George Best, John MacEnroe, Muhammad Ali, Fred Trueman, Ian Botham, Mike Hailwood, Bryan Robson, Jack Charlton, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles... I could come up with a list of thousands, given time. None of them especially calm characters, but all highly successful. Your point is?
Evidence please for your ridiculous statement 'a calm calculating mood - a mood much more common in England, e.g., over the centuries...stiff upper lip, etc. '. Chapter and verse, a full analysis of the alleged national psyche over the centuries, reputable sources only, not the usual BNP inspired rubbish. Otherwise we'll just have to assume you're off on one of your fantasies about some kind of identifiable English temperament.
Grammar corner; what is the 'e.g.' for? What is the phrase 'over the centuries' an example of?