Forbes Magazine weighs in…
America’s 10 most disliked (P.C. talk for hated) athletes…
1. Michael Vick –
NFL Quarterback – Dog Fighter / Killer (Otherwise a great guy, right?)– One Time Media Darling… – 60% Dislike rating.
2. Tiger Woods –
Professional Golfer – Multi-Zillionaire who cheated on wife with like 10 other women – One Time Media Darling… – 60% Dislike rating.
3. Plaxico Burris –
NFL Receiver – Shot himself with his own gun while in NY night club (What in the world was THIS guy thinking???) / Team Jumper – 56% Dislike rating.
4. Ndamukong Suh –
NFL Defensive Tackle – Dirty Player / Repeat Offender (Latest? He stomped a guy when down) – 51% Dislike rating.
5. Kris Humphries – (Not to be confused with our Chris Humpherys the Sports Chump)
This dude is an NBA basketball player – Duped the public marrying Kim Kardashian on Reality TV and being together for what? A month? – It’s not nice to fool with the Reality TV crew… 50% Dislike rating.
6. LeBron James –
NBA player – Left hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for the money in Miami / Hasn’t won an NBA title while talking a good game… 46% Dislike rating.
7. Kobe Bryant –
NBA player – Another dude who cheated on his wife, was given a break and did it again - marriage on the rocks / Star on 5 LA Laker championship teams (That’ll get ya hate points too)… 45% Dislike rating.
8. Terrell Owens –
NFL Receiver – Egotistical cry baby / Team Jumper Par Excellence – Currently out of the NFL (AMEN!) and in hock up to his eyeballs… 45% Dislike rating.
9. Alex Rodriguez –
New York Yankee (need I say more?) – Baseball player – Multi-Zillionaire / Wife Cheater / Performance Enhancing Drug User (how else you get the big bucks in baseball? Or make it to the Yankees for that matter!) – 44% Dislike rating.
10. Kurt Busch –
NASCAR Driver / Past Cup Champion – Uses bad language on (gasp!) member of media while unwittingly being video-taped!!! This will never do! Lost his job for this? Line from Dances With Wolves - - -“Ya Can’t Figure Dem Damn Buffalo! “– 42% Dislike rating.
Do you really believe Kurt belongs on this list? The power of the media (across the board) is beyond the pale...
Reference:
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eddf45fkhi/tiger-woods/#gallerycontent
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