We see a heroine being hailed, but why isn’t she our own?

IT often rankles with me how the British overplay the success of their own.

We see a heroine being hailed, but why isn’t she our own?
Mon, 28 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

Their winners ascend to the realm of the venerated. They become heroes or heroines, and not just two-week wonders.

Just listen to them still boasting about their World Cup football winners of nearly 40 years ago.

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