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Marcus Rashford has already been mentioned. At 23 he’s achieved an incredible amount already, but looks like a man on a mission who’s only just getting started.
Just need him to come up with the goods tonight and get us the three points to go joint top with Liverpool. He does tend to deliver in big games.
And while we’re on the subject of proper legends who also happen to play for Man Yoo....
Daley Thompson
Pele
John Williams
Schumacher
Clint Eastwood
While I’ve no idea what he is like away from the camera, Sir David Attenborough.
I know I’m in a minority but I can’t stand him.
I used to like Attenborough before he sold out to Netflix, seems wrong somehow.
You’ve spelled Rodney Mullen wrong. It’s okay a lot of people do this.
For me, massive vert tricks will always trump riding around on your hands or whatever, but each to their own 😛
Also - I've met Tony Hawk, so he wins.
Neil Young
Lenny Kravitz ? Lol!
Reinhold Messner is a bit lacking in the 'living' part of this particular thread! Definitely one of the best ever mountaineers!
He's not dead is he?!
Alive
Steven Spielberg seems to be one of life’s higher achievers.
Shit sorry.....confusing Messner and Boukreev in my mind for some reason!!! In which case, great shout!
Rashford and thunberg a good shout
What about MTB there are loads!
Hans Rey
Steve Pete
John Tomac
Missy Giove
Etc
Probably a golden age for living legends in MTB right now. It'll wane as the sport ages.
Matt Hoffman.
Pushed a sport to new areas, pushed the bikes basically made BMX what it is.
Linus Torvalds. Runs the Linux kernel development and pretty much started Linux. Used on more devices than any other operating system.
Dam right Lenny Kravitz. He plays every instrument going, he writes, he sings, he rocks and he's basically just cool as ****.
Trying to think of any legendary comedians left alive.. Peter Kay!
What about authors?!🤔
Ian Botham is an absolute bell end!
Nick Craig.
Ian Botham is an absolute bell end!
true, but is still a legend.
Trying to think of any legendary comedians left alive.. Peter Kay!
Wha? Each to their own and Phoenix Nights was great but his stand up is basically just reminiscing. Stewart Lee would take the comedy crown for me. At least he has something to say.
For MTB or just biked I’m general it’s Chris Akrigg. Just makes everything look so simple and seems to absolutely love what he’s doing.
Trying to think of any legendary comedians left alive.
He’s already been mentioned, but Billy Connolly definitely fits the bill.
Wha? Each to their own and Phoenix Nights was great but his stand up is basically just reminiscing
His older stuff is still funny though. I watched some old routines from comics around at the same time. Stuff I found funny at the time has dated horribly, even turned cringey. I still howl at the top of the tower/Bolton Albert halls DVDs, as did MrsTH, who was new to them this time round.
Comedy?
Mel Brooks.
Barack Obama. He just has it all, a true legendary human.
Surely Michelle Obama qualifies too?
Anyway... let’s take a moment to look at how unreadably cool this is...
Eric Cantona was a brilliant player in a great United team of the time but for me the real legend was Sir Alex Furguson. His domination of the top of English football was incredible and I’m fairly sure will never be surpassed.
Schumacher
Hasn't been seen alive since before Joe Cocker died.
Disappointing lack of the fairer sex.
Emma Thompson
Mary Berry
Kylie
Tracey Moseley
Judi Dench.
Jim Lovell
Disappointing lack of the fairer sex.
Maebe A. Girl
Nick Clegg for the same reasons and because he put country before politics.
Errrmmm - he put party before country, joined a disastrous coalition with the tories, destroyed his party and then ran off to take the facebook shilling to act as a fig leaf for them
the epitome of a self serving opportunist
Disappointing lack of the fairer sex.
Taylor Swift and Amanda Shires for musicians from me. Jacinda Ardern, just because she’s what a politician should be imo.
Marcus Radford has done alot of good and I'm sure is a fashionable choice, but a living legend?? Hardly.
He achieved bugger all as a footballer so far (relative to other footballers), and whilst his campaigning for free school meals is great (and very well publicised), I'm struggling to see that makes him a living legend.
Whoever said Tony Hawk, id agree with..
My personal choice, Keith Richards..
I’m not getting Tony Hawk. Even he talks about Rodney Mullen in his own biography. Rodney pretty much invented modern street skateboarding and all the tricks. I think my opinion of Tony Hawk has been tainted by watching The Pappas Brothers documentary on Netflix 😕
Greg Minaar
Sir Alex Ferguson
Jay Adams
Toyah Wilcox - since the youtube channel 🙂
MC Grindah
Joss Naylor, unquestionably.
Going for billy Connolly and toyah both as mad as a box of frogs
No, sorry jekkyl, I wouldn’t normally bother disputing shit like this, but no way can you bestow legendary status on Lenny Kravitz.
Legends are the absolute best in the world at what they do, or innovators, genuine unique one-offs. Just cos you like him and he does lots of stuff averagely, doesn’t make him a legend. Its not even that I dislike him, he’s just... meh.
Floyd Mayweather is one. Can’t stand the sight of him, but unbeatable in his era. Living legend.
[edit] Yeah, Lenny pulled Lisa Bonet and made Zoe - awesome work, but not legendary 😁
A music one - Brian Eno
Ann Wilson
Dolly Parton
Ozzy Osbourne
Alice Cooper
Tony Iommi
Alastair Cook
Roger Federer
Desmond Tutu
Just off of the top of my head.
They are all mega stars in my eyes, but do it right in a proper role model way.
I also reckon if you put them in a room together with some microphones the resulting conversation would be fascinating.
Should have added Brian O'Driscoll.
Seconding Alex Ferguson. A born leader. Age 18 was (along with Billy Connolly) on the union committe of the Glasgow Apprentice strike in 1959.
Won a European trophy with Aberdeen then the rest is history with MU.
Before that he was sacked by St Mirren. An industrial tribunal ruling he had "neither by experience nor talent, any managerial ability at all".
He fell out with the board after amongs other issues a tour of Guyana where he went on as a sub to knobble the opposing centre half who the ref had failed to deal with.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/when-alex-ferguson-got-sacked-st-mirren-40-years-job-made-him