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Although most sports stars get famous for being great athletes, some also gain a reputation for being just plain weird. Whether it’s their odd playing styles, superstitions, or off-field antics, these are some of the players who’ve been able to win fan support and the attention of the media for reasons other than their athletic [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 12:05 am
Filed under All, People, Sports · Tagged baseball, buster douglas, cincinnati bengals, evander holyfield, football, gambling addiction, Games, Joe Namath, new york yankees, Ricky Williams, sex symbol, Underdog, world cup, wrestling
Who doesn’t root for the underdog, unless of course, the underdog is playing your favorite team. America loves an upset and that is why many upsets of become legendary with books being written and films being made to document the amazing feat that is an upset. And while upsets usually involve a team, we have [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Filed under All, Games, Sports · Tagged 1994 nba playoffs, alexander Karelin, applachian state, baltimore colts, baseball, ben hogan, boxing, buster douglas, Cinderella Man, college basketball, college football, denver nuggest, Douglas K.O, football, Games, golf, hockey, horse racing, jack fleck, jets, Jim Valvano, Joe Namath, manowar, mets, michigan, mike tyson, nba, NC State, nfl, rulon gardner, Russia, sport, sporting, Sports, super bowl III, tennis, Tom Seaver, Underdog, upset, upsets, us open, wrestling
With so many amazing movies out there, it is hard to come up with 10 that we think are the most inspirational. In some ways, we agree with AFI’s Top Inspirational Movies, but we added a few of our own.
If you’re curious, we used a rating system based on the five major components of inspirational [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Filed under All, Movies · Tagged Chariots of Fire, Chewbacca, Cinderella Man, George Bailey, God, Good Will Hunting, Han Solo, inspiration, Inspirational, inspirational movies, It's a Wonderful Life, James J. Braddock, La Vita E Bella, Life is Beautiful, movie, Movies, My Left Foot, Olympic, Oscar, Rocky, Stand and Deliver, star wars, The Pursuit of Happyness, Underdog, Will Smith
A good Mascot is a symbol of the spirit of the Olympics in general; while, at the same time, teaching the world something about the country where the event is taking place. I also feel that mascots should exude a positive and focused energy and enthusiasm for the games as well as the city, country [...]
Posted by Tanya Bennett on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 12:01 am
Filed under Advertising, All, Animals, Bizarre, Fashion, Sports · Tagged athena, cobi, design, fuwa, hidy, hodori, hosuni, Izzy, mascot, mascots, millie, muk muk, mukmuk, Ollie, olly, Olympic, olympics, penis, penises, phevos, Rocky, seoul games, Sports, sports uniforms, syd, Underdog, uniforms, waldi
When searching for the top 10 famous cartoon dogs you have to consider notoriety, popularity, cultural significance and, of course, cuteness. Oh, and if you could talk, it probably helped. There are any number of famous dogs in entertainment:Lassie, Eddie (of Frasier fame), Benji, Hooch, and Rin Tin Tin, but there is a certain breed [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Filed under All, Animals, Movies, Music, Television · Tagged animated dogs, Benji, Blue's Clues, brian griffin, cartoon dogs, cartoons, Charlie Brown, Chihuahua, comics, Dog, Dogs, famous dogs, Garfield, hooch, Humor, Lady, lassie, Mickey Mouse, Odie, pet, pets, Pluto, Ren & Stimpy, Ren Hoeck, Santa's Little Helper, Scooby-Doo, Snoopy, top 10 list, Tramp, Underdog