When It Comes To Star Quotient, Sports Celebrities Lead The Way!
“Sports Celebrities”
Celebrities form an integral part of our lives in the sense that we see them almost every other day in the papers and on the television. On top of this, we also almost always know about what is happening in their lives more than we know about what is happening in our neighbour’s. Even without our knowing it, celebrities have become an integral part of our lives and we have become extremely dependent on them for the provision of our daily doses of spice. While Hollywood and show biz form the largest pool of celebrities in the world, sport stars follow a close second. In fact, there are many countries like Australia, India and UK, where sport celebrities gain similar or larger stature compared to movie celebrities because of the importance given to sports in these countries. If you do not believe us, then read on to get acquainted with some international sport celebrities who have actually gathered extreme popularity.
Deciding on the most famous sport celebrity in the world is in fact quite simple. Any guesses? We believe that if anyone can give competition to the most popular celebrity in the world, then it is David Beckham. Or is Beckham the most popular celebrity in the world? The English soccer team captain is undoubtedly one person who is known across the width of the whole wide world. He is discussed in black tie events in the US and in college canteens in China with equal frequency and ease and everything that Beckham does—whether it is getting his wife and former Spice Girl Victoria’s name tattooed in Hindi on his arm, staying back home from work to look after his ill son or simply talking about how much he is loving America, his new place of work—Beckham is news when he does something and when he does not. He must be the only living person in his twenties to have a movie named after him (which he has nothing to do with) and with his clone present in every other movie made across the world. Following in his celebrity footsteps is Real Madrid footballer Christiano Ronaldo, whose performance on the field is as good as his tall-dark-handsome looks. This is one guy that has every other female celeb eating out of his hand.
The other sport that is the breeding ground for an extremely large number of sports celebrities is lawn tennis. This is one sport that gives you performance with personality, the perfect recipe for the creation of a celebrity. But if the exploits of certain poster girls like Anna Kournikova are to be considered, then looking good is all you need to be the most sought after celeb. Others who at least do some justice to the sport and are still hot celebrities are Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and the rising Ana Dokovic. Even the men are not far behind and the world is crazy about erstwhile grand slam stars Andre Agassi, who could be called the Beckham of tennis, Pete Sampras and Boris Becker. Staid and straight Roger Federer has also not been able to avoid becoming one of the most popular sports celebrities in the world. Talking about the most famous sports celebs, some other contemporary names that deserve a mention are Fernando Alonso, Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher and Andy Roddick, all of whom are super celebs in their own right.
