Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is almost a perfect sports hero for our time.

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You don't have to be perfect to be a hero.

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As the arbiter of death and power, Walker is the perfect icon of the Ritualistic hero.

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Obama was poised to be a national hero given his perfect timing, with the typical post recession boom starting in his first year.

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"For Love of the Game" is a perfect showcase for Costner's strongest character, that of the reluctant all-American hero.

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But Cole was to turn from hero to villain very shortly as his back pass from the halfway line turned into a perfect through ball for international teammate Defoe who lashed past Green for his sixth goal in four games this season for club and country.

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It's perfect timing perhaps for the launch of a fashion range that celebrates an all-American, albeit originally Amazonian, hero.

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