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Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars

2019-08-07T03:17:06Z

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Most [[sports]] stars are probably [[conservative]]. Athletes at all levels of competition frequently praise [[God]] for giving them the strength to succeed at their sports. Here are some of the greatest:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Athlete
!Sport
![[Conservatism]]
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|Herschel Walker
|football
|Perhaps the greatest athlete of the last half-century, Walker had sprinter speed in a lineman's physique with apparent immunity to fatigue. He ranks 12th in career all-purpose yardage in the NFL, and also had a very successful career in the rival USFL and in college. But he is excluded from the NFL Hall of Fame because of his conservative views<ref>Walker tweeted in June 2019: “Not to point fingers at California, but why would you give free healthcare to illegal immigrants when your streets are littered with homeless legal residents, trash, and tents. California is a beautiful place, so let’s keep it that way.” [http://www.ktvu.com/sports/nfl-legend-herschel-walker-slams-california-bill-aiming-to-give-health-care-benefits-to-some-illegal]</ref> and/or the demonic NFL's bias against the very best athletes.
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|[[Bubba Watson]]
|golf
|With 9 PGA Tour wins, including two victories at the [[Masters]], Bubba Watson has spoken out against [[homosexuality]]<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/bubba-watson-respects-jason-collins-but-believes-being-gay-is-sin-95263/</ref> and even joking said he may run for president. He supports the annual [[Tim Tebow]] golf outing and Bubba has adopted a child with his wife, a former professional women's basketball player. His nickname "Bubba" is in honor of Bubba Smith, who is listed in this entry for a different reason.
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|Lance Berkman
|baseball
|switch-hitting slugger who swatted 366 homers while also maintaining a .293 batting average with many bases-on-balls,<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berkmla01.shtml</ref> he has done advertisements against the pro-[[homosexual agenda]] Houston bathroom bill (Proposition 1 in 2015). Voters then agreed with him by a landslide 61-39% margin.
|-
|[[Chuck Norris]]
|karate
|Six-time undefeated World Professional Karate Champion, middleweight division, and the first westerner ever to achieve an eighth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do; now a leading conservative commentator.
|-
|[[Jim Jordan]]
|wrestling
|two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion, which included defeating a future Olympic gold medalist, and four-time state champion; leading [[conservative]] in [[Congress]] who chaired the Republican Study Committee for the 112th Congress and now leads the House Freedom Caucus. In Rep. July 2018, Jim Jordan announced his candidacy for [[Speaker of the House]].
|-
|Matt Birk
|football
|outspokenly pro-life and critical of same-sex marriage, Matt Birk has been repeatedly selected to the Pro Bowl, was the starting center for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in 2013, and is ranked as one of the most intelligent professional athletes; Matt Birk is the keynote speaker at the 2016 [[March for Life]]'s Annual Rose Dinner
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|Nolan Ryan
|baseball
|went from being one of the greatest pitchers of all time (7 no-hitters) to endorsing Texan Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst as "a proven conservative"
|-
|[[Jon Runyan]]
|football
|one of the best linemen in the NFL who was selected for the Pro Bowl, Runyan was a two-term Republican Congressman (NJ) from 2011 to 2015
|-
|Novak Djokovic
|tennis
|Four-time winner of [[Wimbledon]] with 13 grand slam victories overall, Novak Djokovic often gives glory to God with the sign of the [[Crucifixion|Cross]] after big tennis victories. While he was winning the intense finals of the Australian Open in 2012, he did the sign of the cross after key points and even kissed a wooden cross, which the [[liberal media]] falsely described as "kissing his necklace."<ref>http://trueblueconservative.com/2012/01/djokovic-pulls-a-tebow-southern-prose/</ref>
|-
|[[Tim Tebow]]
|football<ref>The first college sophomore to win the [[Heisman Trophy]], and the only quarterback to lead his team to two [[BCS]] college championships.</ref>
|[[pro-life]], outspoken Christian; an analyst for the [[lamestream media]] said about him, "You need to disappear, okay, [[Tim Tebow]]?"<ref>Tedy Bruschi continued to say about Tebow, "You're not the starting quarterback, it's Mark Sanchez's team. I want my voice to come from my head coach and my quarterback -- my starting quarterback. That message has to be consistent. I don't want all this competition brewing, and every time you speak and anytime you talk about competition or anything like that, you're twisting things," he went on. "I want one voice. One quarterback, not two." [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d829b6a76/article/tedy-bruschi-thinks-tim-tebow-should-pipe-down Tedy Bruschi thinks Tim Tebow should pipe down] nfl.com, retrieved June 26, 2012. (Tedi Bruschi was a former New England Patriots linebacker.)</ref> Pressed for a response, Tebow simply smiled and said, "I can't help him with that. That would be pretty hard."<ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/06/jets-tim-tebow-on-tedy-bruschis-advice-i-just-do-what-im-told/1?loc=interstitialskip</ref>
|-
|Josh Hamilton
|baseball
|Used to be a drug addict, then became a born-again Christian and was able to play Major League Baseball, winning one MVP award. He has appeared on Glenn Beck's show to talk about his faith and addiction.
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|Billy Sunday
|baseball
|Left a $5,000 a year salary (1891 dollars) as a star baseball player for a $75 a month salary to become a [[Christian]] preacher;<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.com/billy_sunday/</ref>
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|Matt Hasselbeck
|football
|Pro Bowl quarterback is a Christian who lends his name to "Tweet for Youcef" campaign organized by the [[ACLJ]], in support of the Iranian Christian pastor who has been sentenced to death.
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|Bill Laimbeer
|basketball
|led the [[Detroit Pistons]] to two [[NBA]] titles by defeating [[Michael Jordan]], Larry Bird and [[Magic Johnson]]; for a center, Laimbeer had an amazing outside shot and free-throw percentage, showing the versatility of a [[conservative]]; illustrating their [[double standard]], liberals whined about Laimbeer's rough style of play, without complaining about [[Dennis Rodman]]
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|Tim Thomas
|hockey
|A conservative, Thomas declined to attend a ceremony staged by the [[Obama]] [[White House]] after Thomas's team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/boston-bruins-goalie-snubs-president-obama-111928.html</ref> Thomas is a four-time [[NHL]] All-Star as a goalie - a great conservative position to play!<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610011</ref>
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|Curt Schilling
|baseball
|led the hopeless [[Boston Red Sox]] to a stunning [[World Series]] championship in 2004 after defeating the [[liberal]] [[New York Yankees]] in the American League Championship Series; for an encore he helped Scott Brown win "[[Ted Kennedy|Kennedy]]'s seat," an even greater upset. Also was co-MVP of the 2001 World Series, in which he helped the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Yankees in one of the biggest World Series upsets in history. Schilling's exclusion from the Hall of Fame is considered to be an unfair snub.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2014/11/25/the-20-biggest-hall-of-fame-snubs-in-baseball-history/2/#6aa169226dfb</ref>
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|[[Jim Bunning]]
|baseball
|former Republican Senator (KY); he pitched a perfect game with the fewest pitches ever in the National League (only 90) -- like a true conservative! A Hall of Famer, Bunning is also one of only five players to pitch a no-hitter in both the National and American Leagues.<ref>http://baseballhall.org/hof/bunning-jim</ref>
|-
|George Allen
|football coach
|The father of conservative Senator George Allen, the coach ran a trick play once for President [[Richard Nixon]].<ref>http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/GOP_drafts_NFL_talent-53346877.html</ref>
|-
|Mike Ditka
|football player and coach
|outspoken pro-lifer when he was considering running for public office
|-
|Philip Rivers
|football
|endorsed [[Rick Santorum]] with a strong statement on religious values; Rivers is also a devout Roman Catholic (he and his wife -- she converted to Catholicism before their marriage -- have eight children with a ninth on the way as of 2018)
|-
|Janet Lynn
|figure skating<ref name="Lynn">[http://figureskating.about.com/od/famousfemaleiceskater1/p/janetlynn.htm "Considered One of the Greatest Freeskaters of All Time."]</ref>
|"Before every performance she would close her eyes and give thanks and praise to God. She believed that God had given her the gift of skating and in each performance she worked to glorify God."<ref name="Lynn"/> Lynn, once the highest-paid female athlete, also has written in support of conservative values.
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|[[Ted Williams]]
|baseball
|campaigned for Republicans, served as a fighter pilot, and also criticized the media, which was unfair to him, even denying him the MVP when he hit over .400 in 1941. Then, in 1947, Williams amazingly won the Triple Crown but was again denied MVP by the [[liberal media]].<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Ted_Williams.aspx</ref> One sportswriter unjustifiably left Williams off his ballot entirely, which included voting for the top ten players.
|-
|[[Kurt Warner]]
|football
|pro-lifer who led two ''different'' teams to the [[Super Bowl]], one of whom was the underachieving Cardinals.
|-
|[[Zach Johnson]]
|golf
|won the [[Masters]] on [[Easter Sunday]] in 2007 against the heavily favored Tiger Woods,<ref>http://www.fcagolf.org/masters-peace</ref> when Woods was at the peak of his career, and then gave credit to [[Jesus Christ]]; won the British Open in 2015 while reading the [[Bible]] along the way.<ref>http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/other-sports/454922/Devout-Christian-Zach-Johnson-reading-bits-scripture-myself-during-The-Open</ref>
|-
|Trevor Bayne
|auto racing
|Gave credit to God for being the youngest Daytona 500 winner
|-
|Pete Sampras
|tennis<ref>Winner of 14 Grand Slam singles titles.</ref>
|Held the record for the longest time as #1 in the world—more than 5 years—until tied by Roger Federer due to his winning Wimbledon in 2012.
|-
|[[Mary Lou Retton]]
|gymnastics
|Olympic gold medalist, delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
|-
|Karl Malone
|basketball
|NBA Most Valuable Player and All-Star selection. He overcame troubled youth years and became a role model. Donated to the George W. Bush campaign and visited our troops in Afghanistan.
|-
|Steve Largent
|football
|former Republican Congressman (OK)
|-
|[[Jack Kemp]]
|football
|author of Kemp-Roth tax cuts as a Republican congressman from upstate [[New York]]; was also the vice presidential Republican candidate in 1996
|-
|Drew Brees
|football
|Led the [[New Orleans Saints]] to victory in the 2009 [[Super Bowl]]—professed his belief in Jesus Christ.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t0buCfbFuHw STV Interview with Drew Brees]</ref>
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|Wilt Chamberlain
|basketball
|the greatest center of all time, Chamberlain was a staunch Republican<ref>https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/07/08/wilt-chamberlain-trade-sixers-lakers/</ref>
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|Chris Dudley
|basketball
|Republican nominee for Oregon governor
|-
|[[Jim Ryun]]
|track
|considered the greatest high school athlete ever ([[LeBron James]] is considered the second-greatest), Ryun is also a former conservative Republican Congressman from Kansas
|-
|[[J.C. Watts]]
|football
|former Republican Congressman (OK)
|-
|[[John Elway]]
|football
|supporter of Republican candidates
|-
|Lynn Swann
|football
|Republican candidate for governor (PA)
|-
|Jeff Suppan
|baseball
|did a pro-life ad while winning the World Series in 2006
|-
|Rick Monday
|baseball
|In 1976 he saved an American Flag from burning at the hands of two protestors
|-
|Dan Hampton
|football
|helped lead the Chicago Bears to their 1985 Super Bowl title, but declined an invitation to a ceremony held decades later by the [[Obama]] White House.
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|Paul Azinger
|golf
|PGA champion who criticized Obama
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|Jack Lynch
|hurling
|One of the greatest ever dual players. As Taoiseach, reduced taxes and thereby increased employment in Ireland.
|-
|Lewis Hamilton
|auto racing
|outspoken Christian, describing his 2008 world championship win as "a blessing"
|-
|Doug Flutie
|football
|endorsed [[Scott Brown]] for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Massachusetts]]
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|John Elway
|football
|Is a registered Republican in Colorado.
|-
|Michael Jones
|rugby
|His Christian beliefs caused him to abstain from playing or training on Sundays. Recently endorsed the conservative New Zealand National Party
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|Ewan Murray
|rugby
|Observes the Sabbath and does not play for his club (Newcastle) or country (Scotland) on Sundays.
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|Eric Liddell
|track
|Honoured in both Scotland and China as one of their greatest ever athletes, Liddell refused to run in the 1924 Olympic 100m on a Sunday despite pressure from a number of high-ranking officials including the then Prince of Wales and future King Edward viii. He did compete in the 400m and, though it was not his best event, he won the gold medal! Returned to China as a missionary and was devoted to helping the sick and poor.
|-
|Enes Kanter
|Basketball
|Actively and vocally opposes [[Turkey|Turkish]] dictator [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
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|Jason Robinson
|rugby
|Becoming a born-again Christian enabled him to reform his troubled personal life
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|Ryan Hall
|Track
|Evangelical Christian, said God was his trainer
|-
|[[Annie Oakley]]
|Sharpshooter
|Came to fame in her teens as an exhibition shooter, later to international fame in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
|-
|Roberto Mancini
|soccer
|A former player and current coach of the Italian national team, Mancini is a devout [[Catholic]] who opposes foreign-born players representing Italy.
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|[[Gerald Ford]]
|Football
|Played center and linebacker for the [[University of Michigan]] and led them to two undefeated championship seasons. He was later offered professional contracts by two NFL franchises, but declined in order to attend law school. Later, Ford became minority leader of the [[House of Representatives]] and was appointed [[Vice President]] following the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]], and then became president when [[Richard Nixon]] resigned. Ford praised and introduced conservative [[Robert Bork]] at the beginning of his contentious nomination hearings in 1987; nearly two decades earlier, congressman Ford also sought to impeach liberal Supreme Court Justice [[William Douglas]].
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|Burgess Owens
|Football
|Ten seasons in the NFL as a safety, won Super Bowl XV with the Raiders. A family man with six children, he wrote a book entitled ''Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps''.
|}

