Forbes’ Top 10 Most Influential Athletes 2012, Pacquiao At 4th Place
Forbes magazine shows the top 10 most influential athletes for this year 2012. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver Jimmie Johnson is at the 1st place, while Filipino pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquiao is at the 4th spot.
Forbes’ Top 10 Most Influential Athletes (2012)
1. Nascar’s Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
2. NFL’s Tim Tebow
Timothy Richard Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jetsof the National Football League (NFL)
3. NFL’s Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of theNational Football League (NFL).
4. Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.
5. NFL’sTom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick “Tom” Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
6. NFL’s Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
7. Nascar’s Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr., better known simply as Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is a professional American race car driver.
8. NFL’s Drew Brees
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr., better known simply as Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is a professional American race car driver.
9. NFL’s Eli Manning
Elisha Nelson “Eli” Manning is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
10. NBA’s Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicksof the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The top 10 list was generated through a poll created by Nielsen Media Research and E-Poll Market Research on 1,000 adults.
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao garnered 20 percent influential score and a 59 percent likeability level.
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