Yes Seve absolutely :) And i grew up with two swedish "mavericks" in Bjorn Borg and Ingemar Stenmark two introvert guys with a will of steel. Others i admire(d) are Nick Faldo, George Best, Peter Schmeichel, the late great F1-driver Ronnie Peterson from Sweden.
Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King, Dennis Priestley, Pernilla Wiberg, Stefan Edberg.There are many, i`ll be back :))
Bjorn