== Stars Who Have Taken a Conservative or Religious Position ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Athlete
!Sport
![[Conservatism]]
|-
|Lou Ferrigno
|bodybuilder and actor
|strong supporter of [[Donald Trump]], and someone who overcame deafness to succeed
|-
|Piotr Malachowski
|discus throw
|[[Conservative]] [[Poland]]'s Olympic athlete sells his silver medal a week after winning to pay for the medical expenses of a 3-year-old child with eye cancer. "My silver medal is worth much more today than it was a week ago." <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/08/26/athlete-sells-rio-medal-to-help-3-year-old-with-eye-cancer.html Athlete sells Rio medal to help 3-year-old with eye cancer, Fox News, August 26, 2016]</ref>
|-
|Ben Watson
|football
|New Orleans Saints tight end is an outspoken Christian and wrote a book ''Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race—and Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us,'' which denounces [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/nfl-star-ben-watson-planned-parenthood-created-exterminate-blacks-its-working-167509/ NFL Star Ben Watson: Planned Parenthood Was Created to 'Exterminate Blacks' and 'It's Working', Christian Post, August 4, 2016]</ref>
|-
|Adam LaRoche
|baseball
|LaRoche walked away from his $13 million contract to spend more time with his family after being told by the team president to cut down the time his son spent in the clubhouse. His public statement on Twitter was "Thank u Lord for the game of baseball and for giving me way more than I ever deserved! #FamilyFirst." <ref>[https://ricochet.com/take-me-out-of-the-ballgame/ Take Me Out of the Ballgame, Richochet, March 18, 2016]</ref>
|-
|Matt Birk
|football
|Former Baltimore Ravens center gave a speech at [[March for Life]] and after his '13 Super Bowl victory, skipped the traditional team visit to the White House to be recognized by [[Barack Obama]] due to his abortion stance.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/22/exclusive-baltimore-ravens-star-matt-birk-explains-why-he-came-to-the-march-for-life/ Exclusive: Baltimore Ravens Star Matt Birk Explains Why He Came To the March For Life, Breitbart, January 22,2016]</ref>
|-
|James Harrison
|football
|"...I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best." He will return his son's 'participation' trophies - #harrisonfamilyvalues.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2015/08/16/steelers-james-harrison-sends-back-sons-participation-trophies-everything-in-life-should-be-earned/ STEELERS’ JAMES HARRISON SENDS BACK SONS’ PARTICIPATION TROPHIES: ‘EVERYTHING IN LIFE SHOULD BE EARNED’, Breitbart, August 16, 2015]</ref> Also, in response to Colin Kaepernick and the other NFL lemmings who disrespected the national anthem. He said that "If you're on my team and not standing for the Anthem, it better be from a broken leg or I'm gonna give you one"<ref>https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ITfH_RgA1G0/WZHUyqv5h_I/AAAAAAABDBI/fPj69-c9StQfI2DyEGEHQYqcjRRRmUbqQCLcBGAs/s1600/James-Harrison-National-Anthem-Wheelchair.png</ref>.
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|Daniel Murphy
|Baseball
|"I do disagree with the lifestyle, 100%," he said in 2015 in reference to [[homosexuality]].<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/billy-bean-mlb-inclusion-ambassador-visits-mets-article-1.2135840</ref>
|-
|[[Kevin Durant]]
|Basketball
|Gives all the credit to [[Christ]] as he proves he is the most valuable player in the [[NBA]]. The [[liberal media]] actually scoffed at his expression of [[faith]].
|-
|Gabby Douglas
|Gymnastics
|Gave glory to God upon making the cut to represent the United States in the [[Olympics 2012|2012 Olympics]], and won the gold in the All-Around competition, as well as with the United States team event.
|-
|Tara Lipinski
|Figure skating
|Youngest (15) gold medalist in figure skating history, Tara gave credit to St. Therese of Lisieux for helping her win.<ref name="thegregorian.org">http://www.thegregorian.org/blog/american-catholic-hall-of-fame-sports-figures</ref>
|-
|Yulia Lipnitskaya
|Figure Skating
||Russia's youngest gold medalist proudly displays her Christian cross necklace for the world to see.<ref>[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1953244-russian-teen-yulia-lipnitskaya-steals-show-in-olympic-figure-skating-team-trophy Russian Teen Yulia Lipnitskaya Steals Show in Olympic Figure Skating Team Trophy, Bleacher Report.com, February 8,2014]</ref>
|-
|[[Babe Ruth]]
|baseball
|defended [[Catholic]]ism, saying that it gave him a standard for him to strive for personally
|-
|[[Jackie Robinson]]
|baseball
|pioneer in [[human rights]] and [[racial]] [[equality]], first African-American Major League Baseball player, Republican activist with the courage to stand up against liberal attacks on his character
|-
|A.C. Green
|basketball
|record-holder for the longest number of consecutive games in the rough, injury-prone [[NBA]], Green has long been an outspoken advocate of [[abstinence]]
|-
|Lolo Jones
|Olympic hurdler
|outspoken supporter of [[abstinence]]
|-
|Al Oerter
|track and field
|a self-confessed "old fashioned Olympian,"<ref>http://www.sify.com/sports/olympics/Profile/Al_Oerter.html</ref> this four-time Olympics discus champion spoke out against the use of steroids and their harmful effects during a time when other athletes were relying on them
|-
|Bubba Smith
|football
|one of the greatest defensive lineman, Bubba Smith gave up a lucrative contract to do beer commercials because of the harmful effect that [[alcohol]] has on people
|-
|David Tyree
|football
|hero of the upset victory by the New York Giants in the 2008 [[Super Bowl]] with a phenomenal catch, Tyree spoke out against [[same-sex marriage]], and later tweeted: "People of [[faith]] ... direct some prayers my way. Got darts comin from every direction. Blessed are those persecuted for [[Jesus|His name]]'s sake."<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6667583</ref>
|-
|Roger Staubach
|football
|an active Catholic, he told the press he said a "[[Hail Mary]]" during his last-ditch 50-yard pass toward the end zone in a 1975 playoff game, which was caught for a come-from-behind victory for his Cowboys; the name for such a football pass has stuck ever since.<ref name="thegregorian.org"/>
|-
|Manny Pacquiao
|Boxing
|Evangelical Roman Catholic Politician for The Philippians House of Representatives, has spoken out against Gay "Marriage".
|-
|[[Stan Musial]]
|Baseball
|The greatest [[National League]] player from the [[World War II]] era, Musial was a devout, lifelong Catholic<ref>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/getreligion/2013/01/stan-musial-wore-his-faith-on-his-sleeve/</ref> who attended church every week and was married for nearly 72 years to the same woman.
|-
|Bill Belichick
|Football
|Pro-[[Trump]] coach of the New England Patriots who stood strong against the refusal-to-show-up antics of [[Overrated Sports Star]] [[Tom Brady]], who may have been egged on by his [[Never Trump movement|Never Trump]] wife. Belichick also once wore an anti-[[ISIS]] shirt.<ref>http://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2017/07/14/heres-a-look-at-bill-belichicks-controversial-shirt/</ref>
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|Jürgen Klopp
|soccer
|Liverpool's Champions League-winning coach has been known to be very open about his staunch Christianity<ref>http://evangelicalfocus.com/lifetech/4134/Jurgen_Klopp_Jesus_is_the_most_important_person_in_history</ref> in front of the media - a rarity in secular [[Germany]].
|-
|}

== See also ==

*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]

*[[Overrated Sports Stars]]

*[[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]

== References ==

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== See also ==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs]]
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies]]
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Television Shows]]
*[[Overrated Sports Stars]]
*[[Unplug the NFL]]
*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]
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Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars

