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SPORTSMAIL HALL OF FAME
- Roy Keane: He's always spoken his mind but on the pitch his feet did the talking - this all-action hero could do everything (including taming Vieira)
- Zinedine Zidane: He was God, the King, the Master, a man for the big occasion - however, there'll always be a butt
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Heptathlon's original Golden Girl who became the First Lady of track and field
- Steffi Graf: Germany's golden girl was queen of the court and the greatest sportswoman who ever lived
- Ronaldo: The assassin who made you smile as he ruled the world and scored goals for fun
- Sam Tomkins: The Superman of Super League who lifted an entire sport
- Sir Steve Redgrave: The British Bulldog who refused to lose and who set the gold standard for our Olympians
- George Best: Confident, fast, fearless, the most gifted star to grace British football
- Michael Johnson: A record-breaker who owned the track and was so special he could even pull off those golden spikes
- Diego Maradona: He had the Hand of God and a divine left foot and was perhaps the greatest footballer of all-time
- Richie McCaw: The All Blacks' most decorated captain who is one of the true rugby greats
- Desert Orchid: Glorious grey who won the hearts of the nation
- Ayrton Senna: Master of the track who lived life on the edge and whose shadow still hangs over F1
- Tiger Woods by Derek Lawrenson... the man who ripped up the record books to elevate golf to new heights
- Muhammad Ali by Jeff Powell... The world's greatest in and out of the ring
- Seb Coe by Matt Lawton... from Olympics glory to running London 2012, why he's Britain's Golden Boy
- Graham Gooch by Nasser Hussain... he was the best cricketer I ever played with
- Roger Federer by Mike Dickson... the tennis legend is the first into our Hall of Fame