When you need, you let the dragon out." Ben Alamar, ESPN's director of analytics, devised a formula that combines endorsements with social media following and internet search. What I wanted to do was be myself." -- Harry Redknapp, who managed Walcott at Southampton, with the famous comment that helped build the hype around a teenage phenom. The two-time African Footballer of the Year helped Chelsea win four Premier League championships and a Champions League title. -- Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid manager. The social media followings and Google Trend scores (which show relative popularity based on how often names are searched on a scale of 0 to 100) were as of April 19. Not bad for a player in his career twilight. The film of him robbing and outpacing Leo Messi to score a wondrous goal in a 2006 international against Argentina reminds us why Real Madrid once broke the world record transfer fee to buy him. This year at the IPL auction, he showed his leadership skills again by snatching a league-high 11 players for the Lions. The 1980s were a prolific decade of expansion and diversification for the Bloods. He joined a street gang in New York's Little Italy. I was fortunate to be part of that process of seeing him grow, and that gives me immense pleasure." All currency figures were converted to U.S. dollars using March 27 rates. Nothing wrong with a stiff drink after a long day. It was fitting that a man described by Sir Alex Ferguson as "a perfect player," but one who might have lived in the shadow of Leo Messi in the Barca dream factory, will always have his 2010 World Cup final-winning goal for Spain in Johannesburg as the exclamation mark to his beautiful career. Created by Cali Faces. But she hasn't broken through in a Grand Slam, despite eight trips to the quarterfinals or beyond, including losses in the 2009 and 2014 US Open finals. -- Roberto Carlos, when asked about his successor. -- Ian Chadband, "Never feel sad because someone tells you you can't do something in your life." ", Though he was never actually an indoctrinated Crip, Ice-T says he pretended he was. When he was 16, his local team beat their rivals 4-0. The livewire Atletico Madrid striker has become the game's most wanted with giants such as Manchester United reportedly on his trail, waving fat checkbooks. He explained with a grin that it was just his matchday superstition. When you earn 10 million a year, it's easy to pay one of the biggest driving fines in German history. Born in Australia to American parents, Irving was considered for the 2012 Aussie Olympic team (he has dual citizenship) but decided to stick with the U.S. program. Which California rapper has donated the most money to charity? -- Surez, in his autobiography. One of those gang members was Raul Ramos. However, some of his endorsements were for competitors of the national team's sponsors, a no-no that led to him being kicked off the squad. Add in his flamboyant remarks about achieving the impossible and Silva is one of the most entertaining personalities the sport has seen. As the leader of a heroin empire he was Oaklands first Only one photo was ever taken of Jos Daz. Actually, it's easy to feel a little sympathy for the Jamaican-born lad who already has felt the unfairness of being the scapegoat when England fails. -- Rose, on becoming a free agent this offseason. It's actually a statue of the former French great Michel Platini which has been repainted by a local artist to look like their favorite son. He also was listed as the player least likely to receive help in a fight in an anonymous poll of PGA Tour members in 2015. ", He added, "It was a Blood set, but it was one of those things where that's the area that I grew up in. As the founder of the Joe Peg Leg Morgan rose to become one of the highest ranking members of the Mexican Mafia but he was not Mexican. He wound up lasting until Week 8 of the season before he was eliminated. We're still waiting, Theo. James received rave reviews for his appearance in the 2015 Amy Schumer film "Trainwreck" and is slated to star in the forthcoming "Space Jam 2." Don't bet too heavily on either, though. In 1992, the LA riots tore through the city, bringing complete destruction to the community and its businesses. It was the site of 2009 SUV crash that was the first public sign of trouble for Woods in what evolved into a sex scandal. Hernndez is the third generation of his family to play in a World Cup, his grandfather having played in 1954 and his dad in 1986. Now, after winning his fifth Super Bowl championship, there is little doubt that Brady is the GOAT. I just want to be me and play golf." I'm angry about zil leaving." -- Aishwarya Kumar, "I never have issues in handling the fame. Heres how their love story began. He also tasted infamy for punching a team equipment manager in 2016, breaking his hand and earning a suspension in the process. If Orlando had never been jumped in the hotel, they never would have killed Tupac that night