2019-08-07T03:16:10Z

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Most [[sports]] stars are probably [[conservative]]. Athletes at all levels of competition frequently praise [[God]] for giving them the strength to succeed at their sports. Here are some of the greatest:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Athlete
!Sport
![[Conservatism]]
|-
|Herschel Walker
|football
|Perhaps the greatest athlete of the last half-century, Walker had sprinter speed in a lineman's physique with apparent immunity to fatigue. He ranks 12th in career all-purpose yardage in the NFL, and also had a very successful career in the rival USFL and in college. But he is excluded from the NFL Hall of Fame because of his conservative views<ref>Walker tweeted in June 2019: “Not to point fingers at California, but why would you give free healthcare to illegal immigrants when your streets are littered with homeless legal residents, trash, and tents. California is a beautiful place, so let’s keep it that way.” [http://www.ktvu.com/sports/nfl-legend-herschel-walker-slams-california-bill-aiming-to-give-health-care-benefits-to-some-illegal]</ref> and/or the demonic NFL's bias against the very best athletes.
|-
|[[Bubba Watson]]
|golf
|With 9 PGA Tour wins, including two victories at the [[Masters]], Bubba Watson has spoken out against [[homosexuality]]<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/bubba-watson-respects-jason-collins-but-believes-being-gay-is-sin-95263/</ref> and even joking said he may run for president. He supports the annual [[Tim Tebow]] golf outing and Bubba has adopted a child with his wife, a former professional women's basketball player. His nickname "Bubba" is in honor of Bubba Smith, who is listed in this entry for a different reason.
|-
|Lance Berkman
|baseball
|switch-hitting slugger who swatted 366 homers while also maintaining a .293 batting average with many bases-on-balls,<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berkmla01.shtml</ref> he has done advertisements against the pro-[[homosexual agenda]] Houston bathroom bill (Proposition 1 in 2015). Voters then agreed with him by a landslide 61-39% margin.
|-
|[[Chuck Norris]]
|karate
|Six-time undefeated World Professional Karate Champion, middleweight division, and the first westerner ever to achieve an eighth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do; now a leading conservative commentator.
|-
|[[Jim Jordan]]
|wrestling
|two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion, which included defeating a future Olympic gold medalist, and four-time state champion; leading [[conservative]] in [[Congress]] who chaired the Republican Study Committee for the 112th Congress and now leads the House Freedom Caucus. In Rep. July 2018, Jim Jordan announced his candidacy for [[Speaker of the House]].
|-
|Matt Birk
|football
|outspokenly pro-life and critical of same-sex marriage, Matt Birk has been repeatedly selected to the Pro Bowl, was the starting center for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in 2013, and is ranked as one of the most intelligent professional athletes; Matt Birk is the keynote speaker at the 2016 [[March for Life]]'s Annual Rose Dinner
|-
|Nolan Ryan
|baseball
|went from being one of the greatest pitchers of all time (7 no-hitters) to endorsing Texan Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst as "a proven conservative"
|-
|[[Jon Runyan]]
|football
|one of the best linemen in the NFL who was selected for the Pro Bowl, Runyan was a two-term Republican Congressman (NJ) from 2011 to 2015
|-
|Novak Djokovic
|tennis
|Four-time winner of [[Wimbledon]] with 13 grand slam victories overall, Novak Djokovic often gives glory to God with the sign of the [[Crucifixion|Cross]] after big tennis victories. While he was winning the intense finals of the Australian Open in 2012, he did the sign of the cross after key points and even kissed a wooden cross, which the [[liberal media]] falsely described as "kissing his necklace."<ref>http://trueblueconservative.com/2012/01/djokovic-pulls-a-tebow-southern-prose/</ref>
|-
|[[Tim Tebow]]
|football<ref>The first college sophomore to win the [[Heisman Trophy]], and the only quarterback to lead his team to two [[BCS]] college championships.</ref>
|[[pro-life]], outspoken Christian; an analyst for the [[lamestream media]] said about him, "You need to disappear, okay, [[Tim Tebow]]?"<ref>Tedy Bruschi continued to say about Tebow, "You're not the starting quarterback, it's Mark Sanchez's team. I want my voice to come from my head coach and my quarterback -- my starting quarterback. That message has to be consistent. I don't want all this competition brewing, and every time you speak and anytime you talk about competition or anything like that, you're twisting things," he went on. "I want one voice. One quarterback, not two." [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d829b6a76/article/tedy-bruschi-thinks-tim-tebow-should-pipe-down Tedy Bruschi thinks Tim Tebow should pipe down] nfl.com, retrieved June 26, 2012. (Tedi Bruschi was a former New England Patriots linebacker.)</ref> Pressed for a response, Tebow simply smiled and said, "I can't help him with that. That would be pretty hard."<ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/06/jets-tim-tebow-on-tedy-bruschis-advice-i-just-do-what-im-told/1?loc=interstitialskip</ref>
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|Josh Hamilton
|baseball
|Used to be a drug addict, then became a born-again Christian and was able to play Major League Baseball, winning one MVP award. He has appeared on Glenn Beck's show to talk about his faith and addiction.
|-
|Billy Sunday
|baseball
|Left a $5,000 a year salary (1891 dollars) as a star baseball player for a $75 a month salary to become a [[Christian]] preacher;<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.com/billy_sunday/</ref>
|-
|Matt Hasselbeck
|football
|Pro Bowl quarterback is a Christian who lends his name to "Tweet for Youcef" campaign organized by the [[ACLJ]], in support of the Iranian Christian pastor who has been sentenced to death.
|-
|Bill Laimbeer
|basketball
|led the [[Detroit Pistons]] to two [[NBA]] titles by defeating [[Michael Jordan]], Larry Bird and [[Magic Johnson]]; for a center, Laimbeer had an amazing outside shot and free-throw percentage, showing the versatility of a [[conservative]]; illustrating their [[double standard]], liberals whined about Laimbeer's rough style of play, without complaining about [[Dennis Rodman]]
|-
|Tim Thomas
|hockey
|A conservative, Thomas declined to attend a ceremony staged by the [[Obama]] [[White House]] after Thomas's team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/boston-bruins-goalie-snubs-president-obama-111928.html</ref> Thomas is a four-time [[NHL]] All-Star as a goalie - a great conservative position to play!<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610011</ref>
|-
|Curt Schilling
|baseball
|led the hopeless [[Boston Red Sox]] to a stunning [[World Series]] championship in 2004 after defeating the [[liberal]] [[New York Yankees]] in the American League Championship Series; for an encore he helped Scott Brown win "[[Ted Kennedy|Kennedy]]'s seat," an even greater upset. Also was co-MVP of the 2001 World Series, in which he helped the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Yankees in one of the biggest World Series upsets in history. Schilling's exclusion from the Hall of Fame is considered to be an unfair snub.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2014/11/25/the-20-biggest-hall-of-fame-snubs-in-baseball-history/2/#6aa169226dfb</ref>
|-
|[[Jim Bunning]]
|baseball
|former Republican Senator (KY); he pitched a perfect game with the fewest pitches ever in the National League (only 90) -- like a true conservative! A Hall of Famer, Bunning is also one of only five players to pitch a no-hitter in both the National and American Leagues.<ref>http://baseballhall.org/hof/bunning-jim</ref>
|-
|George Allen
|football coach
|The father of conservative Senator George Allen, the coach ran a trick play once for President [[Richard Nixon]].<ref>http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/GOP_drafts_NFL_talent-53346877.html</ref>
|-
|Mike Ditka
|football player and coach
|outspoken pro-lifer when he was considering running for public office
|-
|Philip Rivers
|football
|endorsed [[Rick Santorum]] with a strong statement on religious values; Rivers is also a devout Roman Catholic (he and his wife -- she converted to Catholicism before their marriage -- have eight children with a ninth on the way as of 2018)
|-
|Janet Lynn
|figure skating<ref name="Lynn">[http://figureskating.about.com/od/famousfemaleiceskater1/p/janetlynn.htm "Considered One of the Greatest Freeskaters of All Time."]</ref>
|"Before every performance she would close her eyes and give thanks and praise to God. She believed that God had given her the gift of skating and in each performance she worked to glorify God."<ref name="Lynn"/> Lynn, once the highest-paid female athlete, also has written in support of conservative values.
|-
|[[Ted Williams]]
|baseball
|campaigned for Republicans, served as a fighter pilot, and also criticized the media, which was unfair to him, even denying him the MVP when he hit over .400 in 1941. Then, in 1947, Williams amazingly won the Triple Crown but was again denied MVP by the [[liberal media]].<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Ted_Williams.aspx</ref> One sportswriter unjustifiably left Williams off his ballot entirely, which included voting for the top ten players.
|-
|[[Kurt Warner]]
|football
|pro-lifer who led two ''different'' teams to the [[Super Bowl]], one of whom was the underachieving Cardinals.
|-
|[[Zach Johnson]]
|golf
|won the [[Masters]] on [[Easter Sunday]] in 2007 against the heavily favored Tiger Woods,<ref>http://www.fcagolf.org/masters-peace</ref> when Woods was at the peak of his career, and then gave credit to [[Jesus Christ]]; won the British Open in 2015 while reading the [[Bible]] along the way.<ref>http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/other-sports/454922/Devout-Christian-Zach-Johnson-reading-bits-scripture-myself-during-The-Open</ref>
|-
|Trevor Bayne
|auto racing
|Gave credit to God for being the youngest Daytona 500 winner
|-
|Pete Sampras
|tennis<ref>Winner of 14 Grand Slam singles titles.</ref>
|Held the record for the longest time as #1 in the world—more than 5 years—until tied by Roger Federer due to his winning Wimbledon in 2012.
|-
|[[Mary Lou Retton]]
|gymnastics
|Olympic gold medalist, delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
|-
|Karl Malone
|basketball
|NBA Most Valuable Player and All-Star selection. He overcame troubled youth years and became a role model. Donated to the George W. Bush campaign and visited our troops in Afghanistan.
|-
|Steve Largent
|football
|former Republican Congressman (OK)
|-
|[[Jack Kemp]]
|football
|author of Kemp-Roth tax cuts as a Republican congressman from upstate [[New York]]; was also the vice presidential Republican candidate in 1996
|-
|Drew Brees
|football
|Led the [[New Orleans Saints]] to victory in the 2009 [[Super Bowl]]—professed his belief in Jesus Christ.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t0buCfbFuHw STV Interview with Drew Brees]</ref>
|Wilt Chamberlain
|basketball
|the greatest center of all time, Chamberlain was a staunch Republican<ref>https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/07/08/wilt-chamberlain-trade-sixers-lakers/</ref>
|-
|-
|Chris Dudley
|basketball
|Republican nominee for Oregon governor
|-
|[[Jim Ryun]]
|track
|considered the greatest high school athlete ever ([[LeBron James]] is considered the second-greatest), Ryun is also a former conservative Republican Congressman from Kansas
|-
|[[J.C. Watts]]
|football
|former Republican Congressman (OK)
|-
|[[John Elway]]
|football
|supporter of Republican candidates
|-
|Lynn Swann
|football
|Republican candidate for governor (PA)
|-
|Jeff Suppan
|baseball
|did a pro-life ad while winning the World Series in 2006
|-
|Rick Monday
|baseball
|In 1976 he saved an American Flag from burning at the hands of two protestors
|-
|Dan Hampton
|football
|helped lead the Chicago Bears to their 1985 Super Bowl title, but declined an invitation to a ceremony held decades later by the [[Obama]] White House.
|-
|Paul Azinger
|golf
|PGA champion who criticized Obama
|-
|Jack Lynch
|hurling
|One of the greatest ever dual players. As Taoiseach, reduced taxes and thereby increased employment in Ireland.
|-
|Lewis Hamilton
|auto racing
|outspoken Christian, describing his 2008 world championship win as "a blessing"
|-
|Doug Flutie
|football
|endorsed [[Scott Brown]] for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Massachusetts]]
|-
|John Elway
|football
|Is a registered Republican in Colorado.
|-
|Michael Jones
|rugby
|His Christian beliefs caused him to abstain from playing or training on Sundays. Recently endorsed the conservative New Zealand National Party
|-
|Ewan Murray
|rugby
|Observes the Sabbath and does not play for his club (Newcastle) or country (Scotland) on Sundays.
|-
|Eric Liddell
|track
|Honoured in both Scotland and China as one of their greatest ever athletes, Liddell refused to run in the 1924 Olympic 100m on a Sunday despite pressure from a number of high-ranking officials including the then Prince of Wales and future King Edward viii. He did compete in the 400m and, though it was not his best event, he won the gold medal! Returned to China as a missionary and was devoted to helping the sick and poor.
|-
|Enes Kanter
|Basketball
|Actively and vocally opposes [[Turkey|Turkish]] dictator [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
|-
|Jason Robinson
|rugby
|Becoming a born-again Christian enabled him to reform his troubled personal life
|-
|Ryan Hall
|Track
|Evangelical Christian, said God was his trainer
|-
|[[Annie Oakley]]
|Sharpshooter
|Came to fame in her teens as an exhibition shooter, later to international fame in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
|-
|Roberto Mancini
|soccer
|A former player and current coach of the Italian national team, Mancini is a devout [[Catholic]] who opposes foreign-born players representing Italy.
|-
|[[Gerald Ford]]
|Football
|Played center and linebacker for the [[University of Michigan]] and led them to two undefeated championship seasons. He was later offered professional contracts by two NFL franchises, but declined in order to attend law school. Later, Ford became minority leader of the [[House of Representatives]] and was appointed [[Vice President]] following the resignation of [[Spiro Agnew]], and then became president when [[Richard Nixon]] resigned. Ford praised and introduced conservative [[Robert Bork]] at the beginning of his contentious nomination hearings in 1987; nearly two decades earlier, congressman Ford also sought to impeach liberal Supreme Court Justice [[William Douglas]].
|-
|Burgess Owens
|Football
|Ten seasons in the NFL as a safety, won Super Bowl XV with the Raiders. A family man with six children, he wrote a book entitled ''Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps''.
|}

