Where to start for this year?? Chris Hoy's 3 gold medals? Lewis Hamilton's first F1 championship win? Tottenham's Carling Cup win and subsequent freefall from grace? Or even Cristiano Ronaldo's continually seamless move from the sport of diving to football pitches all over England and Europe?
You see, I think it would be impossible to pinpoint one success this year as it is has been one achievement after another for British sport. It was no surprise to read all the sportsmen and women in the New Year's Honours list but I still find myself questioning some of the decisions.
Personally, I think recognition should be based on more than achievements and also on personal character and the way that a person carries him or herself. I find Hamilton's arrogance rather grates on me for example and don't think it's an example kids should follow as humility is a far superior quality to have, just take a look at the way Sir Bobby Charlton took his lifetime achievement award at SPOTY 2008, he was genuinely shocked at the decision.
Looking further afield, I also love American sports having lived in Colorado for a year. Not a particularly strong year for Denver's teams to sing about but there were some highlights. The Nuggets reaching the NBA playoffs taking top spot but the Giants stealing the Super Bowl from the Patriots was another spectacle that should not have been missed.
From a personal perspective I am looking forward to 2009 with a great deal of expectation. My favourite sport is football, although that has not been obvious so far, and my team is Tottenham Hotspur (don't laugh!!).
I think Tottenham will pull out of their current predicament but I don't see us finishing in the top half this year even though it is still very tight from the bottom all the way to 8th. Ramos screwed us up at the start for whatever reason but 'Arry's reign has started very positively if you disregard the Christmas period.
My predictions for the season are:
Premier League champions: Liverpool
Relegated: West Brom, Stoke, Sunderland
FA Cup: Chelsea
Carling Cup: Manchester Utd
Champion's League: Arsenal
Uefa Cup: AC Milan
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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