Top 5 athletes
This article is about the top five athletes in the world currently . It is going to be a big range of sports from running to swimming. I created this list by there fame there are also platforms these athletes post their everyday life like LeBron posting “IT’S TACO TUESDAY” on Instagram, that is one of the many things he is famous for The last way they are recorded is skill and dominance in the game they play. So often the biggest way they are on the list is because they are the best of the best.
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo
In the last few years Giannis Antetokounmpo has become one of the best NBA players in the league. He is the current MVP People call him “Greek Freak” because of his height while having the ability of speed, strength and athleticism. You may be wondering why they call him “Greek” Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo started basketball at quite an old age, He was a normal kid in Greece that did not have much but once he met the local basketball coach he realized that is what he wants to do and the coach saw a ton of potential. Eventually he got drafted into the NBA on oct 13 2013 at the age of 18. Now Let's talk about how he is one of the most popular athletes in the world. The main reason he is so popular is because of his skill, this year he has had an average of 29.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 5.7 assisted points per game. Giannis Antetokounmpo has 8.5 million followers on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/giannis_an34/?hl=en [INSERT THIS LINK BY CLICKING ON THE WORD INSTAGRAM AND THEN USING THE LINK BUTTON IN THE GREY BAR AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN] and 1.27 million followers on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/Giannis_An34?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor. To be an MVP you have to have the best stat as well as votes. These reasons explain why he is one of the best/most popular Athletes in the world.
Number 4
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked first as a Tennis professional. Of his 16 Grand Slam tournament titles, there have been 15 since 2011 including all five Wimbledon crowns and six of his record seven Australian Open titles. His 2015 season, in which he won three majors and reached the final in a fourth, is considered one of the greatest in history. He is one of if not the most impressive tennis players and he is quite enjoyable to watch as well, with all of his special moves. There is a big rivalry between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and in terms of fame he has 8 million followers on Instagram and Federer has 7.9 million, so in terms of followers they are quite similar. In terms of who was better than the other when playing against each other it was Novak Djokovic
Number 3
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best soccer players of all time, and he has the biggest amount of followers on Instagram out there with 240 million which is the most in the world. You may be wondering what got him to have that many followers? He must be pretty skillful Well you guest right he is compared with Lionel Messi for the best player ever. He is known for his incredible ability to jump high for a header, another thing that he is famous for is his penalty kick because of the power he can put into the ball with a fast speed of 80 miles per hour. You may be wondering if he actually stats that he has a total of 648 club goals and last year he scored 117 goals for Portugal out of his 30 goals he has won 5 championships which is pretty impressive. All of these reasons prove why he is third in this list.
Number 2
Lebron James Is considered the best NBA player of all time . He has played on the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and he currently plates on the Los Angeles Lakers. The only reason he would not be the obvious best is because of Michel Jordan, they are constantly compared between each other. Lebron James was so good he came straight from high school into the NBA first draft. LeBron James has a huge group of fans from Instagram with 74.7 million followers. https://www.instagram.com/kingjames/?hl=en He is getting a bit old but he is still the very good and has made a great carrier.
Number 1
Lionel Messi is considered the best Soccer player ever with a huge rivalry with Cristiano [ACCORDING TO WHO?] Ronaldo. currently he is the best soccer player in the league with a whopping 700 goals. He is the captain for his Argentina team and Barcelona. He is a forward with some of the most skill you will see. The native of Argentina is his country’s all-time leading scorer with 70 goals in 138 international appearances. He also led Argentina to the 2014 World Cup final. He has one of the biggest amounts of followers out there not just athletes https://www.instagram.com/kingjames/?hl=en Lionel Messi has an insane amount of followers with 170 million!
These are some of the best players of this generation will you be the next.