== Stars Who Have Taken a Conservative or Religious Position ==

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|-
!Athlete
!Sport
![[Conservatism]]
|-
|Lou Ferrigno
|bodybuilder and actor
|strong supporter of [[Donald Trump]], and someone who overcame deafness to succeed
|-
|Piotr Malachowski
|discus throw
|[[Conservative]] [[Poland]]'s Olympic athlete sells his silver medal a week after winning to pay for the medical expenses of a 3-year-old child with eye cancer. "My silver medal is worth much more today than it was a week ago." <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/08/26/athlete-sells-rio-medal-to-help-3-year-old-with-eye-cancer.html Athlete sells Rio medal to help 3-year-old with eye cancer, Fox News, August 26, 2016]</ref>
|-
|Ben Watson
|football
|New Orleans Saints tight end is an outspoken Christian and wrote a book ''Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race—and Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us,'' which denounces [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/nfl-star-ben-watson-planned-parenthood-created-exterminate-blacks-its-working-167509/ NFL Star Ben Watson: Planned Parenthood Was Created to 'Exterminate Blacks' and 'It's Working', Christian Post, August 4, 2016]</ref>
|-
|Adam LaRoche
|baseball
|LaRoche walked away from his $13 million contract to spend more time with his family after being told by the team president to cut down the time his son spent in the clubhouse. His public statement on Twitter was "Thank u Lord for the game of baseball and for giving me way more than I ever deserved! #FamilyFirst." <ref>[https://ricochet.com/take-me-out-of-the-ballgame/ Take Me Out of the Ballgame, Richochet, March 18, 2016]</ref>
|-
|Matt Birk
|football
|Former Baltimore Ravens center gave a speech at [[March for Life]] and after his '13 Super Bowl victory, skipped the traditional team visit to the White House to be recognized by [[Barack Obama]] due to his abortion stance.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/22/exclusive-baltimore-ravens-star-matt-birk-explains-why-he-came-to-the-march-for-life/ Exclusive: Baltimore Ravens Star Matt Birk Explains Why He Came To the March For Life, Breitbart, January 22,2016]</ref>
|-
|James Harrison
|football
|"...I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best." He will return his son's 'participation' trophies - #harrisonfamilyvalues.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2015/08/16/steelers-james-harrison-sends-back-sons-participation-trophies-everything-in-life-should-be-earned/ STEELERS’ JAMES HARRISON SENDS BACK SONS’ PARTICIPATION TROPHIES: ‘EVERYTHING IN LIFE SHOULD BE EARNED’, Breitbart, August 16, 2015]</ref> Also, in response to Colin Kaepernick and the other NFL lemmings who disrespected the national anthem. He said that "If you're on my team and not standing for the Anthem, it better be from a broken leg or I'm gonna give you one"<ref>https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ITfH_RgA1G0/WZHUyqv5h_I/AAAAAAABDBI/fPj69-c9StQfI2DyEGEHQYqcjRRRmUbqQCLcBGAs/s1600/James-Harrison-National-Anthem-Wheelchair.png</ref>.
|-
|Daniel Murphy
|Baseball
|"I do disagree with the lifestyle, 100%," he said in 2015 in reference to [[homosexuality]].<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/billy-bean-mlb-inclusion-ambassador-visits-mets-article-1.2135840</ref>
|-
|[[Kevin Durant]]
|Basketball
|Gives all the credit to [[Christ]] as he proves he is the most valuable player in the [[NBA]]. The [[liberal media]] actually scoffed at his expression of [[faith]].
|-
|Gabby Douglas
|Gymnastics
|Gave glory to God upon making the cut to represent the United States in the [[Olympics 2012|2012 Olympics]], and won the gold in the All-Around competition, as well as with the United States team event.
|-
|Tara Lipinski
|Figure skating
|Youngest (15) gold medalist in figure skating history, Tara gave credit to St. Therese of Lisieux for helping her win.<ref name="thegregorian.org">http://www.thegregorian.org/blog/american-catholic-hall-of-fame-sports-figures</ref>
|-
|Yulia Lipnitskaya
|Figure Skating
||Russia's youngest gold medalist proudly displays her Christian cross necklace for the world to see.<ref>[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1953244-russian-teen-yulia-lipnitskaya-steals-show-in-olympic-figure-skating-team-trophy Russian Teen Yulia Lipnitskaya Steals Show in Olympic Figure Skating Team Trophy, Bleacher Report.com, February 8,2014]</ref>
|-
|[[Babe Ruth]]
|baseball
|defended [[Catholic]]ism, saying that it gave him a standard for him to strive for personally
|-
|[[Jackie Robinson]]
|baseball
|pioneer in [[human rights]] and [[racial]] [[equality]], first African-American Major League Baseball player, Republican activist with the courage to stand up against liberal attacks on his character
|-
|A.C. Green
|basketball
|record-holder for the longest number of consecutive games in the rough, injury-prone [[NBA]], Green has long been an outspoken advocate of [[abstinence]]
|-
|Lolo Jones
|Olympic hurdler
|outspoken supporter of [[abstinence]]
|-
|Al Oerter
|track and field
|a self-confessed "old fashioned Olympian,"<ref>http://www.sify.com/sports/olympics/Profile/Al_Oerter.html</ref> this four-time Olympics discus champion spoke out against the use of steroids and their harmful effects during a time when other athletes were relying on them
|-
|Bubba Smith
|football
|one of the greatest defensive lineman, Bubba Smith gave up a lucrative contract to do beer commercials because of the harmful effect that [[alcohol]] has on people
|-
|David Tyree
|football
|hero of the upset victory by the New York Giants in the 2008 [[Super Bowl]] with a phenomenal catch, Tyree spoke out against [[same-sex marriage]], and later tweeted: "People of [[faith]] ... direct some prayers my way. Got darts comin from every direction. Blessed are those persecuted for [[Jesus|His name]]'s sake."<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6667583</ref>
|-
|Roger Staubach
|football
|an active Catholic, he told the press he said a "[[Hail Mary]]" during his last-ditch 50-yard pass toward the end zone in a 1975 playoff game, which was caught for a come-from-behind victory for his Cowboys; the name for such a football pass has stuck ever since.<ref name="thegregorian.org"/>
|-
|Manny Pacquiao
|Boxing
|Evangelical Roman Catholic Politician for The Philippians House of Representatives, has spoken out against Gay "Marriage".
|-
|[[Stan Musial]]
|Baseball
|The greatest [[National League]] player from the [[World War II]] era, Musial was a devout, lifelong Catholic<ref>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/getreligion/2013/01/stan-musial-wore-his-faith-on-his-sleeve/</ref> who attended church every week and was married for nearly 72 years to the same woman.
|-
|Bill Belichick
|Football
|Pro-[[Trump]] coach of the New England Patriots who stood strong against the refusal-to-show-up antics of [[Overrated Sports Star]] [[Tom Brady]], who may have been egged on by his [[Never Trump movement|Never Trump]] wife. Belichick also once wore an anti-[[ISIS]] shirt.<ref>http://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2017/07/14/heres-a-look-at-bill-belichicks-controversial-shirt/</ref>
|-
|Jürgen Klopp
|soccer
|Liverpool's Champions League-winning coach has been known to be very open about his staunch Christianity<ref>http://evangelicalfocus.com/lifetech/4134/Jurgen_Klopp_Jesus_is_the_most_important_person_in_history</ref> in front of the media - a rarity in secular [[Germany]].
|-
|}

== See also ==

*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]

*[[Overrated Sports Stars]]

*[[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]

== References ==

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== See also ==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs]]
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies]]
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Television Shows]]
*[[Overrated Sports Stars]]
*[[Unplug the NFL]]
*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]
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Overrated Sports Stars

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[[File:Peyton Manning.jpg|thumb|Peyton Manning]]
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Here are the most overrated sports stars (none are among the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]]).<ref>This list includes 25% of those on [[liberal]] [[ESPN]]'s list of the top 20 athletes of the last 20 years: [http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/20/espn-ranks-peyton-manning-no-4-tom-brady-no-20-in-its-top-20-athletes-list/]</ref> Three on this list—Lance Armstrong, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods—have been punished for cheating.

