There's a specific type of greatness that basketball brings out in its players. It's unlike any other sport, in my opinion. When you see people like Michael Jordan, Lebron James, or Larry Bird play, it's like you're watching art in action. It's both beautiful and aggressively destructive all at the same time.
Being the greatest in a place like the NBA means playing at your best every single second. You don't get GOAT status by coasting on games. You get GOAT status by being the GOAT during every single second of your play. That's what a professional basketball player strives for whenever they step on the court.
Unfortunately, many will never be comparable to the fifty greatest professional basketball players to ever lace up their sneakers and play under the bright lights. With that said, check out this compiled list of the fifty greatest NBA basketball players of all-time. #1 will definitely stir up some controversy, do you agree?
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.