BBC Sports Personality of the Year

I think its good that new sports are being recognised in the shortlist. It wasn't the usual suspects of mostly footballers and boxers making up the final 3, and allowed some other sports which don't get as much coverage such as horse racing, diving, cycling and darts to get a good mention. I put a vote in for Taylor and for McDowell, but McCoy's achievements are worthy of a win. In fact, all 10 finalists would have been worthy winners in my opinion.

I think it shows how narrow minded and un educated alot of people are. If you knew exactly what A.P McCoy or any jockey has to put themselves through, then you would look at it alot differently. He IS an incredible sportsman and a very deserved winner.
Also how anyone can knock Taylor and say he is not a sportsman is an idiot. Its quite remarkable the amount of hard work he still puts in and to be that much better than anyone else who has ever played the game.

i think the young girl who won the weightlifting medal at delhi should have got the young sports personality.

cavendish next year if he wins the sprints jersey in the tour de france.

McCoy
Who is he? What's he do?

Did he win the Winter Olympics on a horse?

(20-12-2010 00:05 )mogga Wrote:  I think it shows how narrow minded and un educated alot of people are. If you knew exactly what A.P McCoy or any jockey has to put themselves through, then you would look at it alot differently. He IS an incredible sportsman and a very deserved winner.
Also how anyone can knock Taylor and say he is not a sportsman is an idiot. Its quite remarkable the amount of hard work he still puts in and to be that much better than anyone else who has ever played the game.

There's no skill to being a jockey, as long as your under 3ft and can whack a horse anyone can do it. Athletes are alot more deserving of the award, if you don't atleast break sweat the you don't deserve squiddly diddly, I av marginal respect for darts player because most are obese so just to stand up for half an hour is a struggle for them haha

(20-12-2010 01:14 )shrute Wrote:  There's no skill to being a jockey, as long as your under 3ft and can whack a horse anyone can do it.

That's why cavalry were always in such ready supply and of such uniformly high quality in pre-mechanised armies.
Oh no! Of course, they weren't! That's right - it was much easier to train a bloke to walk than it was to ride a horse.
I rode a horse once - I fell off. I never tried again.
AND these guys are standing in the stirrups most of the time - I don't care what anyone says, that's going to crucify your quads!
Aching just thinking about it...

That said, I personally wanted Amy Williams to win it - anyone with the nerve to ride a small plate down an icy series of death-ramps with their nose scraping the floor, and at silly speeds, deserves recognition. And she's cute, but that doesn't come into it.

Missing key events. Talking bollocks. Making stuff up.
~~~SAVE THE KRILL!~~~

mcdowell should have won it hands down , even if he does put on an american accent lol

Well done AP.Horseracing Legend.

(20-12-2010 00:00 )Regenerated Wrote:  I think its good that new sports are being recognised in the shortlist. It wasn't the usual suspects of mostly footballers and boxers making up the final 3, and allowed some other sports which don't get as much coverage such as horse racing, diving, cycling and darts to get a good mention. I put a vote in for Taylor and for McDowell, but McCoy's achievements are worthy of a win. In fact, all 10 finalists would have been worthy winners in my opinion.

Fully agree with you mate. Nice to see no footballers in the running for SPOTY with the shitty World Cup performance of our national side. Worthy top three (surprised but happy Taylor cracked it) and for those talking about Ennis, pretty sure she takes it in 2012. Remember it's two years running she's in the top three. She's so likeable and not far from my neck of the woods as well.

(20-12-2010 00:05 )mogga Wrote:  I think it shows how narrow minded and un educated alot of people are. If you knew exactly what A.P McCoy or any jockey has to put themselves through, then you would look at it alot differently. He IS an incredible sportsman and a very deserved winner.
Also how anyone can knock Taylor and say he is not a sportsman is an idiot. Its quite remarkable the amount of hard work he still puts in and to be that much better than anyone else who has ever played the game.

Jessica Ennis Official Website
Triple GOLD!
World Heptathlon Champion 2009, World Indoor Pentathlon Champion 2010.

And now... European Champion with 6823 points - a new personal best.

Since 2000, Jessica’s progression through the junior and youth competitions has shown that she is a promising talent for the future. At only 24 years old, Jessica has shown immense promise as a multi-eventer and has now cemented herself into the history books as a World Champion.

2006 was her first season as a senior athlete and true to form she achieved her first senior medal … in her first major championships! A bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne marked the arrival of a new star on the British team where she now ranks as one of the best British heptathletes. Perhaps more impressive, she is now World Champion after winning the GOLD medal in Berlin 2009, the World Indoor Pentathlon and European Championships in 2010.

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Darts just does'nt compare.