Who deserves to be BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
In this era of professional sport, it’s strange that anyone still cares about the Beeb’s Sports Personality of the Year.
It’s also strangely refreshing that the award still exists, even if no one takes it too seriously. It reminds us of the quaintness of much of the BBC’s sports coverage in the 20th century - Sports Personality occupies the same memory bank as A Question of Sport’s picture board, or the rousing intro to Ski Sunday.
This year’s short-list is the strongest for a long time, coming as it does in a successful Olympic year. Seven gold medallists from Beijing are joined by Lewis Hamilton, Joe Calzaghe and Andy Murray, all of whom had strong years.
Lewis Hamilton is the bookies’ favourite - as he was last year, when he was voted runner-up to Calzaghe - but he may suffer again from the familiar “He’s driving the best car!” perception, which is not only unfair but also wrong (Ferrari had the best car in 2008). Hamilton is also perceived as lacking humility, which you can’t say of our modest Olympians.
However, we’re confident that Hamilton will go one better than last year and be crowned Sports Personality of the Year. With F1 back on the BBC in 2009, that will suit the corporation just fine.
Who gets your vote?
Posted: 3rd, December 2008 | In: Sports Comments (5) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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December 3rd, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Here are my other half’s comments:
Chris Hoy should win ‘cos he is considered to be the best amongst his peers.
Hamilton has the best machine and Andy Murray is a c@$t.
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Rebecca Addlinton for me. Swimmers get so little financial support yet still train so hard…
Lewis H is already a multi millionaire and is part of a billion pound industry. No offence to him at all, he is a phenomenon but sadly he has no personality!
I’m delighted delighted delighted to see that my Olympic favourite, paralympian Ellie Simmonds has been shortlisted for Young Sports Personality of the year award. Go girl.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/18/ellie-simmonds-up-for-bbc-award-97319-22281636/
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:01 am
You are right. He was. And I know for a fact that in one of the races, the pursuit I think, he started a good half a lap in front of the other bloke.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 am
Ah, but was Chris Hoy riding the fastest bike?
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 am
It does look like Chris Hoy, the real winner, will have to make do with his Knighthood.
The team prize this year will of course go to Ferarri for their valiant efforts in wresting the Manufacturers’ World Championship from those cheating bastards at Maclaran.