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One person that comes to mind would be "Deeks". As he approached the height of his career I had just begun running, in fact the first "fun run" I ever ran in was won by him. After the race, I got his autograph on the finishing certificate. I believe he helped inspire me to train harder and run in a number of marathons, improving from 5h 38m to 2h 58m in three years.
My "childhood" hero, from about grade 1 would have to be (and don't laugh) "Houghton the Elephant"...."I said what I meant, and I meant what I said". If I say I am going to do something, I always try my best to do it and try to not let excuses get in the way. As a result though, I am careful about what things I "say" I am going to do....no point in commiting to something you can't achieve.
There are many people whose achievements I admire, many have already been mentioned, but I don't know if they have "inspired" me to "do" anything in particular.
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