Top 10 Fallen from Grace Athletes

25 Mar

These once stellar athletes enjoyed life in the spotlight. Now that shinning star has been extinguished and they are left picking up the pieces and remembering the glory days of being at the top of their game.

#10

Tracy McGrady – He was destined to take the NBA by storm. Instead he’s had season after season of injuries, release by the Raptors and Magic then recently opted for season ending knee surgery.

#9

Sean Avery – He’s been around four NHL teams only to come crawling back to the Rangers when everyone else closed their doors. Add to that running his mouth about an ex-girlfriend and his once bright career is on life support at 28.

#8

Marion Jones – Once a sports icon that little girls looked up to in admiration. Now she’s an ex-jailbird that had to let go of five Olympic medals, make a public apology and admit to use performance enhancing drugs. Not exactly the sweet stuff little girls are made of!

#7

Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones – Legendary on the field breaking records left and right. Off the field he’s a headache for law enforcement agencies across the country. NFL suspension in 2007 followed by Jerry Jones letting you go signals game over with no overtime allowed.

#6

The 2009 #1 Draft Pick – $60 million dollar NFL contract aside, this poor soul will have to endure life in Detroit before seeing a single penny of that paycheck. Sometimes the pay is not worth the job requirements.

#5

Danica Patrick – She goes up against the guys in the world of racing and held her own more than once. Yet she makes a magazine cover not for track accomplishments but for wearing a bikini or tabloid pictures with a female pit crew member. Not really a way to be just one of the boys.

#4

John Daly – Natural talent golf course force to be reckoned with and a career overshadowed by personal demons such as marriage on the rocks, alcohol and cigarettes addiction and public intoxication arrests.

#3

Barry Bonds/Roger Clemens – ‘Wonder twin powers activate – in the form of steroid power’ these two baseball powerhouses may never see the shinning lights of Cooperstown or a rise in public popularity again because of a desire to be stronger, faster and at the top of their game.

#2

Alex Rodriguez – Notably the highest paid player in the game yet he grabs more headlines for off the field actions like affairs, performance enhancing drug use and harassment everywhere he turns.

And the #1 Top Fallen from Grace Athlete is….

Michael Vick – Once the leading quarterback in the NFL he was skilled at taking the Falcons the distance season after season. Enter the dog fighting, jail sentence and impending bankruptcy and it’s easy to see how this legendary sports marketing icon claims the top spot in this fallen from grace poll.