#[[Andre Agassi]] — his rival [[Pete Sampras]] was far better,<ref>Sampras defeated Agassi four out of the five times they met in Grand Slam finals. Overall, Sampras won 20 out of his 34 matches against Agassi. [http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/295861.html]</ref> but Sampras is [[conservative]]. Agassi is a big donor to [[Democrat]] politicians.
#[[Lance Armstrong]] — favored by the [[liberal media]] because he publicly denied belief in [[God]], he pulled off perhaps the biggest scam in the history of sports by "winning" the [[Tour-de-France]] seven times with what has been described as [http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/# "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."] See also: [[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
#[[David Beckham]] — retired early to the American MLS league and then became a benchwarmer in the French League. His own [[British]] [[2012 Summer Olympics]] team did not even want him; his real skill seems to be in catering to the [[liberal media]].
#[[Tom Brady]] — probably the biggest sissy ever to play in the NFL, Brady gives up yardage rather than be tackled, and even ducks playing in Pro Bowl games.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/tom-brady-pro-bowl-experience-112236350.html</ref><ref>It should be noted that if a team appears in the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl players for that team do not participate in the Pro Bowl game -- played one week prior -- to avoid injuries that could affect the game's outcome.</ref> On any team other than the Patriots, which is built around his weaknesses, Brady has played relatively poorly, such as when he did play in Pro Bowl games. He apparently required team staff to cheat by underinflating footballs for him for years, until finally caught in the 2015 AFC Championship game and suspended at length for it.<ref>Brady refused to apologize for his cheating and instead destroyed evidence.</ref> Brady has a relatively weak throwing arm, zero running speed, and requires tremendous pass protection to play well. The [[liberal media]] covers for him because his [[liberal]], foreign-born wife is [[Anti-Trump]] and bosses Brady around.
#[[Kobe Bryant]] — was an overhyped bust at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]; didn't won a single title without super-coaching by Phil Jackson, who observed that Bryant is not on the high level of [[Michael Jordan]]; Bryant's Lakers were pathetic in 2012-2013 while he was playing.
#Jason Collins — saw constant media coverage over him for being a homosexual even though he isn't even that good at basketball.
#Jim Harbaugh — out-coached to lose the [[Super Bowl]] in 2013, Harbaugh was next paid a massive multimillion-dollar contract to coach in college, where he led his Michigan team to a pathetically weak 5-2 start, yet the media continue to promote him with absurd stories like "5 Ways Jim Harbaugh Inspires His Team."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2015/10/24/5-ways-jim-harbaugh-inspires-his-team/ Forbes story]</ref>
#[[LeBron James]] — over-promoted by the media to an absurd extent. [[LeBron James]] is arguably the current best NBA player but overrated compared to outspoken Christian star [[Steph Curry]] and another Christian star, [[Kevin Durant]]. LeBron has sometimes even underachieved in key playoff games. He helped Miami win two titles and helped Cleveland win a come-from-behind title in 2016, but again received absurd over-hype, such as the media claiming he is "superhuman". In Finals appearances he is a mere 3-5 (even if he were to appear in and win the next two titles, he would be far behind Bill Russell, who appeared in 10 consecutive Finals and won nine of those, en route to 10 titles in 12 overall Finals appearances).
#[[Magic Johnson]] — lucky enough to play on [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]'s Lakers to win some titles, but was crushed by [[Michael Jordan]] and the Bulls; no problem, Magic was a critic of President [[George H.W. Bush]], which thrilled liberals.
#*People look at him, and say, 'Hey, it's OK to get HIV because I'm living with it.' That is the wrong message. [https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57319698/20-years-since-magic-johnsons-hiv-stunner/]
#Colin Kaepernick — Quarterback Alex Smith did most of the dirty work giving the 49ers a good enough record to make it to the playoffs after Smith was injured Kaepernick was named the starter, but they lost the Super Bowl. Following Smith's release, the 49ers have struggled while Smith's new team, The Kansas City Chiefs have done well (though they ultimately let Smith go for Patrick Mahomes, who won the 2018 AFC MVP). Liberals protect him because he is likely a [[communist]].<ref>https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2016/11/27/Colin-Kaepernick-praises-good-things-done-by-communist-Fidel-Castro/9581480294777/</ref> His main accomplishment is to coerce the NFL into a multimillion-dollar "settlement" claiming "collusion" by the NFL for not hiring him due to his anti-anthem protests (he was offered a contract in the Alliance of American Football, an NFL-sponsored minor league, but refused it wanting a minimum $20 million guaranteed contract).
#Ryan Lochte — has not won an individual [[Olympic]] medal in 6 years, but still grabs headlines for bad behavior. Suspended twice, first for tainting the 2016 Summer Olympics by disparaging its host with his false allegations about having been supposedly stopped in a taxicab and robbed at gunpoint when in fact he had vandalized a local gas station, and then in 2018 for violating a ban against intravenous infusions. Even his friendly fellow swimmers "expressed no sympathy for his situation" after his second suspension.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2018/07/24/ryan-lochte-case-doesnt-bring-sympathy-fellow-swimmers/830312002/</ref>
#[[Peyton Manning]] — a [[quarterback]] who won only two [[NFL]] championships in 17 seasons, on teams that carried him to victory with overpowering defenses; the media unjustifiably hyped Manning as one of the best ever and gave him numerous regular season honors. The [[liberal media]] treated him like the Second Coming of [[Christ]] in order to oust [[conservative]] [[Tim Tebow]] from his leadership position in the [[swing state]] of [[Colorado]] prior to the [[Presidential Election 2012]]. After replacing Tebow, Manning eventually caused a humiliatingly early exit for the Broncos from the 2013 playoffs by throwing two big interceptions and was even worse in a humiliating [[Super Bowl]] loss in 2014 and a first-round playoff loss in 2015. Called "a choke artist in the playoffs" for his many upset losses in the big games.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1482869-denver-broncos-is-peyton-manning-a-playoff-choke-artist</ref>
#Phil Mickelson — a golfer who has not won a major tournament in five years, and yet is chosen to compete for $9 million against another golfer who has not won a major tournament in ten years ([[Tiger Woods]]). For example, "Phil Mickelson should have withdrawn his name from [[Ryder Cup]] consideration rather than taking part in a losing effort at Le Golf National last month" in 2018, an expert observed.<ref>https://golfweek.com/2018/10/12/phil-mickelson-should-have-taken-name-out-of-ryder-cup-hat-monty-says/</ref> Mickelson lavishly praises Woods.
#[[Steve Nash]] — an [http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2009/3/25/809516/steve-nash-on-media-bias-t outspoken liberal who supported Obama], Nash was chosen ''twice'' by the [[lamestream media]] as the [[NBA]] MVP despite never leading his team to even an NBA Finals. Even worse, the former coach of Nash was then hired by the Lakers in late 2012, rather than a far better coach who was available.
#[[Danica Patrick]] - won only a single race in the Indy Car series, and never won a race in either the NASCAR Sprint Cup or Nationwide series, finishing no higher than fourth, although ESPN promoted her first and foremost when showing highlights of the NASCAR races in which she participated. The [[lamestream media]] adores her for her participation in controversial GoDaddy television advertisements.[[File:C Ronaldo.jpg|thumb|200px|Cristiano Ronaldo.]]
#[[Ben Roethlisberger]] - he only won the Super Bowl twice, which isn't that many times, considering the team he's on has won six Super Bowl rings. Despite this, there is more hype about him then there really needs to be, in similar ways to Tom Brady.
#[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] - his spectacular talents have been ruined by his self-obsession, vanity, and cravings of celebrity. He is now officially "sad", despite being one of the luckiest men alive. His [[Portugal]] team was eliminated by [[Uruguay]] from the [[World Cup]] 2018, and Ronaldo's behavior towards officials was so disgraceful that it marred the tournament, as captured by photos.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5907073/We-wont-miss-behave-like-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html</ref>
#Wayne Rooney - burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old and called "The English [[Pele|Pelé]]." As his career approaches its end, he completely failed to fulfill his potential, especially at international level, and frequently behaved like a childish and immature 16-year-old.
#Ronda Rousey — A bully and a jerk. She threatened to beat up Justin Bieber (who has absolutely no martial arts experience) over childish nonsense. She's only really famous because of her sex appeal & supporting [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/ronda-rousey-bernie-sanders-president-2015-11</ref> Ironically she was beaten by Holly Holm (who is supporting Trump<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-who-support-donald-trump/16/</ref> and has predictably not received any media attention<ref>However, Holm is not helped by the lack of female MMA name fighters; the only one of note -- Cyborg -- has routinely tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.</ref>). Now "competes" in World Wrestling Entertainment, which is scripted "sports entertainment".
#Michael Sam — was heavily promoted by the media for being a homosexual despite not being a first-round draft pick and getting cut from the Rams before the start of the season.
#Mark Sanchez — while playing quarterback for the [[New York Jets]] he was touted as the team's best QB over [[conservative]] [[Christian]] [[Tim Tebow]], despite Sanchez falling apart at the end of the 2011–12 season and continuing to perform poorly in the 2012-2013 season. When Tebow came to the Jets, [[liberals]] championed the former [[USC]] star Sanchez as the superior player despite his mediocre play throughout his career. As a result, Tebow was forced out of the Jets team and released at the end of the 2012-13 season.
#Ndamukong Suh - he intentionally hurts various NFL players so that they may not play football ever again. He also really isn't near as good as people hype him up to be, considering two out of the three seasons he was with the [[Miami Dolphins]], they went 6-10. He also only made the playoffs two out of the five seasons with the [[Detroit Lions]].
#[[Tiger Woods]] — has won only one major golf tournament in more than a decade, and yet he's the only one liberals want to promote while reporting on tournaments - even when he's not even playing, as in the 2014 [[Masters]]. Woods has had a string of bizarre, unexplained injuries not typical among professional golfers. Masters' winner Sergio Garcia responded to criticism of him in the media by Tiger Woods by saying that is "probably the first thing he's told you guys that's true in 15 years."<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/sergio-tiger-woods-lying-2013-5</ref> Woods turned in an improper score card during the 2013 Masters (not taking his penalty for an illegal drop), for which a player would ordinarily be disqualified<ref>The 1969 Masters winner was disqualified for such.</ref> but apparently favoritism for Woods avoided the DQ.<ref>https://deadspin.com/tiger-woods-avoids-disqualification-from-the-masters-fo-472775923</ref>
#Manu Ginóbili — lauded by the [[liberal media]] as one of the greatest players of his era, the statistics say otherwise; he never averaged 20 points per game nor five rebounds or assists at any point during his career. Although he has been a part of four [[NBA]] championship teams, teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were easily the better players. Ginóbili did not even start the majority of the games in his career. He receives such adulation from [[liberals]] because of his [[atheism]].<ref>http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/11/27/15-athletes-you-didnt-know-were-atheist-or-agnostic/#slide_3</ref> Ginóbili was also known to frequently "flop" in attempts to deceive referees.
#Rafael Nadal — he is erroneously hailed by the media as the equal of Roger Federer and [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Star]] Novak Djokovic; although he has won 18 Grand Slam titles, nearly all of them have come at one tournament; Roland-Garros. Nadal's [[atheism]]<ref>https://www.celebatheists.com/wiki/Rafael_Nadal</ref> is a key reason behind the media's support of him. Furthermore, like several other atheist athletes, Nadal has engaged in [[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct|unsportsmanlike conduct]] by using up excessive amounts of time between serves as well as starting unprovoked confrontations with much lower-ranked players.<ref>https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/rafael-nadal-lays-into-disrespectful-nick-kyrgios-after-dramatic-acapulco-match/</ref>

{{Clear}}
== See also ==

*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]
*[[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
*[[Conservapedia proven right]]
*[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/pro-football-nfl-hall-of-fame-who-doesnt-belong-worst-troy-aikman-canton "Troy Aikman and 16 others who don't belong in the Hall of Fame"]
*[[Amanda Beard]]

== References ==

<references/>
[[Category:Sports]]

Overrated Sports Stars

2019-07-17T07:05:23Z

CurvedLightning: Added Rafa

[[File:Peyton Manning.jpg|thumb|Peyton Manning]]
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Here are the most overrated sports stars (none are among the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]]).<ref>This list includes 25% of those on [[liberal]] [[ESPN]]'s list of the top 20 athletes of the last 20 years: [http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/20/espn-ranks-peyton-manning-no-4-tom-brady-no-20-in-its-top-20-athletes-list/]</ref> Three on this list—Lance Armstrong, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods—have been punished for cheating.