Immediately after Tupac was shot [in Las Vegas], the next day there were murders all the way back in LA because the Compton Mob Piru (which Suge was a part of) knew that the Southside Compton Crips were involved.". But then, to be fair, Ibrahimovic's opinion of his own grandeur is probably shared in every city where they've swooned at his brilliance, be it Amsterdam, Turin, Milan, Barcelona, Paris or Manchester. A lot of people still locked up right now. -- Elaine Teng, "I think they [Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei] are irreplaceable, now or in future. In short, there's nothing I wouldn't do to see this man where he belongs and where he is needed the most with his family. In addition to demolishing quarterbacks, Watt has been known to crush objects with a bat while taking batting practice with the Astros and during his annual charity softball game and home run derby. But the timing of the launch -- shortly after Pogba had endured a bit of a stinker in the big match against Liverpool -- was all a bit nickel and dime.-- Ian Chadband, "I am scared about the level of envy coming in. They looked after kids, provided after school activities, fed them and stepped in as role models and father figures.". Sen Dog and B-Real were involved in a local branch of the Bloods. -- Thomas Neumann, "It's been an amazing week, and I'm going to enjoy it for the rest of my life." I want to be Ivan Rakitic. The attention she gained in the past year or so, however, has been the negative kind, but it hasn't affected her level of fame. Being the fastest human in history is a pretty big deal. -- Aishwarya Kumar, "You must have a dragon hidden inside you. In 1993, Monster Kody wrote an autobiography that shocked the world, forever changing the way people looked at gangs in Los Angeles. Violent street gang broke into Atlanta homes of celebrities, athletes and influencers, prosecutor says Singer Mariah Carey, Marlo Hampton of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," Atlanta United. Well, he has not stopped what he does best -- scoring goals. -- Ian Chadband, "Now, he's the best left-sided defender in the world. Richard Williams - tennis coach. He wanted to emulate Bugsy.". "I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. The Sultan of Swoon admitted to meeting with Luciano, but insisted he was just saying hello at an event and denied any further involvement, though he'd allegedly continued to rub elbows with organized criminals for the rest of his heyday. He often has looked like an accident waiting to happen, and sometimes it really does. Top that, Fed! These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. 4 so far. You kind of get indoctrinated into that lifestyle, like I say on one of my records, whether you're in a gang or not, you know what color to wear. Johnson grabbed the No. -- Elaine Teng, "Kroos is a wonderful player. He has his own era. -- Watt, this offseason, after missing 13 games last year, Hope Solo might be the most dominant goalkeeper women's soccer has ever seen, but that's not what she's most famous for. Who will you find on this rappers who are Crips list? 1 overall pick in the NBA draft that year. It is his temperament where he has treated those two imposters -- fame and failure -- in just the same manner." Sometimes you gotta do certain things to get higher, to get higher and higher. I was looking at a long time in prison. Neuer is the German version of actor John Krasinski -- at least according to Pixar, which tapped the five-time Bundesliga champion for the voice of blue creature Frank McCay in the German version of "Monsters University." -- Ian Chadband, "You'll only truly appreciate Rooney when he's retired. And that was kinda the thing Actually, if anything I was always trying to get away from it. At the time, The Game said in a statement (viaXXL), "No love is lost for BET and MTV. -- John Obi Mikel, a former teammate. Unlike with most of those before him, his work has actually received positive reviews. "Mob Piru was built off of Death Row [Records]," the source said. What rappers are bloods that we left off this list? He Instagrams with the best of them, lets Beiber hang in his pit, mugs on the cover of Time magazine and shows up in The New York Times style section. But who was he and why is he Raymond Washington was just 16 years old when he created what has now become one of the largest street gangs in the world. Murray received knighthood at the end of 2016 -- reluctantly, because he didn't want it to distract from his performance -- becoming the first active tennis player to be so honored. -- Thomas Neumann, "I don't play the sport for fame. -- Johan Cruyff, late soccer legend. Still, he steered Real Madrid to another Champions League triumph and Portugal to the European Championship in 2016 and lifted the Ballon d'Or as the world's premier player again. Other famous rappers who are Crips include Nate Dogg, Warren G, and Young Jeezy. Muguruza toppled Venus Williams in last