Number 10
Lewis Hamilton
He is the Formula One world champion of 2008 and the youngest driver to do so in history. The McLaren Mercedes racer managed to finish 1 point of ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa at the end of the last race in Brazil to clinch the title. I placed him last among the ten winners as i do not like his aggressive style of driving and his arrogance. Also he only won by a single point and that was because another driver slowed down due to using dry-weather tyres in the Brazillian Grand Prix which allowed him to finish fifth
Number 9
Micheal Phelps
This human-fish won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and holds seven world records in swimming. Phelps bagged numerous awards this year which include the Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year 2008 and World Swimmer of the Year 2008. Again, because of his arrogance, he is ranked ninth only just above Hamilton since he has more awards to his name
Number 8
Iker Casillas
The Real Madrid goalkeeper won the La Liga with his club in the 07-08 season and has established himself as one of the best goalies in the world. He was handed the captain's armband for the Spain national team in Euro 2008 and won it with his team. The custodian managed to keep clean sheets in the quarter-final, semi final and final. Casillas is also the first goalkeeper-captain to lift the trophy. He finished fourth in the 2008 Ballon d'Or
Number 7
Boston Celtics
The sleeping giants of basketball. After buying Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, the team started to return to the idolized and glorious days of the Bird years in the 1980's. Plus the captain, Paul Pierce, the 3 formiable players were indispensable in the team. In the Eastern Conference final of the NBA, they beat Detriot Pistons 4:2 to advance to the 2008 NBA Finals where historical rivals, Los Angeles Lakers await. The Celtics went on to defeat the Lakers 4:2 again and win their 17th championship
Number 6
Lionel Messi
Messi won the 2008 Beijing Olympics men's football gold medal with Argentina. He assisted his teammate, Angel Di Maria to score the winning goal in the final. He also displayed fine performances in the other matches which include a semi-final encounter with South American rivals, Brazil. In the current season of the La Liga, the Argentinian has been in red hot form for his club, Barcelona, having already scored 16 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions. That is the same number he scored for the whole of last season and only half of the 08-09 season has passed
Number 5
Rafael Nadal
The King of Clay in tennis won the French and Wimbledon Open titles this year, winning former world number 1, Roger Federer in both finals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won the men's tennis gold medal, his first Olympic medal ever. On October 18, he disposed Federer to the number 1 spot in the tennis world. The Spanish was also awarded the Prince of Asturias Awards in the sports category
Number 4
Cristiano Ronaldo
Enough said. Manchester United fans(as well as fans of rival clubs)should know well enough why his name is in this list. The 23 year old has won the Premier League, Champions League and most recently the FIFA Club World Cup with his club this year. Individually, he has won awards like FIFPro World Player of the Year, European Golden Shoe, Ballon d'Or and many others, all in a span of 1 year. Ronaldo deserves a higher place than this but due to his arrogance(and the fact that I dislike Man U), I placed him at fourth only
Number 3
Kobe Bryant
One of my favourite basketball players. Bryant led his team, Los Angeles Lakers, to the 2008 NBA Finals, where they eventually lost to Boston Celtics. The shooting guard won the Best NBA Player ESPY Award and NBA Most Valuable Player. He was named captain for the USA men's national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and propelled them to win the gold medal, which is their first since year 2000
Number 2
Usain Bolt
Usain "Thunder" Bolt won 3 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He broke the 100m world record at 9.69 seconds and the 200m world record at 19.30 seconds. The 22 year old became the first sprinter to break both records at the same Olympics. His third gold came in the 4x100 metres relay and had another world record broken at 37.10 seconds. With all his acheivements, Bolt placed his country, Jamaica, on the athletic map
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YOU
Yes, my loyal supporters. Without all of you switching on your computers day in day out to visit this blog, how will it survive? Now, that is vigoruos exercise with your hands doing with all typing and clicking and your eyes reading the words from the monitor. You deserve the top spot for my 2008 sports people
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