If there's anyone who deserves the praise and respect of basketball fans everywhere, look no further than this man here, David Robinson. While Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are both Florida natives, David Robinson earned his way as Florida's best hooper for his long list of accolades he's achieved throughout his career. Robinson averaged a double-double of 21.1 points per game and 10 rebounds per game throughout his fourteen-year long NBA career. Not to mention his competition throughout the '80s and '90s was some of the toughest the world has ever witnessed.
David Robinson led the San Antonio Spurs to two NBA Championships (1999, 2003), racked up a total of ten NBA All-Star appearances, the 1990 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA Scoring Champion Award (1994), an NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1995), and so much more as a member of his one and only team in the Spurs. Not to mention, prior to dominating in the NBA, Robinson served as an officer in the United States Navy, earning him the nickname 'The Admiral.' How can you root against a guy like this?
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.