year's Wimbledon final in straight sets, capturing her second Grand Slam, after winning the French Open in 2016. And seemingly shrugging off the pressure, the do-it-all point guard became the NBA Rookie of the Year, the Bulls' first All-Star since Michael Jordan and league MVP -- all in his first three seasons. -- Thomas Neumann, "I live for stuff like that, getting the ball in the last seconds. That determination -- might we even say pigheadedness -- defined his illustrious career with Bayern Munich and later Manchester United. And he'd won only 10 of his Grand Slams at the time. The much-anticipated biopic based on his life, "MS Dhoni: The Untold Story," hit theaters in September 2016 and was released in 61 countries. Wade decided to re-sign with Miami, a move that paved the way for the arrival of LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Will there be a fourth-generation pea? Brady walked in at 6:15, and the Mannings walked in at 6:30. (No planet is named after a tennis player yet, unless you count Venus Williams.) ","empty_error_text":"Please complete all required fields! When your talent and humility is as regal as Iniesta's, then how fitting it was that Queen Sofia of Spain herself should present him in January 2017 with her own award to mark his special contribution to the national sporting life. Since the formation of the Crips in the late 1960's the organization has grown to more than 800 active sets in the United States. On top of that, the 24-year-old attacker already has five Bundesliga titles and three German Cup medals to his name. -- Mller. There's no ceiling to his ambition. I want to give what I can give. Caan told theNew York Post in 2011, "My friendship with Andrew Russo dates back over 35 years, and I've only known him to be as good a friend as anyone could be to me and my family. Not bad for a 21-year-old. -- Ian Chadband, "It's not easy to achieve what I've done, but my view is that when you have a dream, you really pursue it and you imagine these things happening, then it can become a reality." It's a testament to how magnificent Reus can be that despite his seemingly unending series of injuries, he's still coveted by Europe's top clubs. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The Rockets, however, saw much more than a sixth man when they acquired him in 2012. -- Gianluigi Buffon, legendary Italian keeper. -- Jim Caple, "It's strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know." -- Harden, on his reluctance to take games off. Hip-Hop Database Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. -- Jorge Valdano, Argentinian World Cup winner and soccer sage. -- Melissa Isaacson, "It's not like I have decades left of opportunities to win majors, so each one of these means a lot to me." We asked fans from around the globe if they could identify athletes in the ESPN World Fame top 10. -- Thomas Neumann, "Believe me, I'm much easier to be around when we win than when we lose." Back in 2010, Miami-Dade County literally changed its name to Miami-Wade County for a week in hopes of convincing the star guard to not leave the Heat in free agency. Soccer's greatest actor? He's one of the most protected individuals in Colombia every time he gets back home. Despite that, he might be only the second-most famous person in his household since marrying singer/actress Ciara last year. -- Richard Jefferson, Cleveland teammate, He remains the greatest current exponent of global soccer, a player of such otherworldly skill that the one remaining question to be answered in his career is whether he can be considered the best in the game's history. "[Sinatra and Silver] would brag about Bugsy, what he'd done and how many people he'd killed," she said. Months after turning pro in 1999, Garcia announced his presence to the golf world in a memorable duel against Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship. We don't believe the government, the institutions, the political parties. Howard will indelibly be remembered for winning the slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend in 2008 while wearing a blue Superman jersey and a red cape -- and in his case the costume was appropriate. Jailhouse interviews with a suspected and an admitted member of two separate Los Angeles street gangs have revealed new information in the criminal case involving former NBA player Javaris Crittenton. Which California rapper has donated the most money to charity? Venus Williams - tennis player. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. 