Originally Posted by figgyburn

Here comes the usual clamour to give these(stars,heroes,legends)an honour.Sir this,Dame that,Obe here,Mbe there.These honours are so devalued these days as they are handed out to uncle tom cobley and all.A bit like university degrees,everybody has one.Some of these athelete's have/will become very rich and will do very nicely on the "celebrity" cooking/gameshow circuit.Just not sure honours are warranted for winning a medal.