Yesterday the 10 person shortlist for the BBC Sport Personality of the Year was released and I must say there are some strong candidates in the frame.
We have Andrew Strauss, who led the England cricket team to victory in the Ashes over the summer, or Jensen Button, who ensured a British driver would win the Formula One championship for the second year running. Another leading contender is newly crowned WBA Heavyweight champion David Haye.
However,when I saw the list late last night I overlooked all these big names and instantly decided who would get my vote. Ryan Giggs.
The Manchester United winger, who turned 36 over the weekend, has a great chance of being the first footballer since David Beckham in 2001 to win the award.
It is amazing to watch Giggs play week in, week out and still have the same passion and enthusiasm he had when he first burst onto the scene as a teenager nearly 20 years ago. Since then, the Premier League has been graced by immense talent such as Eric Cantona, Theirry Henry and most recently Cristiano Ronaldo, but none of these stars have performed as consistently as Giggs for so long.
The odd injury hit spell aside, he's never had a poor season at Manchester United and incredibly he seems to be getting better and better still. His performances over the last year have been top notch and its a great sight to see a player of Gigg's age run up and down the wing all game like a 21 year old. One game which particularly stands out for me was September's Manchester derby, which saw United beat their great rivals Man City 4-3 in a thrilling game. Giggs was outstanding on this day and seemed to be at the heart of every attack his team made.
Ryan Giggs is in my opinion the greatest Sports Personality not only to emerge in the last 20 years, but also to stay on top of his game for such a long period of time. If you love attractive attacking football then I urge you to vote for Ryan Giggs as this year's Sports Personality of the Year.
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