If you’re like most sports fans, Tiger Woods and Serena Williams top your list of favorite sports stars, according to Harris Interactive’s annual survey.
Tiger Woods claimed the top spot for the second consecutive year. Yankees short stop Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Packer quarterback Brett Favre and Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James round out the top 5 among the men’s athletes. Barry Bonds, Shaquille O’Neal, and Jeff Gordon dropped out of the top 10 list. Conspicuously absent is the world’s number one tennis player, Roger Federer.
On the women’s list, Williams was followed by Danica Patrick, Venus Williams, soccer mama Mia Hamm and Maria Sharapova to round out the top 5. New to the list was boxer Layla Ali, perhaps on name recognition alone based on her performance on “Dancing with the Stars.” Figure skater Sacha Cohen dropped out of the ladies’ top 10 list.
Perhaps it’s time for the pollsters to eliminate the names of athletes who are not currently active in their respective sport. Jordan was a great player but to still be named among the favorite men’s sports stars when he has not played b-ball in nearly a decade seems unfair to other athletes who are making a huge name for themselves, such as Federer and swimming sensation Michael Phelps. Ditto for the women’s list. We have probably seen the last of Anna Kournakova and Michelle Kwan, and Mia Hamm. It may be time to add a few new faces, such as skater Kimmie Meissner, number one women’s golfer Lorena Ochoa, or Candace Parker of the Tennessee Volunteers.
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