There is nothing in the world so passé as yesterday's sporting hero.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE
You too can be a real sporting hero.
The Sun (2011)
But spare a thought for another sporting hero.
The Sun (2011)
Do you have a sporting hero?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This qualifies her for true sporting hero status because we British prefer stars to suffer for their spoils.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)