Massively egotistical people (who were probably bad cunts too) but could back it up…

[lifetime fan]

I’ll start with Michael Flatley.
 

Everything about him screams cunt but he’s so fucking talented he almost/nearly kind of gets away with it. 
 

 

 

[Captain Willard]

Max verstappen. You’d probably hate him in real life but he’s undeniably massively talented. See also Lewis Hamilton. Probably most F1 drivers are like that, if you risk your life every week for other people’s entertainment you probably don’t feel the need to enhance your social skills. 

[Mook]

Muhammad Ali is the obvious one.

[Mook]

Buddy Rich 

 

 

[manwiththestick]

Flaxley has an ego you say?

 

Here's Kermode reviewing a film that Flatley wrote, financed, directed and starred in as some sort of James Bond hero.

 

Needless to say, it's God awful.

 

 

[Kevin D]

1 minute ago, Mook said:

Muhammad Ali is the obvious one.

I imagine there’ll be a few boxers mentioned.
 

An insane amount of self-belief is a prerequisite for a job where you’re in mortal danger and responsible for your own promotion.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Jane McDonald. 

[Elite]

Christian Bale

[Section_31]

Caesar. He apparently talked about himself in the third person, which is fair enough. Bit of a poseur if you ask me.

[lifetime fan]

46 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

I imagine there’ll be a few boxers mentioned.
 

An insane amount of self-belief is a prerequisite for a job where you’re in mortal danger and responsible for your own promotion.

There’ll be hundreds in sport, I guess there’s almost a prerequisite to be that sort of an arsehole to reach the top.

 

I was more thinking of those away from sport but more than happy to see where this ends up…

[Bob]

18 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

There’ll be hundreds in sport, I guess there’s almost a prerequisite to be that sort of an arsehole to reach the top.

 

I was more thinking of those away from sport but more than happy to see where this ends up…

I just think it’s fascinating that you were sat around this morning thinking about the old lord of the dance. 

[Elite]

Cyril Sneer

[lifetime fan]

3 minutes ago, Bob Spunkmouse said:

I just think it’s fascinating that you were sat around this morning thinking about the old lord of the dance. 

I ended up driving to Cornwall 6 o’clock this morning, met a lovely old lady who was watching it, she loved it but thought he was full of himself and came out with an old phrase “He wished his pants were as big as his mouth”. 

I was in tears laughing as I knew exactly what she meant even if I’d have phrased it completely differently. 

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Kevin D said:

I imagine there’ll be a few boxers mentioned.
 

An insane amount of self-belief is a prerequisite for a job where you’re in mortal danger and responsible for your own promotion.

 

First person I thought of was Eubank

 

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1 hour ago, Nelly-Matip said:

Jane McDonald. 

Not sure about the "could back it up" part.

 

Nina Simone, however...

[Bjornebye]

Elon Musk probably counts. 

 

Hitler didn't fuck about either. 

[YorkshireRed]

Cristiano Ronaldo. 

[Elite]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

 

First person I thought of was Eubank

 

 

 

I think Eubank is false ego in the sense that he tries to look smarter than he is as he thinks this will somehow make people appreciate/accept him. Psychologists dream is snr.

[Bjornebye]

11 minutes ago, Elite said:

I think Eubank is false ego in the sense that he tries to look smarter than he is as he thinks this will somehow make people appreciate/accept him. Psychologists dream is snr.

 

Mate, his ego was massive. He fits this thread like a glove. 

[Remmie]

[Remmie]

[AngryOfTuebrook]

8 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

 

Mate, his ego was massive. He fits this thread like a glove. 

He could back up the bit about punching people in the head.  He could never back up the bit about talking intelligently.

[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

He could back up the bit about punching people in the head.  He could never back up the bit about talking intelligently.

 

I didn't realise this was a thread about intelligence. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

 

I didn't realise this was a thread about intelligence. 

I don't think any thread on the forum is, to be fair.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

I don't think any thread on the forum is, to be fair.

 

Apart from The Woman Who Shagged The Dog thread