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Seriously, the main reason that many top athletes are ignored by the lamestream media is that they're women. "Promoted by the media" is exactly what they're NOT.
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Here's a growing list of the most '''''underrated''''' sports stars:
The [[lamestream media]] like to promote athletes based not on skill, but for [[liberal]] reasons. Another reason that many athletes are ignored by the lamestream media is that they're female because female athletes, tennis players apart, are generally paid less and receive much less publicity than female athletes. Here's a growing list of the most '''''underrated''''' sports stars:
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|won the [[Heisman Trophy]] and then led the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders to two spectacular Super Bowl victories, and yet is not allowed in the football Hall of Fame
|won the [[Heisman Trophy]] and then led the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders to two spectacular Super Bowl victories, and yet is not allowed in the football Hall of Fame
|a Mexican American who exemplified the [[American Dream]] and never asked for sympathy despite being raised by two blind parents, whom he praised immensely
|a Mexican American who exemplified the [[American Dream]] and never asked for sympathy despite being raised by two blind parents, whom he praised immensely
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|Babe Didrickson Zaharias
|She excelled in three sports. She won 2 gold and 1 silver medal in Track & Field in the 1932 Olympics, she was the first women to make the cut in a PGA golf tournament, she won the British Womens Championship golf tournament, and she was an All-American basketball player.
|She was a woman.
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|Lottie Dod
|She excelled in ''four'' sports. She won Wimbledon 5 times, played field hockey for England, won the British Womens Championship golf tournament, and won a silver medal in archery in the 1908 Olympics.
|She was a woman.
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|Clara Hughes
|She was the only person, male or female, to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics. She competed in cycling and speed skating, representing Canada.
|She is a woman.
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|Bonnie Blair
|Representing the USA at speed-skating, she was one of the most successful Olympians of all time, male or female, winning 5 gold and 1 bronze medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Games.
|She is a woman.
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|Tracy Caulkins
|An American-Australian swimmer who set 5 World Records and 63 American records and won 3 Olympic gold medals. One of the outstanding competitive swimmers of all time, male or female.
|She is a woman.
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