#[[Andre Agassi]] — his rival [[Pete Sampras]] was far better,<ref>Sampras defeated Agassi four out of the five times they met in Grand Slam finals. Overall, Sampras won 20 out of his 34 matches against Agassi. [http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/295861.html]</ref> but Sampras is [[conservative]]. Agassi is a big donor to [[Democrat]] politicians.
#[[Lance Armstrong]] — favored by the [[liberal media]] because he publicly denied belief in [[God]], he pulled off perhaps the biggest scam in the history of sports by "winning" the [[Tour-de-France]] seven times with what has been described as [http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/# "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."] See also: [[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
#[[David Beckham]] — retired early to the American MLS league and then became a benchwarmer in the French League. His own [[British]] [[2012 Summer Olympics]] team did not even want him; his real skill seems to be in catering to the [[liberal media]].
#[[Tom Brady]] — probably the biggest sissy ever to play in the NFL, Brady gives up yardage rather than be tackled, and even ducks playing in Pro Bowl games.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/tom-brady-pro-bowl-experience-112236350.html</ref><ref>It should be noted that if a team appears in the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl players for that team do not participate in the Pro Bowl game -- played one week prior -- to avoid injuries that could affect the game's outcome.</ref> On any team other than the Patriots, which is built around his weaknesses, Brady has played relatively poorly, such as when he did play in Pro Bowl games. He apparently required team staff to cheat by underinflating footballs for him for years, until finally caught in the 2015 AFC Championship game and suspended at length for it.<ref>Brady refused to apologize for his cheating and instead destroyed evidence.</ref> Brady has a relatively weak throwing arm, zero running speed, and requires tremendous pass protection to play well. The [[liberal media]] covers for him because his [[liberal]], foreign-born wife is [[Anti-Trump]] and bosses Brady around.
#[[Kobe Bryant]] — was an overhyped bust at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]; didn't won a single title without super-coaching by Phil Jackson, who observed that Bryant is not on the high level of [[Michael Jordan]]; Bryant's Lakers were pathetic in 2012-2013 while he was playing.
#Jason Collins — saw constant media coverage over him for being a homosexual even though he isn't even that good at basketball.
#Jim Harbaugh — out-coached to lose the [[Super Bowl]] in 2013, Harbaugh was next paid a massive multimillion-dollar contract to coach in college, where he led his Michigan team to a pathetically weak 5-2 start, yet the media continue to promote him with absurd stories like "5 Ways Jim Harbaugh Inspires His Team."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2015/10/24/5-ways-jim-harbaugh-inspires-his-team/ Forbes story]</ref>
#[[LeBron James]] — over-promoted by the media to an absurd extent. [[LeBron James]] is arguably the current best NBA player but overrated compared to outspoken Christian star [[Steph Curry]] and another Christian star, [[Kevin Durant]]. LeBron has sometimes even underachieved in key playoff games. He helped Miami win two titles and helped Cleveland win a come-from-behind title in 2016, but again received absurd over-hype, such as the media claiming he is "superhuman". In Finals appearances he is a mere 3-5 (even if he were to appear in and win the next two titles, he would be far behind Bill Russell, who appeared in 10 consecutive Finals and won nine of those, en route to 10 titles in 12 overall Finals appearances).
#[[Magic Johnson]] — lucky enough to play on [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]'s Lakers to win some titles, but was crushed by [[Michael Jordan]] and the Bulls; no problem, Magic was a critic of President [[George H.W. Bush]], which thrilled liberals.
#*People look at him, and say, 'Hey, it's OK to get HIV because I'm living with it.' That is the wrong message. [https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57319698/20-years-since-magic-johnsons-hiv-stunner/]
#Colin Kaepernick — Quarterback Alex Smith did most of the dirty work giving the 49ers a good enough record to make it to the playoffs after Smith was injured Kaepernick was named the starter, but they lost the Super Bowl. Following Smith's release, the 49ers have struggled while Smith's new team, The Kansas City Chiefs have done well (though they ultimately let Smith go for Patrick Mahomes, who won the 2018 AFC MVP). Liberals protect him because he is likely a [[communist]].<ref>https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2016/11/27/Colin-Kaepernick-praises-good-things-done-by-communist-Fidel-Castro/9581480294777/</ref> His main accomplishment is to coerce the NFL into a multimillion-dollar "settlement" claiming "collusion" by the NFL for not hiring him due to his anti-anthem protests (he was offered a contract in the Alliance of American Football, an NFL-sponsored minor league, but refused it wanting a minimum $20 million guaranteed contract).
#Ryan Lochte — has not won an individual [[Olympic]] medal in 6 years, but still grabs headlines for bad behavior. Suspended twice, first for tainting the 2016 Summer Olympics by disparaging its host with his false allegations about having been supposedly stopped in a taxicab and robbed at gunpoint when in fact he had vandalized a local gas station, and then in 2018 for violating a ban against intravenous infusions. Even his friendly fellow swimmers "expressed no sympathy for his situation" after his second suspension.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2018/07/24/ryan-lochte-case-doesnt-bring-sympathy-fellow-swimmers/830312002/</ref>
#[[Peyton Manning]] — a [[quarterback]] who won only two [[NFL]] championships in 17 seasons, on teams that carried him to victory with overpowering defenses; the media unjustifiably hyped Manning as one of the best ever and gave him numerous regular season honors. The [[liberal media]] treated him like the Second Coming of [[Christ]] in order to oust [[conservative]] [[Tim Tebow]] from his leadership position in the [[swing state]] of [[Colorado]] prior to the [[Presidential Election 2012]]. After replacing Tebow, Manning eventually caused a humiliatingly early exit for the Broncos from the 2013 playoffs by throwing two big interceptions and was even worse in a humiliating [[Super Bowl]] loss in 2014 and a first-round playoff loss in 2015. Called "a choke artist in the playoffs" for his many upset losses in the big games.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1482869-denver-broncos-is-peyton-manning-a-playoff-choke-artist</ref>
#Phil Mickelson — a golfer who has not won a major tournament in five years, and yet is chosen to compete for $9 million against another golfer who has not won a major tournament in ten years ([[Tiger Woods]]). For example, "Phil Mickelson should have withdrawn his name from [[Ryder Cup]] consideration rather than taking part in a losing effort at Le Golf National last month" in 2018, an expert observed.<ref>https://golfweek.com/2018/10/12/phil-mickelson-should-have-taken-name-out-of-ryder-cup-hat-monty-says/</ref> Mickelson lavishly praises Woods.
#[[Steve Nash]] — an [http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2009/3/25/809516/steve-nash-on-media-bias-t outspoken liberal who supported Obama], Nash was chosen ''twice'' by the [[lamestream media]] as the [[NBA]] MVP despite never leading his team to even an NBA Finals. Even worse, the former coach of Nash was then hired by the Lakers in late 2012, rather than a far better coach who was available.
#[[Danica Patrick]] - won only a single race in the Indy Car series, and never won a race in either the NASCAR Sprint Cup or Nationwide series, finishing no higher than fourth, although ESPN promoted her first and foremost when showing highlights of the NASCAR races in which she participated. The [[lamestream media]] adores her for her participation in controversial GoDaddy television advertisements.[[File:C Ronaldo.jpg|thumb|200px|Cristiano Ronaldo.]]
#[[Ben Roethlisberger]] - he only won the Super Bowl twice, which isn't that many times, considering the team he's on has won six Super Bowl rings. Despite this, there is more hype about him then there really needs to be, in similar ways to Tom Brady.
#[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] - his spectacular talents have been ruined by his self-obsession, vanity, and cravings of celebrity. He is now officially "sad", despite being one of the luckiest men alive. His [[Portugal]] team was eliminated by [[Uruguay]] from the [[World Cup]] 2018, and Ronaldo's behavior towards officials was so disgraceful that it marred the tournament, as captured by photos.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5907073/We-wont-miss-behave-like-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html</ref>
#Wayne Rooney - burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old and called "The English [[Pele|Pelé]]." As his career approaches its end, he completely failed to fulfill his potential, especially at international level, and frequently behaved like a childish and immature 16-year-old.
#Ronda Rousey — A bully and a jerk. She threatened to beat up Justin Bieber (who has absolutely no martial arts experience) over childish nonsense. She's only really famous because of her sex appeal & supporting [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/ronda-rousey-bernie-sanders-president-2015-11</ref> Ironically she was beaten by Holly Holm (who is supporting Trump<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-who-support-donald-trump/16/</ref> and has predictably not received any media attention<ref>However, Holm is not helped by the lack of female MMA name fighters; the only one of note -- Cyborg -- has routinely tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.</ref>). Now "competes" in World Wrestling Entertainment, which is scripted "sports entertainment".
#Michael Sam — was heavily promoted by the media for being a homosexual despite not being a first-round draft pick and getting cut from the Rams before the start of the season.
#Mark Sanchez — while playing quarterback for the [[New York Jets]] he was touted as the team's best QB over [[conservative]] [[Christian]] [[Tim Tebow]], despite Sanchez falling apart at the end of the 2011–12 season and continuing to perform poorly in the 2012-2013 season. When Tebow came to the Jets, [[liberals]] championed the former [[USC]] star Sanchez as the superior player despite his mediocre play throughout his career. As a result, Tebow was forced out of the Jets team and released at the end of the 2012-13 season.
#Ndamukong Suh - he intentionally hurts various NFL players so that they may not play football ever again. He also really isn't near as good as people hype him up to be, considering two out of the three seasons he was with the [[Miami Dolphins]], they went 6-10. He also only made the playoffs two out of the five seasons with the [[Detroit Lions]].
#[[Tiger Woods]] — has won only one major golf tournament in more than a decade, and yet he's the only one liberals want to promote while reporting on tournaments - even when he's not even playing, as in the 2014 [[Masters]]. Woods has had a string of bizarre, unexplained injuries not typical among professional golfers. Masters' winner Sergio Garcia responded to criticism of him in the media by Tiger Woods by saying that is "probably the first thing he's told you guys that's true in 15 years."<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/sergio-tiger-woods-lying-2013-5</ref> Woods turned in an improper score card during the 2013 Masters (not taking his penalty for an illegal drop), for which a player would ordinarily be disqualified<ref>The 1969 Masters winner was disqualified for such.</ref> but apparently favoritism for Woods avoided the DQ.<ref>https://deadspin.com/tiger-woods-avoids-disqualification-from-the-masters-fo-472775923</ref>
#Manu Ginóbili — lauded by the [[liberal media]] as one of the greatest players of his era, the statistics say otherwise; he never averaged 20 points per game nor five rebounds or assists at any point during his career. Although he has been a part of four [[NBA]] championship teams, teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were easily the better players. Ginóbili did not even start the majority of the games in his career. He receives such adulation from [[liberals]] because of his [[atheism]].<ref>http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/11/27/15-athletes-you-didnt-know-were-atheist-or-agnostic/#slide_3</ref> Ginóbili was also known to frequently "flop" in attempts to deceive referees.
#Rafael Nadal — he is erroneously hailed by the media as the equal of Roger Federer and [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Star]] Novak Djokovic; although he has won 18 Grand Slam titles, nearly all of them have come at one tournament; Roland-Garros. Nadal's [[atheism]]<ref>https://www.celebatheists.com/wiki/Rafael_Nadal</ref> is a key reason behind this. Furthermore, like several other atheist athletes, Nadal has engaged in [[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct|unsportsmanlike conduct]] by using up excessive amounts of time between serves as well as starting unprovoked confrontations with much lower-ranked players.<ref>https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/rafael-nadal-lays-into-disrespectful-nick-kyrgios-after-dramatic-acapulco-match/</ref>

{{Clear}}
== See also ==

*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]
*[[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
*[[Conservapedia proven right]]
*[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/pro-football-nfl-hall-of-fame-who-doesnt-belong-worst-troy-aikman-canton "Troy Aikman and 16 others who don't belong in the Hall of Fame"]
*[[Amanda Beard]]

== References ==

<references/>
[[Category:Sports]]

Overrated Sports Stars

2019-06-25T07:07:30Z

CurvedLightning: Slight corrections

[[File:Peyton Manning.jpg|thumb|Peyton Manning]]
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Here are the most overrated sports stars (none are among the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]]).<ref>This list includes 25% of those on [[liberal]] [[ESPN]]'s list of the top 20 athletes of the last 20 years: [http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/20/espn-ranks-peyton-manning-no-4-tom-brady-no-20-in-its-top-20-athletes-list/]</ref> Three on this list—Lance Armstrong, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods—have been punished for cheating.

