SI Sportsman of the Year: Who Ya Got?

If they give it to Jeter, I will cancel my subscription (Oh wait....I already did).

 

Usain Bolt.

 

Wow. That's a really great thought.

 

who th eff is jimmie johnson?! eff that nascar hillbilly crap. he wins, and i'll cancel MY subscription, which remains alive and well out of habit, i reckon.

but seriously, i never watch a race or read a story about nascar. find it hard to believe the same can be said for REAL athletes in REAL sports.

there, that should get us rolling some from the mouth of this big-city snob.

 

Christian Ponder

Story by Jenn Sterger

 

You sound surprised.

 

Here's who THEY got:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/04/archive/index.html

 

This is true.

That said, it's sad to think that winning four consecutive titles, something no one has ever done in the history of the sport, wouldn't be enough to rate Sportsman of the Year, while Dale Jr. winning one title may well be.

 

Those essays are the "Honorable mentions" - guess we can cross Johnson off.

 

The Pittsburgh Steelers

[/ducking, running, looking for something to hide behind]