19-02-2013 09:58PM

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

phasers · 19-02-2013 10:08PM

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

also Batman obviously.

GoldenLight · 19-02-2013 10:15PM

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 · 19-02-2013 10:18PM

Probably this guy:

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

He's such a professional.

weemcd · 19-02-2013 10:20PM

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 · 19-02-2013 10:21PM

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 · 19-02-2013 10:30PM

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 · 19-02-2013 10:34PM

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 · 19-02-2013 10:35PM

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 · 19-02-2013 10:37PM

Marilyn Manson.

pragmatic1 · 19-02-2013 10:37PM

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

Pig Benis · 19-02-2013 10:38PM

Ron Swanson

ViveLaVie · 19-02-2013 10:53PM

Never look up to anyone and never look down on anyone!

Aside from that, my parents. And Shakespeare blows me away.

Sam Kade · 19-02-2013 11:02PM

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

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

That was nothing compared to having a hand constantly shoved up his arse :eek:

Jester252 · 19-02-2013 11:12PM

Mick Foley
Ernest Walton
Burnie Burns

castletownman · 19-02-2013 11:25PM

My grandad. Growing up, he was the single biggest influence on me wanting to pursue a career in journalism. Many years later, he still makes sure that my mam sends him over clippings of my work. To this day, I've never met a more kind and intelligent and witty human being. He became very ill before Christmas and we were fearing the worst. His mind isn't what it used to be as a result, and he'll live out the remainder of his life in a nursing home, but if I live even half the life he's experienced, I'll be very content with my lot.

Crooked Jack · 19-02-2013 11:32PM

Bret Hart
Mick Foley
Ray McCreesh
Shane MacGowan
Michael Collins
Che Guevara
George Orwell
Brian Keenan
James Connolly

im invisible · 19-02-2013 11:47PM

Jack Bauer

Duggy747 · 19-02-2013 11:51PM

David Attenborough.

Have watched his shows since I was kid and has probably been the biggest factor in me wanting to know more about the planet and species that live on it. I definitely wouldn't know as much about the natural world if it weren't for him.

Crooked Jack · 20-02-2013 12:03AM

im invisible wrote: »

Jack Bauer

We're allowed fictional characters????????????

Ok, I change mine to Ace Ventura.

GoldenLight · 20-02-2013 12:03AM

Is this thread locked, or is it just my computer>

Who are your Role Models?

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