While Texas may be considered more of a football state, the Lone Star State has birthed some praise-worthy ballers like LaMarcus Aldridge, Chris Bosh, Bill Sharman, and more. But, while those individuals are great, the extremely-talented Grant Hill will be taking the throne for the state of Texas. Though Grant Hill was able to muster a total of nineteen seasons in the NBA, he's always going to be one of those 'what could have been' guys if his career wasn't plagued with injuries.
After being drafted third overall in 1994 NBA Draft, Grant Hill went on to win Rookie of the Year honors alongside Jason Kidd and became the first rookie ever to lead in fan-voting NBA All-Star ballots with over 1.2 million votes. He assumed the role as a point-forward type of player doing any and everything on the court to win. Unfortunately, his career was littered with ankle and knee injuries that interrupted his consistent playing time. However, he still is a 7x NBA All-Star and one-time All-NBA First Team representative for the year 1997. These days you can catch Grant Hill on NBA TV as an analyst.
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.