2. Many expected him to retire after the Rio Olympics, but now age 33, he's reignited a popular longtime rivalry -- and bromance -- with veteran Malaysian pro Lee Chong Wei. They have both been blessed with a genius that has never been seen before." Ever failed. Wade is married to actress Gabrielle Union, and with three NBA rings and 20,000-plus career points under his belt, he can start writing that Hall of Fame speech. Here's a look at 19 of the most famous athletes in the world. Crips being one of the largest gangs began to spread across LA during the early 1980s with the crack cocaine epidemic primarily effecting black neighbourhoods. His style and grace captivate the masses of NBA fans, as evidenced by his jersey sitting atop the league's worldwide sales list for the second year in a row. -- Ian Chadband, "The kid is lightning; he can run through puddles and not make a splash." Need we say more? After spending his first 13 NBA seasons in Miami, Wade signed a two-year contract last year with his hometown Bulls worth $47 million. -- Jim Caple, "Before the race, I didn't even think about a medal, I just wanted to show my best. -- Anthony, after hitting a game-winning shot. The County and City of Los Angeles is known as the gangs capital of the nation. -- Ian Chadband, "Lions, they don't compare themselves with humans." Hail the Fred Astaire of world soccer. He also has launched the YouWeCan foundation to fight cancer. -- Beckham. In October 2017, he dropped an eight-song LP, Make America Crip Again, the cover of which was largely comprised of an image of the gang's signature blue bandanas. Do you think being in a gang adds to a rapper's street cred? 40 Clocc is reportedly associated with the Colton City Crips. If she was indeed 20 weeks pregnant, as her Snapchat post indicated at the time, that means she was with child when she won the Australian Open in January. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with the city expecting nothing less than a return to former glory for its team. "And for the carrots! Last year, it was to deliver the dream finale to Brazil's Olympics with the glorious free kick and winning shootout penalty against Germany to earn gold. -- Larry Merchant, legendary boxing analyst. It is not his fault some pundits need every coin to survive, while Paul is a multimillionaire. All of this before he turned 20. -- Anthony Olivieri, "When I run a race, I, maybe inadvertently or unknowingly, concern myself with whether the fan was entertained or got what he expected or whether they got what I think they deserved out of me and out of the race." It's not Paul's fault he gets 10 times the money some players did in the past. If Messi and Ronaldo are the best in the world -- in whatever order -- is it perhaps time to put Hazard, the breathtakingly quicksilver, slaloming Chelsea star, in the argument for the third man? -- Ian Chadband, "It's hard for me. Coolio is reportedly associated with the Mona Park Compton Cripsand has also been linked to the Poccet Hood Compton Crips. ", Member Juelz Santana also admitted to Dipset having Blood ties. Just 19 at the time, Garcia would finish second, one stroke behind the 23-year-old Woods, for the first if his four runner-up performances in majors. The latest-blooming member of tennis' Big Four, Murray saw his fame in the UK soar when he won Wimbledon in 2013 to become the first British man to win the London event in 77 years. Members of a global fan club known as the Genie Army attend her matches wearing Genie Army T-shirts and singing fun lyrics that play off old hits, turning "Shake Your Booty" into "Shake your Bou-chard" and "Hey Jude" into "Hey Bouchard." An LAPD source toldPeople that Mob Piru was in a "deadly rivalry" with Compton Crips that led to Shakur's shooting. But Ma's coach, Liu Guoliang, told AFP that he directs Long to the closest watering hole when "the pressure gets very high." He can play any position up front. Known for his strength, ball control, and free kick prowess, Drogba is the all-time leading scorer for Ivory Coast (65 goals) and ranks fourth on Chelsea's career list (164). Endorsement amounts cover 2016 and were compiled by ESPN researchers. ", Snoop Dogg was long affiliated with Los Angeles' Crips gang, and he makes no secret of his loyalty in his music. -- Ian Chadband, "Neymar is increasingly dominating every year. Though the Arsenal winger has enjoyed a determined and worthy -- if injury-scarred -- career, still the feeling nags away that he has underachieved, or at least only intermittently achieved, for club and country. Famous people who have been members of the Bloods or Crips gangs include rappers Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne and actor and rapper Ice-T. That narrative ended this spring when Garcia, a five-time Ryder Cup champion who once ranked as high as No. The quarterback outsmarted astronaut Mark Kelly and "Shark Tank" regular Kevin O'Leary to earn a $50,000 donation to the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund. Before Danny Trejo was a tough guy onscreen, he was a self-described crazy guy in gangs and in and out of prison. When you score your country's first World Cup goal ever, as Drogba did for Ivory Coast in 2006, you won't soon be forgotten. He is a player who makes the difference. Believe me, there's a lot of celebrities out there that are popular. However, someleaders have criticized him for not doing enough to help local youth and feel he