1. Joe Carter - Consummate quiet professional, home-run hitter and hero of the 1993 Blue Jays team that won the World Series..
2. Sean Taylor - Quiet and shy in person, he was the hardest-hitting, most ferocious tackler in the game, the Redskins still miss him and he'll always be my favorite NFL player ever..
3. Chris Andersen - "The Birdman" - Had to overcome doubters after testing positive for banned recreational drugs in 2006, he is one of the most energetic and diligent defenders in the NBA and a favorite of his fans and team-mates..
4. Pete Maravich - a basketball player long before my time who played from 1970 to 1980 for Atlanta and New Orleans, but from what I've heard and from what I've seen, he was the most talented ballhander to ever play in the NBA..
5. Pete Sampras - A quiet champion - I know next to nothing about tennis and it's not one of my favorite sports, but I remember always admiring Pete Sampras as I was growing up in the 1990s because of how great he was at what he did, and how steady and calm he was while he did it..(Did you know that he beat today's tennis star 25-year old Roger Federer, at the age of 36 - after having been retired for 6 1/2 years?)..
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