ESPN picks Athlete of the Year for 2006

Our very own Snow White is actually one of the options in the poll. So, do me a favor and head over to http://www.eurosport.com/ to cast your vote for Jane!!! She’s got a pretty massive lead right now, but I don't want anyone accidentally overtaking her...

PS: Just so you don't think I'm being exclusive or anything—feel free to vote for whoever else you want, just please don't tell her 😁

Just opened this up right as I arrived 👍 👍

Proxy mom 😁 twenty votes for Mikaela Shiffrin 😁

Right now, Ronaldinho is the only one really standing out from the crowd, but I suspect that with just 11% of the vote, he doesn't stand a chance against Mikaela Shiffrin, who’s sitting pretty at 73%.🙂

Funny enough, I was just about to start a thread myself..
I got an email notification about it.

Total votes cast: 20,307

1. Lewis Hamilton - F1
3%
2. Mark Cavendish - cycling
1%
3. Roger Federer - tennis
4%
4. Justin Gatlin - track and field
0%
5. Mikaela Shiffrin - alpine skiing
75%
6. Bode Miller - alpine skiing
2%
7. Ronaldinho - soccer
10%
8. Valentino Rossi - NASCAR
5%

Andy Roddick for athlete of the century!!!

It’s pretty wild how Mikaela Shiffrin went from 36% of the vote yesterday to 75% today.

So, which one of you Americans decided to play hacker last night? 👍 😈

I think you might be tripping—she was sitting at around 36% just a couple of days ago. And honestly, if you’re spending all your time checking her website, you should probably see that people really need to step up and answer the call to vote for our Snow White!!!!!!!

She's already jumped up to 76% today!!! So, I guess we might as well try to push that to 80%, since we can basically vote as many times as we want, right?!!!!!!!!!!!!😁 😁 😁

Did you guys get that email too?

Of course Jane has to be Athlete of the Year. What she pulled off last season is something those other big-shot nobodies can only dream about. *sigh*

I mean, I'm voting for Miller personally...😬...but I honestly don't think Jane even needs the extra votes. 😂 🎉

Alright, you guys already know the whole story about how Mikaela dominated—the American hype machine is officially in overdrive—but now I figured I’d give you all a little laugh.

So, this snippet from the New York Post caught my eye, especially this one part:

Wolf from the New York Post said:Also, Mikaela was honored with an award from the international network ESPN after being named the top global athlete of 2005.

I actually started laughing out loud when I read that... 😂

Adam Wright56 said:Did everyone else get the email???

Obviously Jane has to be Athlete of the Year. What she pulled off last season is something those other nobodies can only dream about. *sigh*

I voted for Miller, though...😬...not like Jane even needs the extra votes. 😂 🎉

I voted for Rossi. Mikaela doesn't need more votes. And honestly, if anyone actually cares, this isn't some big award—it's just a weekly poll. Stop acting like it's the Oscar...😁

Chris Campbell3 said:Andy Roddick is the athlete of the century!!!

😬
Good grief, what happened to common sense? 😁
I just pulled these quotes from some random thread in the ATP/WTA section of this forum.

Honestly, we should just strip Roddick of his American citizenship. He’s an embarrassment to the country. Losing a final like that? Have some dignity.

Is Roddick some kind of saint?
The kid's a loser, plain and simple.
Besides, why get emotionally attached to someone who treats tennis like a business and will do anything to dodge paying taxes in the States?
In other words... who cares.
🤣

bluntman said:😬
Good grief, what has this world come to? 😁
Just some random quotes I pulled from a random thread over in the ATP/WTA section of this forum.

Honestly, I think we should just strip Agassi of his citizenship. He’s an embarrassment to the country—I mean, seriously, losing that final? Doesn't he feel even a little bit of shame??

Is Agassi really some kind of saint?
The kid's a total loser, plain and simple.
Besides, why get all emotionally attached to someone who treats tennis like nothing more than a paycheck? A guy who'll do just about anything to avoid paying his taxes here in the States...
In other words... who cares?
🤣

I told myself that if he managed to beat any Slovak player in the Davis Cup finals, I’d spend the next six months singing his praises to anyone who would listen—so, here goes nothing:
Mario is the athlete of the millennium!