In my long tradition of making unrequested, unimportant lists, here are my top five favorite athletes—and then the honorable mentions, in no particular order.
My hall of fame:
- Landon Donovan
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Demarcus Beasley
- Magic Johnson
- Andre Dawson
A few honorable mentions, but really… this list could go on and on:
- Cobi Jones
- Clint Dempsey
- Tim Howard
- Steve Cherundolo
- Frankie Hedjuk
- Tim Cahill
- David Beckham
- Ronaldinho
- Tony Romo
- Michael Irvin
- Joe Montana
- Dat Nguyen
- Andre Agassi
- Pete Sampras
- Boris Becker
- Serena Williams
- Rafael Nadal
- Tiger Woods
- Nick Van Exel
- Steve Nash