Most Famous Athletes of 2009
List Description These are the most famous athletes world wide. The athletes that would be most recognized if they went around the world.
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| 4 1. Kobe Bryant: The best basketball player in the world. Bryant won MVP, followed by a gold medal in the Olympics, and an NBA Championship in 2009. Fun Fact: Kobe Bryant is bigger in China than Yao. |
| 3 2. Cristiano Ronaldo: One of the greatest football players that we have ever seen. Arguably the best footballer in the world right now. |
| 2 3. Ronaldhino: An unbelievable player once. I still love him, but he is no longer in the question for greatest footballer in the world. |
| 2 4. Michael Phelps: Not too popular after the whole marijuana incident. However you can't dislike the guy. Set a record with most gold medals won at the 2008 Olympics. |
| 2 5. Usain Bolt: The fastest man ever, recently set several world records. |
| 1 7. Roger Federer: Is arguably the greatest tennis player that we have ever seen. |
| 0 8. David Beckham: Lost a lot of credibility since coming to L.A. However Beckham is still one of the football greats. |
| -1 9. Rafael Nadal: Currently the 2nd ranked tennis player in the world. Has won 6 Grand-Slam titles. |
| -1 10. Lionel Messi: Arguably the best football player after the UEFA 2009 Super Cup |
| -1 11. Tiger Woods: He is the greatest golfer of all time. Makes more money off endorsements than any other athlete. |
| -1 12. Adrian Peterson is the best running back ever |
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