Stephen A says Lebron most important athlete in sports

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a case can definitely be made for Tiger Woods

[Ronaldinho]

a case can definitely be made for Tiger Woods

Why? Do people really watch golf?

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Why? Do people really watch golf?

Tiger Woods wis arguably one of the most popular/richest athletes...he's the MJ/face of golf...he made golf cool

[NumberSix]

Obvi

[tmacattack33]

NBA Ratings were through the roof in 2011 (Lebron's first year in Miami) for the whole year.

I haven't checked the ratings much since then, but i believe they are still pretty high (i'm sure Miami regular season games don't get nearly the ratings they did during 2011, but their big playoff games still do).

So, it is very true...one man had a huge impact on the popularity of one of the three major sports league's in this country.

And I can't think of a single NFL player who did the same for the NFL, as the NFL gets ratings regardless...and I can't think of any MLB player who did the same for baseball since Mguire and Sosa were chasing history in 1998.

[TheWalkman]

Tiger Woods y'all

[Sharmer]

Just saw it on First Take's twitter page. Stephen A is a man who knows what he is talking about. And don't try to accuse him of being a Lebron fan boy either, cause Stephen A is more of a Kobe fan than a Lebron fan. Some people just have to acknowledge greatness when they see it.

Usain Bolt > Lebron, not even close.

[Kingwillball]

Usain Bolt > Lebron, not even close.

Are u serious ? A Jamaican runner u see once or twice a year run for 10 seconds over a global superstar ?

[RR#9]

Are we just ignoring association football or what?

[Hoopz2332]

Usain Bolt > Lebron, not even close.

Bolt isn't in James league


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[Hoopz2332]

LeBron named AP Athlete of the Year

James was announced Thursday as The Associated Press' 2013 Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the third basketball player to capture the award that has been annually awarded since 1931. James received 31 of 96 votes cast in a poll of news organizations, beating Peyton Manning (20) and Jimmie Johnson (7).

"I'm chasing something and it's bigger than me as a basketball player," James told the AP. "I believe my calling is much higher than being a basketball player. I can inspire people. Youth is huge to me. If I can get kids to look at me as a role model, as a leader, a superhero ... those things mean so much, and that's what I think I was built for. I was put here for this lovely game of basketball, but I don't think this is the biggest role that I'm going to have."

Past winners include Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali, Carl Lewis, Joe Montana, Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps. Serena Williams was the AP Female Athlete of the Year, announced Wednesday.

James joins Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as NBA players to win the award.

LBJ

[Hoopz2332]

Are we just ignoring association football or what?

Lebron beats out pretty much any athlete from any sport.

[Hoopz2332]

Are u serious ? A Jamaican runner u see once or twice a year run for 10 seconds over a global superstar ?

Bolt probably isn't even bigger than Tiger Woods

[Budadiiii]

Messi, Ronaldo, Durant, and now Bubba Watson.

[Bandito]