has disrespected the community. Being a well-educated Brazilian soccer idol and the first sportsman to woo 10 million Twitter followers has enabled the devout evangelical Christian to use his fame as an Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations' World Food Programme and to pay more than mere lip service to the humanitarian causes dear to him. -- Jim Caple, "Everybody talks about the shorts. Rodgers is the face of the franchise for one of the NFL's most storied teams and an omnipresent pitch man whose championship-belt touchdown celebration has been immortalized in a series of insurance commercials. Before starring as mobsters in Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019), Robert De Niro was an actual gangster when he was just 14 years old. He toldThe AV Club, "You're either with them or without them. The source added that when Shakur signed with Death Row, he "immediately [became] enemies with the Crips. Me being who I was, I just came up in a hood that was a Blood neighborhood. At 27, he has his whole life ahead of him to learn and, above all, make history in this great club." The data for each athlete in the pool was then fed into a formula created by ESPN director of sports analytics Ben Alamar that weighs athletes' endorsements, their following on the social media Big Three (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and Google search popularity, producing a comparative ranking system. ","quiz_processing_message":"","not_allow_after_expired_time":"","scheduled_time_end":false,"error_messages":{"email_error_text":"Not a valid e-mail address! They have other qualities. In 2007, Switzerland issued a postage stamp bearing Federer's image, making him the country's first living person to be so honored. He will be the first NBA player to visit the league's new developmental academy in Delhi, and he also plans to visit the Taj Mahal. I'm just Bubba. But no matter how many interceptions Eli throws -- he has led the league in picks three times -- he will always have those two glorious Super Bowl victories over the Patriots, justifying the Giants' trade to acquire him on draft day in 2004. You're doing all of that and you not making money off of it. } They called me and asked me to be the face of the franchise. Snoop Dogg YG Kendrick Lamar Dr. Dre E-40 Time is Up! Chicharito -- "little pea" -- as he's known, has played for some of the world's most popular teams -- Chivas, Manchester United and Real Madrid -- and is now wowing the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen. Roy White - Major League Baseball player. As a middle order batsman with the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and India's national team, Raina was in the shadows of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Or at least it was in the incidents I was involved in." Get on my back and I'm going to carry you.'" When Luiz tearfully apologized to "all the Brazilian people" for a 7-1 humiliation against Germany in the World Cup semifinal, the nation was touched. Rose, an Englishman born in South Africa, was the U.S. Open champion in 2013 and the gold medalist for golf's return to the Olympics in Rio last year. We told people we were part of the Hillside Crips. Now the linchpin of Real Madrid's midfield, Kroos was a role model for Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, who said, "When I neared the end of my career, I followed him closely and tried to play like Kroos." You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 26 in 2016) are absent. I know they have standards for all ages watching the networks. She also ran the 2014 New York City marathon in under 3 hours. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. A seven-time NASCAR Cup champion and the first to win five in a row, Johnson has more than 80 career wins and has finished in the top 10 in 60 percent of his starts. Last year, no less a soccer seer than Pep Guardiola personally got on the phone to convince the then-teenager to join him at Manchester City. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Josh Brolin is great at playing bad guys on screen, from Thanos in Avengers: Infinity Warto a dirty detective in American Gangster. With seven career PGA Tour wins and nine more on the European Tour, he is a regular on the English Ryder Cup team and mainstay in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He came in at No. -- Thomas Neumann, "I always thought he was a great basketball player. -- Dana White, UFC president. 70 in 2016) and Floyd Mayweather (No. Orlando Baby Lane Anderson has become the man at the center of one of Hip Hops greatest mysteries. 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And for y'all that's not familiar with the court of law, being a member of a gang, being a Blood is not a crime, you know what I mean? His biggest splash in the pool came in 2015, when he became China's first male swimmer to win a FINA World Championships sprint event, taking the gold in the 100 meters.