#[[Andre Agassi]] — his rival [[Pete Sampras]] was far better,<ref>Sampras defeated Agassi four out of the five times they met in Grand Slam finals. Overall, Sampras won 20 out of his 34 matches against Agassi. [http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/295861.html]</ref> but Sampras is [[conservative]]. Agassi is a big donor to [[Democrat]] politicians.
#[[Lance Armstrong]] — favored by the [[liberal media]] because he publicly denied belief in [[God]], he pulled off perhaps the biggest scam in the history of sports by "winning" the [[Tour-de-France]] seven times with what has been described as [http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/# "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."] See also: [[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
#[[David Beckham]] — retired early to the American MLS league and then became a benchwarmer in the French League. His own [[British]] [[2012 Summer Olympics]] team did not even want him; his real skill seems to be in catering to the [[liberal media]].
#[[Tom Brady]] — probably the biggest sissy ever to play in the NFL, Brady gives up yardage rather than be tackled, and even ducks playing in Pro Bowl games.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/tom-brady-pro-bowl-experience-112236350.html</ref><ref>It should be noted that if a team appears in the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl players for that team do not participate in the Pro Bowl game -- played one week prior -- to avoid injuries that could affect the game's outcome.</ref> On any team other than the Patriots, which is built around his weaknesses, Brady has played relatively poorly, such as when he did play in Pro Bowl games. He apparently required team staff to cheat by underinflating footballs for him for years, until finally caught in the 2015 AFC Championship game and suspended at length for it.<ref>Brady refused to apologize for his cheating and instead destroyed evidence.</ref> Brady has a relatively weak throwing arm, zero running speed, and requires tremendous pass protection to play well. The [[liberal media]] covers for him because his [[liberal]], foreign-born wife is [[Anti-Trump]] and bosses Brady around.
#[[Kobe Bryant]] — was an overhyped bust at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]; didn't won a single title without super-coaching by Phil Jackson, who observed that Bryant is not on the high level of [[Michael Jordan]]; Bryant's Lakers were pathetic in 2012-2013 while he was playing.
#Jason Collins — saw constant media coverage over him for being a homosexual even though he isn't even that good at basketball.
#Jim Harbaugh — out-coached to lose the [[Super Bowl]] in 2013, Harbaugh was next paid a massive multimillion-dollar contract to coach in college, where he led his Michigan team to a pathetically weak 5-2 start, yet the media continue to promote him with absurd stories like "5 Ways Jim Harbaugh Inspires His Team."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2015/10/24/5-ways-jim-harbaugh-inspires-his-team/ Forbes story]</ref>
#[[LeBron James]] — over-promoted by the media to an absurd extent. [[LeBron James]] is arguably the current best NBA player but overrated compared to outspoken Christian star [[Steph Curry]] and another Christian star, [[Kevin Durant]]. LeBron has sometimes even underachieved in key playoff games. He helped Miami win two titles and helped Cleveland win a come-from-behind title in 2016, but again received absurd over-hype, such as the media claiming he is "superhuman". In Finals appearances he is a mere 3-5 (even if he were to appear in and win the next two titles, he would be far behind Bill Russell, who appeared in 10 consecutive Finals and won nine of those, en route to 10 titles in 12 overall Finals appearances).
#[[Magic Johnson]] — lucky enough to play on [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]'s Lakers to win some titles, but was crushed by [[Michael Jordan]] and the Bulls; no problem, Magic was a critic of President [[George H.W. Bush]], which thrilled liberals.
#*People look at him, and say, 'Hey, it's OK to get HIV because I'm living with it.' That is the wrong message. [https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57319698/20-years-since-magic-johnsons-hiv-stunner/]
#Colin Kaepernick — Quarterback Alex Smith did most of the dirty work giving the 49ers a good enough record to make it to the playoffs after Smith was injured Kaepernick was named the starter, but they lost the Super Bowl. Following Smith's release, the 49ers have struggled while Smith's new team, The Kansas City Chiefs have done well (though they ultimately let Smith go for Patrick Mahomes, who won the 2018 AFC MVP). Liberals protect him because he is likely a [[communist]].<ref>https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2016/11/27/Colin-Kaepernick-praises-good-things-done-by-communist-Fidel-Castro/9581480294777/</ref> His main accomplishment is to coerce the NFL into a multimillion-dollar "settlement" claiming "collusion" by the NFL for not hiring him due to his anti-anthem protests (he was offered a contract in the Alliance of American Football, an NFL-sponsored minor league, but refused it wanting a minimum $20 million guaranteed contract).
#Ryan Lochte — has not won an individual [[Olympic]] medal in 6 years, but still grabs headlines for bad behavior. Suspended twice, first for tainting the 2016 Summer Olympics by disparaging its host with his false allegations about having been supposedly stopped in a taxicab and robbed at gunpoint when in fact he had vandalized a local gas station, and then in 2018 for violating a ban against intravenous infusions. Even his friendly fellow swimmers "expressed no sympathy for his situation" after his second suspension.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2018/07/24/ryan-lochte-case-doesnt-bring-sympathy-fellow-swimmers/830312002/</ref>
#[[Peyton Manning]] — a [[quarterback]] who won only two [[NFL]] championships in 17 seasons, on teams that carried him to victory with overpowering defenses; the media unjustifiably hyped Manning as one of the best ever and gave him numerous regular season honors. The [[liberal media]] treated him like the Second Coming of [[Christ]] in order to oust [[conservative]] [[Tim Tebow]] from his leadership position in the [[swing state]] of [[Colorado]] prior to the [[Presidential Election 2012]]. After replacing Tebow, Manning eventually caused a humiliatingly early exit for the Broncos from the 2013 playoffs by throwing two big interceptions and was even worse in a humiliating [[Super Bowl]] loss in 2014 and a first-round playoff loss in 2015. Called "a choke artist in the playoffs" for his many upset losses in the big games.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1482869-denver-broncos-is-peyton-manning-a-playoff-choke-artist</ref>
#Phil Mickelson — a golfer who has not won a major tournament in five years, and yet is chosen to compete for $9 million against another golfer who has not won a major tournament in ten years ([[Tiger Woods]]). For example, "Phil Mickelson should have withdrawn his name from [[Ryder Cup]] consideration rather than taking part in a losing effort at Le Golf National last month" in 2018, an expert observed.<ref>https://golfweek.com/2018/10/12/phil-mickelson-should-have-taken-name-out-of-ryder-cup-hat-monty-says/</ref> Mickelson lavishly praises Woods.
#[[Steve Nash]] — an [http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2009/3/25/809516/steve-nash-on-media-bias-t outspoken liberal who supported Obama], Nash was chosen ''twice'' by the [[lamestream media]] as the [[NBA]] MVP despite never leading his team to even an NBA Finals. Even worse, the former coach of Nash was then hired by the Lakers in late 2012, rather than a far better coach who was available.
#[[Danica Patrick]] - won only a single race in the Indy Car series, and never won a race in either the NASCAR Sprint Cup or Nationwide series, finishing no higher than fourth, although ESPN promoted her first and foremost when showing highlights of the NASCAR races in which she participated. The [[lamestream media]] adores her for her participation in controversial GoDaddy television advertisements.[[File:C Ronaldo.jpg|thumb|200px|Cristiano Ronaldo.]]
#[[Ben Roethlisberger]] - he only won the Super Bowl twice, which isn't that many times, considering the team he's on has won six Super Bowl rings. Despite this, there is more hype about him then there really needs to be, in similar ways to Tom Brady.
#[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] - his spectacular talents have been ruined by his self-obsession, vanity, and cravings of celebrity. He is now officially "sad", despite being one of the luckiest men alive. His [[Portugal]] team was eliminated by [[Uruguay]] from the [[World Cup]] 2018, and Ronaldo's behavior towards officials was so disgraceful that it marred the tournament, as captured by photos.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5907073/We-wont-miss-behave-like-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html</ref>
#Wayne Rooney - burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old and called "The English [[Pele|Pelé]]." As his career approaches its end, he completely failed to fulfill his potential, especially at international level, and frequently behaved like a childish and immature 16-year-old.
#Ronda Rousey — A bully and a jerk. She threatened to beat up Justin Bieber (who has absolutely no martial arts experience) over childish nonsense. She's only really famous because of her sex appeal & supporting [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/ronda-rousey-bernie-sanders-president-2015-11</ref> Ironically she was beaten by Holly Holm (who is supporting Trump<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-who-support-donald-trump/16/</ref> and has predictably not received any media attention<ref>However, Holm is not helped by the lack of female MMA name fighters; the only one of note -- Cyborg -- has routinely tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.</ref>). Now "competes" in World Wrestling Entertainment, which is scripted "sports entertainment".
#Michael Sam — was heavily promoted by the media for being a homosexual despite not being a first-round draft pick and getting cut from the Rams before the start of the season.
#Mark Sanchez — while playing quarterback for the [[New York Jets]] he was touted as the team's best QB over [[conservative]] [[Christian]] [[Tim Tebow]], despite Sanchez falling apart at the end of the 2011–12 season and continuing to perform poorly in the 2012-2013 season. When Tebow came to the Jets, [[liberals]] championed the former [[USC]] star Sanchez as the superior player despite his mediocre play throughout his career. As a result, Tebow was forced out of the Jets team and released at the end of the 2012-13 season.
#Ndamukong Suh - he intentionally hurts various NFL players so that they may not play football ever again. He also really isn't near as good as people hype him up to be, considering two out of the three seasons he was with the [[Miami Dolphins]], they went 6-10. He also only made the playoffs two out of the five seasons with the [[Detroit Lions]].
#[[Tiger Woods]] — has won only one major golf tournament in more than a decade, and yet he's the only one liberals want to promote while reporting on tournaments - even when he's not even playing, as in the 2014 [[Masters]]. Woods has had a string of bizarre, unexplained injuries not typical among professional golfers. Masters' winner Sergio Garcia responded to criticism of him in the media by Tiger Woods by saying that is "probably the first thing he's told you guys that's true in 15 years."<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/sergio-tiger-woods-lying-2013-5</ref> Woods turned in an improper score card during the 2013 Masters (not taking his penalty for an illegal drop), for which a player would ordinarily be disqualified<ref>The 1969 Masters winner was disqualified for such.</ref> but apparently favoritism for Woods avoided the DQ.<ref>https://deadspin.com/tiger-woods-avoids-disqualification-from-the-masters-fo-472775923</ref>
#Manu Ginóbili — lauded by the [[liberal media]] as one of the greatest players of his era, the statistics say otherwise; he never averaged 20 points per game nor five rebounds or assists at any point during his career. Although he has been a part of four [[NBA]] championship teams, teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were easily the better players. Ginóbili did not even start the majority of the games in his career. He receives such adulation from [[liberals]] because of his [[atheism]].<ref>http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/11/27/15-athletes-you-didnt-know-were-atheist-or-agnostic/#slide_3</ref> Ginóbili was also known to frequently "flop" in attempts to deceive referees.

{{Clear}}
== See also ==

*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]
*[[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
*[[Conservapedia proven right]]
*[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/pro-football-nfl-hall-of-fame-who-doesnt-belong-worst-troy-aikman-canton "Troy Aikman and 16 others who don't belong in the Hall of Fame"]
*[[Amanda Beard]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Sports]]

Overrated Sports Stars

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CurvedLightning: Added Manu Ginóbili

[[File:Peyton Manning.jpg|thumb|Peyton Manning]]
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Here are the most overrated sports stars (none are among the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]]).<ref>This list includes 25% of those on [[liberal]] [[ESPN]]'s list of the top 20 athletes of the last 20 years: [http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/20/espn-ranks-peyton-manning-no-4-tom-brady-no-20-in-its-top-20-athletes-list/]</ref> Three on this list—Lance Armstrong, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods—have been punished for cheating.

