What we see from these examples of contemporary Chinese heroes is a new kind of Chinese hero-worship in the context of regional and international competition.
It was co-written by myself and a Detroit journalist friend, Jon Pepper, as a specific look at a 1930s span when Louis lost to the popular Max Schmeling to whites' delight, only to transform into a red-white-and-blue hero in their eyes, triumphing in the rematch against a German example of so-called white supremacy.
Drop the Dead Donkey writer Guy Jenkins relishes making Jeffrey Archer an Indiana Jones-style hero - responsible for victory in the Gulf War, single-handedly blowing up the Iranian Embassy and prompting Sir Paul McCartney with every Beatles lyric.
The author wanted the screen Bond to be as much of an anti-hero as in the books.
He remains a national hero in Wales - the nation's all-time record goal scorer with 28 goals in 73 matches - as well as a legend on Merseyside for a glittering top-level career with Liverpool.
Denmark's Kristian Pless enjoyed a surprise 6-3 6-1 win over local hero Nicolas Escude in their quarter-final.
Her second book--The Hero Book--will be out in June, and she has three more in the works.
Goal-hero Sam Foley, whose double in their 2-0 win over Havant and Waterlooville on Monday secured promotion, hopes his manager stays.
Do Sinatra fans think it strange that their hero -- who died in May at age 82 -- is now the focus of academic examination?
Public fascination with and endorsement of an anti-hero is common in history and the arts, especially when the figure advances a political message that resonates with people, experts said.
Colombia embraced a new national hero in July when 23-year-old Nairo Quintana finished second in the Tour de France, the highest-ever finish by a Colombian cyclist in the world's most famous bike race.
Just four minutes later, Rangers forward Marian Gaborik, the hero in a 2-1 overtime victory Thursday over the Islanders, tripped Senators defenseman Gryba while pursuing the puck in the Ottawa zone.
As the police close in on our hero and his sidekick in their hide-out, the zing of live ammunition is electrifying.
Nearly a century after executing Rizal, Spain will unveil its first statue of the hero in the heart of Madrid -- a replica of the one in Manila's Rizal Park.
He rose through the ranks of the Egyptian Air Force and fought in repeated wars with Israel over the Suez Canal before achieving hero status when joining then-leader Anwar Sadat in peace talks with their Israeli rival in 1979.
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They include Alphonso Morgan, who died of battlefield wounds in February 1916 - described in the Glamorgan Gazette as a hero, and referred to as a "Cefn Cribwr hero" and "Dear Old Phons".
With the programme's line-up including eccentric TV racing pundit John McCririck - hero or anti-hero, depending on your point of view - the sport is agog with goings-on in the BB House.
The couple first appeared together in 2001 film Pearl Harbor and subsequently co-starred in 2003's super hero film Daredevil.
His name is Mario, and he's the hero of the best-selling franchise in the gaming world and one of a dozen characters who have consistently proved their marketability and staying power.
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South Wales Police said that as a 10-year-old, Joshua was hailed a local hero in the local newspaper when his quick thinking helped save the life of an eight year-old girl who suffered a serious head injury after falling.
But the majority of McCain's campaign stops take place in friendly territory, where he gets a hero's welcome -- areas populated by veterans where McCain performed well in 2000.
His fall 2012 show, based on Corto Maltese, a mixed-heritage comic-book hero, contained military and gypsy elements and is credited in part with sparking the gypsy-jetsetter trend.
Seaman played over 1, 000 club and international matches and was awarded the MBE in 1996, the year he emerged as a hero for his penalty saves - most notably against Scotland and then Spain in a memorable shoot-out during the European Championship.
Short of putting Prince William in a super-hero's cape, the royal household could scarcely do better.
Can anyone think of a female anti-hero from any popular television show in recent (or distant) memory?
He said Nadir was a hero to many in the isolated Turkish-controlled territory.
Bollywood Hero, a three-part miniseries set in Mumbai and starring comedians Chris Kattan and Maya Rudolph, is an example of the niche audience-focused programming that Debbie DeMontreux, senior vice president of Original Programming for IFC TV, green-lit for the network.
"I am very proud to endorse my friend and fellow Republican -- a hero -- John McCain, " Giuliani said at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley California, two hours before the Republican presidential candidates were to face each other in their final debate before the Super Tuesday contests next week.
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