Nielsen Poll: Manti Te'o is America's Most Disliked Athlete
Latest survey from Nielsen shows Manti " The Catfish" Te'o has taken the title of America's Most Disliked Athlete, tying Lance Armstrong at the top. Here are the rankings:
T-1: Lance Armstrong
T-1: Manti Te'o
3: Tiger Woods
T-4: Jay Cutler
T-4: Metta World Peace
6: Alex Rodriguez
7: Michael Vick
T-8: Kurt Busch
T-8: Kobe Bryant
T-8: Tony Romo
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2013/02/05/americas-10-most-disliked-athletes/
February 5th, 2013 at 6:52 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^
Arbitrarily chose ND coming from Hawaii... That was his biggest mistake.
February 5th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^
Why does everyone hate him, he got suckered and publicly shamed. People should feel bad for him.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 11:33 PM ^
Reality TV alone should be evidence enough of that. Kim Kardashian is my closing argument. And if you appeal I'm coming back with every single cable news outlet there is...
February 5th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
2) even after he allegedly found out about the hoax, he still gave inter ores talking about his gf dying. At that point, any possible gullibility excuse foes out the window.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^
Also, lol at Kurt Busch getting put on on a list of athletes.
February 5th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^
Wow. That's a list of cheaters (in their sports and in their marriages), abusers, drug users, whiners, quitters... and one not so bright Hawaiin. No way he belongs on that list.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
But given the death of his girlfriend became the story of college football and even mainstream media for a time, this is the type of reaction I would expect from the general public. No one likes being fed a fake feel-good story.
It doesn't help that Manti and ND continued the hoax well after they knew the truth. I think people would have been more sympathetic if he had come clean earlier before the story broke. If Manti had come clean before Deadspin broke the story, his reputation would not be ruined today.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:45 PM ^
If we are to believe Manti, his parents should be pretty pissed off at him. After he found out about the hoax, when asked about what was the toughest part of the season, he had the choice between his fake dead girlfriend and his real dead grandmother...and we know which one he picked. Being such a family man, I would think his family wouldn't be too thrilled about that.
But then again, he is a fucking idiot and a liar, so I don't really mind his reputation being ruined
February 5th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
Their choices were/are:
1.) "Our son is a terrible person who manipulated a story of the death of a fake woman for personal gain while simultaneously trivializing the importance of a REAL family member's death. We are truly awful parents. Please forgive us."
OR
2.) "Our son is a sweet, gentle, and naive person who goes to church every sunday and would never do any of that filthy "skype-ing" with a proper woman and was tricked and taken advantage of by a terrible internet person who wanted his money. Thank God we raised our boy right!"
Which story do you think a parent is more likely to want to run away with?
February 5th, 2013 at 8:56 PM ^
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/nielsen-poll-manti-teo-americas-most-disliked-athlete#comment-1913501
Because he summed it up quite nicely.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
It's because of Kristen Cavilleri, or however you spell it, obviously.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:09 PM ^
not seeing Ray Lewis on there...
February 5th, 2013 at 7:16 PM ^
Some (Te'o) lied to America about a dead gf after finding out that she didnt exist.
And some are just dicks.
All deserving of our dislike.
Nut ray Lewis was involved on a double murder, stonewalled the cops, burned his own clothing to hide evidence, plead guilty to impeding the investigation and shows no remorse, and most of the media act as if he is a hero.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
Admits he was present at the Super Bowl when the lights were killed, denies any connection.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
Fuck Ray Lewis. I hope he has a stroke on air while thanking God for his ESPN job.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^
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February 5th, 2013 at 7:36 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
I know it is old news, but I can't get enough of this.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
Ray Lewis was involved in the death of 2 people. And covered it up. If Vick makes the list, Lewis should be 1.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
for an obvious reason.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^
Regardless of the circumstances surrounding Te'o, any list that doesn't list Armstrong and Metta World Peace at the top is invalid. Armstrong lied to people for over a decade and sued anyone who spoke the truth. Metta is a crazy man who fights everyone and seems to be half a second from killing people, and yet a college kid who lied/was tricked about a GF is the monster.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:02 PM ^
far gone.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
this poll appears to only have queried haters.
how about a list of the most hated athletes compiled by poling people who are not haters!
February 5th, 2013 at 8:26 PM ^
Randy Moss... the NFL's all-time best receiver... allegedly, should be toward the top of this list.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:32 PM ^
I don't follow the NFL very closely, but he always seems unobjectionable to me.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:44 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 8:51 PM ^
Others caused serious harm and are worthy of hate - Armstrong (ruined lives through years of stonewalling), Vick (killed dogs, and I'm a dog lover), OJ Simpson (do you really think he's innocent?), etc.
February 5th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 10:12 PM ^
February 6th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^
Johnny Miller tops the most hated Golf Announcer list every year. He also tops the favorite Golf Announcer list every year. Stats are just that, a slice of the detail that you are trying to prove. You can make a valid argument about just about anything if you take the right slice of stats.
February 6th, 2013 at 12:47 AM ^
Speaks to the inability of people to reason. Teo is a kid. And harmed no one except himself. Ray Lewis should be in jail.
February 6th, 2013 at 9:24 AM ^
But he inspired the struggling blue-collar people of Cleveland, I mean Baltimore!
February 6th, 2013 at 9:23 AM ^
I'd like to see this poll taken again in two years to see which if any of these players' misconduct has diminished in public perception.