#[[Andre Agassi]] — his rival [[Pete Sampras]] was far better,<ref>Sampras defeated Agassi four out of the five times they met in Grand Slam finals. Overall, Sampras won 20 out of his 34 matches against Agassi. [http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/295861.html]</ref> but Sampras is [[conservative]]. Agassi is a big donor to [[Democrat]] politicians.
#[[Lance Armstrong]] — favored by the [[liberal media]] because he publicly denied belief in [[God]], he pulled off perhaps the biggest scam in the history of sports by "winning" the [[Tour-de-France]] seven times with what has been described as [http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/# "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."] See also: [[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
#[[David Beckham]] — retired early to the American MLS league and then became a benchwarmer in the French League. His own [[British]] [[2012 Summer Olympics]] team did not even want him; his real skill seems to be in catering to the [[liberal media]].
#[[Tom Brady]] — probably the biggest sissy ever to play in the NFL, Brady gives up yardage rather than be tackled, and even ducks playing in Pro Bowl games.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/tom-brady-pro-bowl-experience-112236350.html</ref><ref>It should be noted that if a team appears in the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl players for that team do not participate in the Pro Bowl game -- played one week prior -- to avoid injuries that could affect the game's outcome.</ref> On any team other than the Patriots, which is built around his weaknesses, Brady has played relatively poorly, such as when he did play in Pro Bowl games. He apparently required team staff to cheat by underinflating footballs for him for years, until finally caught in the 2015 AFC Championship game and suspended at length for it.<ref>Brady refused to apologize for his cheating and instead destroyed evidence.</ref> Brady has a relatively weak throwing arm, zero running speed, and requires tremendous pass protection to play well. The [[liberal media]] covers for him because his [[liberal]], foreign-born wife is [[Anti-Trump]] and bosses Brady around.
#[[Kobe Bryant]] — was an overhyped bust at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]; didn't won a single title without super-coaching by Phil Jackson, who observed that Bryant is not on the high level of [[Michael Jordan]]; Bryant's Lakers were pathetic in 2012-2013 while he was playing.
#Jason Collins — saw constant media coverage over him for being a homosexual even though he isn't even that good at basketball.
#Jim Harbaugh — out-coached to lose the [[Super Bowl]] in 2013, Harbaugh was next paid a massive multimillion-dollar contract to coach in college, where he led his Michigan team to a pathetically weak 5-2 start, yet the media continue to promote him with absurd stories like "5 Ways Jim Harbaugh Inspires His Team."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2015/10/24/5-ways-jim-harbaugh-inspires-his-team/ Forbes story]</ref>
#[[LeBron James]] — over-promoted by the media to an absurd extent. [[LeBron James]] is arguably the current best NBA player but overrated compared to outspoken Christian star [[Steph Curry]] and another Christian star, [[Kevin Durant]]. LeBron has sometimes even underachieved in key playoff games. He helped Miami win two titles and helped Cleveland win a come-from-behind title in 2016, but again received absurd over-hype, such as the media claiming he is "superhuman". In Finals appearances he is a mere 3-5 (even if he were to appear in and win the next two titles, he would be far behind Bill Russell, who appeared in 10 consecutive Finals and won nine of those, en route to 10 titles in 12 overall Finals appearances).
#[[Magic Johnson]] — lucky enough to play on [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]'s Lakers to win some titles, but was crushed by [[Michael Jordan]] and the Bulls; no problem, Magic was a critic of President [[George H.W. Bush]], which thrilled liberals.
#*People look at him, and say, 'Hey, it's OK to get HIV because I'm living with it.' That is the wrong message. [https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57319698/20-years-since-magic-johnsons-hiv-stunner/]
#Colin Kaepernick — Quarterback Alex Smith did most of the dirty work giving the 49ers a good enough record to make it to the playoffs after Smith was injured Kaepernick was named the starter, but they lost the Super Bowl. Following Smith's release, the 49ers have struggled while Smith's new team, The Kansas City Chiefs have done well (though they ultimately let Smith go for Patrick Mahomes, who won the 2018 AFC MVP). Liberals protect him because he is likely a [[communist]].<ref>https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2016/11/27/Colin-Kaepernick-praises-good-things-done-by-communist-Fidel-Castro/9581480294777/</ref> His main accomplishment is to coerce the NFL into a multimillion-dollar "settlement" claiming "collusion" by the NFL for not hiring him due to his anti-anthem protests (he was offered a contract in the Alliance of American Football, an NFL-sponsored minor league, but refused it wanting a minimum $20 million guaranteed contract).
#Ryan Lochte — has not won an individual [[Olympic]] medal in 6 years, but still grabs headlines for bad behavior. Suspended twice, first for tainting the 2016 Summer Olympics by disparaging its host with his false allegations about having been supposedly stopped in a taxicab and robbed at gunpoint when in fact he had vandalized a local gas station, and then in 2018 for violating a ban against intravenous infusions. Even his friendly fellow swimmers "expressed no sympathy for his situation" after his second suspension.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2018/07/24/ryan-lochte-case-doesnt-bring-sympathy-fellow-swimmers/830312002/</ref>
#[[Peyton Manning]] — a [[quarterback]] who won only two [[NFL]] championships in 17 seasons, on teams that carried him to victory with overpowering defenses; the media unjustifiably hyped Manning as one of the best ever and gave him numerous regular season honors. The [[liberal media]] treated him like the Second Coming of [[Christ]] in order to oust [[conservative]] [[Tim Tebow]] from his leadership position in the [[swing state]] of [[Colorado]] prior to the [[Presidential Election 2012]]. After replacing Tebow, Manning eventually caused a humiliatingly early exit for the Broncos from the 2013 playoffs by throwing two big interceptions and was even worse in a humiliating [[Super Bowl]] loss in 2014 and a first-round playoff loss in 2015. Called "a choke artist in the playoffs" for his many upset losses in the big games.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1482869-denver-broncos-is-peyton-manning-a-playoff-choke-artist</ref>
#Phil Mickelson — a golfer who has not won a major tournament in five years, and yet is chosen to compete for $9 million against another golfer who has not won a major tournament in ten years ([[Tiger Woods]]). For example, "Phil Mickelson should have withdrawn his name from [[Ryder Cup]] consideration rather than taking part in a losing effort at Le Golf National last month" in 2018, an expert observed.<ref>https://golfweek.com/2018/10/12/phil-mickelson-should-have-taken-name-out-of-ryder-cup-hat-monty-says/</ref> Mickelson lavishly praises Woods.
#[[Steve Nash]] — an [http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2009/3/25/809516/steve-nash-on-media-bias-t outspoken liberal who supported Obama], Nash was chosen ''twice'' by the [[lamestream media]] as the [[NBA]] MVP despite never leading his team to even an NBA Finals. Even worse, the former coach of Nash was then hired by the Lakers in late 2012, rather than a far better coach who was available.
#[[Danica Patrick]] - won only a single race in the Indy Car series, and never won a race in either the NASCAR Sprint Cup or Nationwide series, finishing no higher than fourth, although ESPN promoted her first and foremost when showing highlights of the NASCAR races in which she participated. The [[lamestream media]] adores her for her participation in controversial GoDaddy television advertisements.[[File:C Ronaldo.jpg|thumb|200px|Cristiano Ronaldo.]]
#[[Ben Roethlisberger]] - he only won the Super Bowl twice, which isn't that many times, considering the team he's on has won six Super Bowl rings. Despite this, there is more hype about him then there really needs to be, in similar ways to Tom Brady.
#[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] - his spectacular talents have been ruined by his self-obsession, vanity, and cravings of celebrity. He is now officially "sad", despite being one of the luckiest men alive. His [[Portugal]] team was eliminated by [[Uruguay]] from the [[World Cup]] 2018, and Ronaldo's behavior towards officials was so disgraceful that it marred the tournament, as captured by photos.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5907073/We-wont-miss-behave-like-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html</ref>
#Wayne Rooney - burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old and called "The English [[Pele|Pelé]]." 10 years on and he has still failed to fulfill his potential, especially at international level, and still behaves like a childish and immature 16-year-old.
#Ronda Rousey — A bully and a jerk. She threatened to beat up Justin Bieber (who has absolutely no martial arts experience) over childish nonsense. She's only really famous because of her sex appeal & supporting [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/ronda-rousey-bernie-sanders-president-2015-11</ref> Ironically she was beaten by Holly Holm (who is supporting Trump<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-who-support-donald-trump/16/</ref> and has predictably not received any media attention<ref>However, Holm is not helped by the lack of female MMA name fighters; the only one of note -- Cyborg -- has routinely tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.</ref>). Now "competes" in World Wrestling Entertainment, which is scripted "sports entertainment".
#Michael Sam — was heavily promoted by the media for being a homosexual despite not being a first-round draft pick and getting cut from the Rams before the start of the season.
#Mark Sanchez — while playing quarterback for the [[New York Jets]] he was touted as the team's best QB over [[conservative]] [[Christian]] [[Tim Tebow]], despite Sanchez falling apart at the end of the 2011–12 season and continuing to perform poorly in the 2012-2013 season. When Tebow came to the Jets, [[liberals]] championed the former [[USC]] star Sanchez as the superior player despite his mediocre play throughout his career. As a result, Tebow was forced out of the Jets team and released at the end of the 2012-13 season.
#Ndamukong Suh - he intentionally hurts various NFL players so that they may not play football ever again. He also really isn't near as good as people hype him up to be, considering two out of the three seasons he was with the [[Miami Dolphins]], they went 6-10. He also only made the playoffs two out of the five seasons with the [[Detroit Lions]].
#[[Tiger Woods]] — has won only one major golf tournament in more than a decade, and yet he's the only one liberals want to promote while reporting on tournaments - even when he's not even playing, as in the 2014 [[Masters]]. Woods has had a string of bizarre, unexplained injuries not typical among professional golfers. Masters' winner Sergio Garcia responded to criticism of him in the media by Tiger Woods by saying that is "probably the first thing he's told you guys that's true in 15 years."<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/sergio-tiger-woods-lying-2013-5</ref> Woods turned in an improper score card during the 2013 Masters (not taking his penalty for an illegal drop), for which a player would ordinarily be disqualified<ref>The 1969 Masters winner was disqualified for such.</ref> but apparently favoritism for Woods avoided the DQ.<ref>https://deadspin.com/tiger-woods-avoids-disqualification-from-the-masters-fo-472775923</ref>
#Manu Ginóbili — lauded by the [[liberal media]] as one of the greatest players of his era, the statistics say otherwise; he never averaged 20 points per game nor five rebounds or assists at any point during his career. Although he has been a part of four [[NBA]] championship teams, teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were easily the better players. Ginóbili did not even start the majority of the games in his career. He receives such adulation from [[liberals]] because of his [[atheism]].<ref>http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/11/27/15-athletes-you-didnt-know-were-atheist-or-agnostic/#slide_3</ref> Ginóbili was also known to frequently "flop" in attempts to deceive referees.

{{Clear}}
== See also ==

*[[Underrated Sports Stars]]
*[[Irreligion and unsportsmanlike conduct]]
*[[Conservapedia proven right]]
*[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/pro-football-nfl-hall-of-fame-who-doesnt-belong-worst-troy-aikman-canton "Troy Aikman and 16 others who don't belong in the Hall of Fame"]
*[[Amanda Beard]]

== References ==

<references/>
[[Category:Sports]]