Lebron James - 2nd Best Athlete of the World

The Wall Street Journal came out with the top 10 athletes of the world list and King James came out 2nd. The 1st was a Czech decathlete who I didn't know honestly before reading the complete article. You can read more about him there.

But let's talk about Mr. James, the 23-year old Cleveland Cavalier who can take on the best of Michael Jordan in his time. At a good height of
6'8", he can play pretty much any position. Excellent ball handling, the shot from outside, the DUNK of course and rebounds, blocks. He is the full package and add to that a little experience and leadership which he has already been showing. This guy is just amazing and sometimes too good to be real. Let's hope he can do more than just be a great basketball player and get a few rings on his fingers.

Other interesting names were Roger "Mr. Flawless" Federer who came in at Number 6. He is reigning number 1 and will defend his Wimbledon title starting 23rd June 2008. He has been pretty good on all surfaces but has not won the French Open even though he has reached the Final only to find his nemesis Rafael Nadal. This year it was a complete mess-up for Roger at Roland Garros. But that doesn't take away the fact that he is a great all-round player with a good server and volley and great force from both forehand and backhand. Not to forget a great will to win and keep winning consistently. He is not afraid to get his clothes dirty and does play around his acrobats.

Ronaldinho & Alex Rodrigues sneaked into the top 10 at 9 & 10 respectively. Ronaldinho has been on top of his game for the recent 2 years and is definitely one of the most skillful players around. What most people don't realize is that he has got a great mind as well and is able to think many moves and passes ahead of before it actually happens. He has got all the moves and skills required to be top of the world although would love to see him lift a world-cup on his own.

A'Rod has been un-questionably the limelight of MLB in the last few years. Especially after joining the Yankees with an over-rated contract, he may not have lived up to that contract but when it comes to talent there is no doubt about his skill at all. Can play multiple positions when it comes to infield and definitely give a ball a whack. Youngest to get 500 home runs and many more to come if he can stay fit. In his good form, he is un-pitchable as he can just place the ball not just hit it to get doubles triples in the clutch positions in a game. A guy to have on any team, not for that much though.

Interesting compilation of top 10 and I would have liked to see some names like Christiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal, Kobe Bryant but I guess you can have only 10.