A rather offtopic article about role models for the youth, but it has an interesting comment from Philip Pullman.
He may be one of the most ubiquitous sportsmen on the face of the planet, but when it comes to someone to look up to, soccer ace David Beckham has been pipped to the post by rugby star Jonny Wilkinson.
Jonny, who shot into the limelight with his star turn during the rugby world cup in Australia last year, bested several other sporting figures to the role model title in addition to Becks, who came in third.
Former footballer-turned-screen star Vinnie Jones landed sixth place in the Good Housekeeping poll of 16 to 18-year-olds, while boxer Lennox Lewis and Olympic rower Steve Redgrave came in at position four and nine respectively. Other names making the list ranged from anti-landmine campaigner Chris Moon to TV presenter Jonathan Ross.
Trailing just behind hunky sportsman Jonny in second place was wheelchair-bound scientist Stephen Hawking.
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