I know scientists who spend their life working to cure­ cancer and AIDS, and get zero recognition and very­ little money. Hoy gets a knighthood for cycling round­ in circles quickly (for his own glory). He may well be­ a nice bloke, but society has odd values.

im happy for hoy so shut the hell up

mark

this boddo mans right steven gerrad should have his mbe­ taken

To that walkingsex moron who puts down Kelly Holmes for­ only being a Sargeant in the army. Want rank did you­ have Napoleon???

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No the Queen does not pick the honours winners, she had­ nothing to do with picking them. It used to be the PM,­ but they kept giving Knighthoods to Labour Party­ financial donors, now they are proposed by independant­ committee.

For the person in Korea running a nursery­ for underprivelaged kids, if you are British citizen­ you can get an Honours award. Today anybody can if they­ are proposed by someone local. Not so long ago a lady­ who holds a yellow pole to stop traffic when schoolkids­ cross the road won an OBE because the local community­ said she had been doing it for years, was always happy­ and smiling and the kids loved her. So all your going­ on about class is trash. Why would a labour government­ keep giving gongs to conservatives? Dame Kelly Holmes­ was a sergaent in the army. Real class huh?

That Hoy­ guy was given a knighthood much too soon. Should have­ waited to see if the continued to help young cyclists­ or something like that when he retires like Seb Coe did­ for all sports and Steve Redgrave, somehow you can see­ that they deserved it over a longer period of time

We can all run, jump and throw but can we perform these­ skills as well as an olympian? No we can't. Try and­ ride a bike as fast as Chris Hoy, you wouldn't even­ get near him. Chris doesn't have a social life he­ puts his body and mind under constant pressure to the­ extent that when he finishes his training he literally­ falls on the floor unable to move. He hasn't just­ trained for a few years, this is over 12 years of­ gradualy improving.He has helped with others to put UK­ sport back on the map and deserves his knighthood. Not­ only has he achieved 3 gold medals in one olypics, but­ he also interviews as a professional unlike some sports­ people who are keen to show their latest fashion­ accessory off! Having said that there are many other­ unsung heroes in all walks of life that equally deserve­ an honour. Instead of knocking true sporting greats,­ acknowledge their part in making us proud to be British­ and THEN look at other issues such as war and charity­ under a different heading. I respect Chris and I­ respect our servicemen abroad.

Hoy getting a Sir? Well perhaps later but not yet,­ though he deserved a gong at the Hamilton level. Hoy­ probably got a knighthood as a sop to the Scottish­ Labour vote with one eye on the next general election. ­ I'd like to see how he'd have fared using a­ bike from Halfords.

I live in Korea. I own a small kindergarten school and­ work along side four employees (including my fiancee)­ to teach English, Math and Science to under priveleged­ children. I'm 28 years old, where's my­ knighthood?

I agree the sports people work hard and give up a lot­ of thier lives for the glory they seek, albeit for­ thier themselves. What about all the service personnel­ who have been killed doing thier job to make the world­ a better place who never get a mention. Winning medals­ is one thing, fighting for a just cause and­ dying.................

I have been on my FEAT for 64 years do i get a medal?­ No ithink there is more chance the world is going to­ melt.HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Personally, I think these awards are given out to­ anybody nowadays, especially if you have money, talk­ with a plum in your mouth or are Conservative! ­ It's a shame because some of these Sportspeople­ deserve some recognition. On the Lewis Hamilton front,­ it's good to see that some people remember he is of­ mixed race but that should not come into the equation. ­ He's British and a Formula 1 Driver. Does it­ matter he's got a dark complexion? I fear not all­ people will see it like that though - Bob Marley was­ also mixed race! Hmmmm.

Zehst wrote "WTF Chris Hoy most successful British­ Olympian on a BICYCLE!!!!!!!!!!!! Gets a knighthood­ WTF? But Lewis Hamilton first black f1 driver, youngest­ ever winner of the championship in a sport that u could­ die in a split second infact one of the most dangerous­ sports in the world only gets a MBE. Chris Hoy done­ great but it is only cycling. Compare the talents of­ Lewis to Chris Hoy who do u think is better?@

Put­ lewis in a @#$% car and see how talented he is.

English Queen awards are @#$% ! She picks who she­ fancies, too many greats achievements forgotten not to­ be considered a bias nonsense. The best award of all,­ as always, will be TIME. Time will tell if your­ achievements are worth remembering. As for Hamilton,­ driving a super car and being given all sorts of awards­ left right and center shows that the culture of­ personality is more important than the culture of true­ achivement.

and yes, i can't spell

kae j - don't worry, the way "UK" is­ going at the moment you'll be knighted for being a­ bigotted fu$$wit.
happy new year

Yes OK , Good luck to the guy , But keep it real ,­ He's a Jock NOT ENGLISH.. and he would be the first­ to tell you that !!!!!!

Yes OK , Good luck to the guy , But keep it real ,­ He's a Jock NOT ENGLISH.. and he would be the first­ to tell you that !!!!!!

Yes OK , Good luck to the guy , But keep it real ,­ He's a Jock NOT ENGLISH.. and he would be the first­ to tell you that !!!!!!

Spud.
You'r right.