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|the media give him relatively little attention
 
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|played in conservative Texas, while the liberal media overpromoted liberals like Kobe Bryant
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|played in conservative Texas, in a very small media market (though San Antonio is one of the 10 largest cities in the US, its media market is barely in the top 50 due to the lack of large suburbs)
 
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|Serena Williams
 
|Serena Williams
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|the media are stingy in giving her full credit
 
|the media are stingy in giving her full credit
 
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|she is a devout [[Christian]]  
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|she is a devout [[Christian]] (though she gave birth to a child outside wedlock)
 
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|[[Stan Musial]]
 
|[[Stan Musial]]
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|Ty Cobb said he "is the closest to being perfect in the game today" in 1952.<ref>ESPN once called him one of the five best players of all-time [http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8861019/stan-musial-was-one-greatest-players-ever] and Bill James ranked him as #7 all-time [http://baseballguru.com/egartman/analysisericgartman01.html]</ref>
 
|Ty Cobb said he "is the closest to being perfect in the game today" in 1952.<ref>ESPN once called him one of the five best players of all-time [http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8861019/stan-musial-was-one-greatest-players-ever] and Bill James ranked him as #7 all-time [http://baseballguru.com/egartman/analysisericgartman01.html]</ref>
 
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|a devout [[Catholic]] who played in the conservative Midwest
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|a devout [[Catholic]] who played in the conservative Midwest, in a small market (however, the Cardinals are among the most-followed teams nationally as until the 1960's, excluding the California teams, they were the westernmost baseball franchise)
 
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|Reggie White
 
|Reggie White
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|received much praise in the media,<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/960281-the-10-best-three-point-shooting-big-men-in-nba-history/page/6 Ranked #6 as the best three-point shooter among big players in history, which includes forwards]</ref> but was never inducted into the Hall of Fame<ref>http://www.notinhalloffame.com/basketball/1714-28-bill-laimbeer</ref>
 
|received much praise in the media,<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/960281-the-10-best-three-point-shooting-big-men-in-nba-history/page/6 Ranked #6 as the best three-point shooter among big players in history, which includes forwards]</ref> but was never inducted into the Hall of Fame<ref>http://www.notinhalloffame.com/basketball/1714-28-bill-laimbeer</ref>
 
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|a [[conservative]] who was demonized by the [[liberal media]]
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|a [[conservative]] who was demonized by the [[liberal media]], also played on a team known for its extremely physical style of play and overshadowed by more well-known players such as Isiah Thomas and Dennis Rodman
 
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|Pat McCormick
 
|Pat McCormick
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|outside of the Olympics, diving is generally not followed by the American public
 
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