"Admire" is a strange word to use. I admire the determination of Olympic athletes. It also throws off the scare quotes around "ugly" in that connotation of being challenged.
Sorry, pedantic semantics.
Let me chip in: I'll say Mickey Rourke. Yeah, his boxing and cosmetic surgery fucked his mug some but I really think his Johnny Depp look is far better than Depp's.
