That's right, ladies and gentlemen - the currently unemployed and former backup quarterback to Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, has been hailed by Forbes as the most influential athlete of 2013.
Finishing second was 22-time Olympic medalist swimming icon Michael Phelps. In third place was 6-time gold medalist running sensation Usain Bolt. Future Hall-of-Famer, New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter, was fourth on the list. MVP and Super-Bowl winning quarterback Peyton Manning rounded out the top 5.
Yes, counting down the top 5 most influential athletes looked a little something like this:
5. Peyton Manning: 12-time Pro Bowler, 6-time First-team All-Pro, 3-time Second-team All-Pro, 4-time MVP, Comeback Player of the Year, 6-time AFC Player of the Year, Pro Bowl MVP, Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP, etc.
4. Derek Jeter: 13-time All-Star, 5-time World Series champion, 5-time Gold Glove Award, 5-time Silver Slugger Award, AL Rookie of the Year Award, World Series MVP Award, 2-time World Baseball Classic selection, etc.
3. Usain Bolt: 2-time 100 m gold medalist, 2-time 200 m gold medalist, 2-time 4 x 100 m relay gold medalist, etc.
2. Michael Phelps: 22-time Olympic medalist, including 18 gold medals (all-time record)
1. Tim Tebow: 2-time Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, 9-7 all-time record (10-8 including the playoffs), 47.9% completion rate (47.1% including the playoffs)
After reading this article and staring at the top 5 list for a while, I'm still awaiting the punchline. Saying Tim Tebow is the most influential athlete would be like saying EMF is the most influential band. As EMF sang in their lone hit, Tebow being hailed as the most influential athlete is, "Unbelievable..."
http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/eye-on-sports/22207400/tim-tebow-tops-forbes-most-influential-athletes-list
Finishing second was 22-time Olympic medalist swimming icon Michael Phelps. In third place was 6-time gold medalist running sensation Usain Bolt. Future Hall-of-Famer, New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter, was fourth on the list. MVP and Super-Bowl winning quarterback Peyton Manning rounded out the top 5.
Yes, counting down the top 5 most influential athletes looked a little something like this:
5. Peyton Manning: 12-time Pro Bowler, 6-time First-team All-Pro, 3-time Second-team All-Pro, 4-time MVP, Comeback Player of the Year, 6-time AFC Player of the Year, Pro Bowl MVP, Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP, etc.
4. Derek Jeter: 13-time All-Star, 5-time World Series champion, 5-time Gold Glove Award, 5-time Silver Slugger Award, AL Rookie of the Year Award, World Series MVP Award, 2-time World Baseball Classic selection, etc.
3. Usain Bolt: 2-time 100 m gold medalist, 2-time 200 m gold medalist, 2-time 4 x 100 m relay gold medalist, etc.
2. Michael Phelps: 22-time Olympic medalist, including 18 gold medals (all-time record)
1. Tim Tebow: 2-time Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, 9-7 all-time record (10-8 including the playoffs), 47.9% completion rate (47.1% including the playoffs)
After reading this article and staring at the top 5 list for a while, I'm still awaiting the punchline. Saying Tim Tebow is the most influential athlete would be like saying EMF is the most influential band. As EMF sang in their lone hit, Tebow being hailed as the most influential athlete is, "Unbelievable..."
http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/eye-on-sports/22207400/tim-tebow-tops-forbes-most-influential-athletes-list
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