Ollie Lawrence is talking about the people who inspired him. He grew up playing and watching a lot of different sports, so there were several of them. One could be alongside him on Saturday and another could be opposite him.But let’s start with one who won’t be anywhere near Murrayfield and the . ‘ was probably my biggest sporting idol,’ said the Bath and England centre – who is primed for a recall after recovering from a hip injury. ‘When I was younger, I didn’t watch much American sport but when The Last Dance came out, that opened my eyes to him as a character and everything he achieved in his career.‘It wasn’t just his professionalism but the way he drove standards in a group and his desire to be the best. That resonated with me and it is something I wanted to be, in the way I go about things. I want to have that desire to be successful, I want to be part of winning teams and do all the small things that add up.
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