Sorry, Jamal Crawford and Jason Terry, we have to give this one to the short-shorts king himself, John Stockton. If there was one player that never changed during their tenure as a professional NBA player, it was John Stockton. Stockton's ability to run an offense and set up his teammates for success was uncanny, he's probably one of the most unselfish players to ever pick up a basketball. Hailing from Spokane, