While John Havlicek and Steph Curry were both born in Ohio, you have to give the crown of Ohio to The King, Lebron James. There have been few physical specimens to lace up their kicks and hit the professional hardwood like LBJ. His freakish athletic ability and high basketball IQ has him in the talks of being one of the greatest to ever play the game. One of the most mystifying factors of his game has been his durability. For the first time in his career, last season (2018-19), we saw Lebron James miss an extended period of playing time due to a groin injury.
Now, in his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers and the newly-acquired Anthony Davis by his side, will LBJ be able to win a title with every franchise he's played for? With three NBA Championships under his belt, three NBA Finals MVPs, and five MVPs in seventeen years of NBA action, these upcoming few years could define his legacy. But regardless of what may occur, Lebron James will be considered a top ten NBA player will it is all said and done.
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.