We do love our sporting legends. And why not. In a broken world they give us, sometimes, something to believe in, finer than ourselves. Endeavour, beauty, resilience. Sure financial reward. But that’s not entirely it.
Two titans retired this week. AP McCoy, Champion Jump jockey.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/25/tony-mccoy-box-office-third-final-race
And Paula Radcliffe athlete supreme.
Paula in full flow
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/apr/26/london-marathon-2015-in-pictures