Do you have a hero ? If so who is it?
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These guys [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_British_Army] in general.
But of someone I know personally, my uncle who fought in the First Gulf War.
And someone I've never met, Jeremy Clarkson, just because he punched Peirs Morgan three times.
But of someone I know personally, my uncle who fought in the First Gulf War.
And someone I've never met, Jeremy Clarkson, just because he punched Peirs Morgan three times.
Well heroics have certainly been around longer then America.rokkolpo said:
I think the word 'hero' is really misused these days, especially in the light of the OP's 'hero'.
I mean, Shatner is great and everything, but nothing he has done really strikes me as 'heroic'.
At the risk of sounding like an after school special: I'd say either my grandfather, or my dad.
Both heroic in their own way, in their own time. A true inspiration.
Clapton. He's God, and the most influential guitarist ever, I think. Hendrix is good, but too distinctive in his playing style, if you play like Hendrix, it's incredibly obvious. Playing like Clapton, on the other hand, really helps you broaden your sound and technique into something distinctly yours. That's why I have a lot of admiration for E.C.
The Hoff.
When I am old, I want to be rolling around the bathroom floor, stuffing my face, while still being irresistable to women. The dude rules.
When I am old, I want to be rolling around the bathroom floor, stuffing my face, while still being irresistable to women. The dude rules.
I don't think people ever really understand my sense of humour.Baby Tea said:
In reality my great grand uncle is my hero. He liberated Ireland from the UK in 1916-1922. He played a major role in Ireland being called "The Republic Of", without him the country would be quite different.
Wahahaha. Definately.Maf10s1 said:
Mine would be more like... Nicholas Cage's character in Lord of War, apart from the cheating on your wife and losing your family thing.
If I had to name one person I admire, it would be Simo Hayha. A sniper during World War II, he fought for 100 days. In that 100 days, he took down 542 people with a bolt action rifle and an extra 200 with an SMG. He had counter-snipers and artillery strikes sent at him, and they didn't touch him for 100 days, at which point he was finally hit in the jaw by an exploding bullet. Despite that, he woke up about a week later, and lived to the age of 97. He hadn't even been enlisted at the time he first started out.
Why do I admire him? He fought for what he believed in bitterly, holding his own and becoming a one-man army because of it. He didn't have to. He wasn't enlisted. But he did anyway, risking life and limb, and becoming a legend in the process. That, to me, is what it means to be a hero. Yes, he was a killer. But he risked everything for his beliefs.
Why do I admire him? He fought for what he believed in bitterly, holding his own and becoming a one-man army because of it. He didn't have to. He wasn't enlisted. But he did anyway, risking life and limb, and becoming a legend in the process. That, to me, is what it means to be a hero. Yes, he was a killer. But he risked everything for his beliefs.