Playing with Andrew and Stef’s latest ’site in a day’, 5alist, I decided to make a list of the five people I would most like to meet. Its one of those questions which people look at and attempt to define what sort of person you are… so what does that make me. My five are as follows:
1. Al Gore
2. Sir Steve Redgrave
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Lance Armstrong
5. The Missing link between Ape & Man
My reasons are as follows:
1. I know that there are people that don’t like him, but I’m not one of them. I think that political motives aside, he is actually trying to raise awareness about some big issues, and he is known enough to get people to sit up and take notice.
2. My first sporting entry… rowing is at heart my sport of choice, and there is no greater rower than Sir Steve. In terms of shear tenacity and determination, no-one else gets close. Five olympic Gold Medals speak for themselves… and as a diabetic. Proof that if you want something badly enough, everything is possible.
3. A second political figure, but I would love to have dinner with him and hear his story first hand. He will no doubt go down as one of the key figures of the 21st century and I would to know what drives him.
4. Again a sporting theme, but again this guy has battled against the odds and won, again and again. He has become a bit more of a celebrity these days, but I admire him for using his profile to raise awareness about a disease which almost killed him, that takes courage.
5. The random one… I’m kind of interested in science, the kind of interest that extends to reading science articles on a Sunday afternoon and there is general acceptance that we still don’t know the full story of where we came from. If there is a missing link, I would love to meet him/her/it/them… knowing where we came from gives us a great impression of where we can go.
This list was created using 5alist, Stef and Andrew’s latest idea… why not make a list of your own here.
