Athletes of the Decade

Athlete of the Decade: Peyton Manning: NFL Player of the Decade, Four Time MVP (Record), Super Bowl MVP, Pro Bowl (2000, 2002-09), First team All-Pro (2003-05, 2008-09), Second team All-Pro (2000, 2006), Pro Bowl MVP (2005), 2000s All Decade Team, Most seasons with 4000 yards passing, third highest passer rating in history, and All-Time Colts leader in many categories.

Detroit Athlete of the Decade/NHL Player of the Decade: Nick Lidstrom: Lidstrom is a contender for greatest defenseman of all time. Red Wing Captain, Four Time Stanley Cup Champion (2002 and 2008 in this decade), six time Norris trophy winner (2001-03, 2006-08), Conn Smythe winner (2002),  eight time All-Star in the decade (11 overall), NHL First Team All Star (1998-03, 2006-08), Second Team All Star (2009), Olympic Gold Medal (2006), Viking Award (2000, 2006), several Red Wing and European NHL records and accomplishments.

MLB: Albert Pujols: Baseball's most feared hitter. 2006 World Champ, Three Time MVP (2005, 2008-09), 2001 ROY, 2004 NLCS MVP, 2008 Roberto Clemente winner, Eight time All Star (2001, 2003-09), five time silver slugger (2001, 2003-04, 2008-09), Gold Glove (2006), and is piling up stats that very few have ever approached.

NBA: Kobe Bryant: Some are beginning to claim that Kobe is the greatest of all time. He is no Jordan, but he is the NBA's best. Four Time NBA Champ (2000-02, 2009), Finals MVP (2009), NBA MVP (2008), 12 time All Star (1998, 2000-2010), Two-time scoring champ (2006-07), 7x First Team All Star (2002-04, 2006-09), Second Team All Star (2000-01), 7x All Defensive First Team (2000, 2003-04, 2006-09), Second Team All Defense (2000-01), 3x All Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009)

Individual Sports: Michael Phelps and Lance Armstrong (tie): Phelps: 16 Olympic Medals (14 gold), 6x Swimmer of the Year, 8x American Swimmer of the Year, several world records, etc etc.

Armstrong: Won seven straight Tour de France's (1999-2005) and several other major competitions. 2002 SI Sportsman of the Year and AP Male Athlete of the Year: 2002-05.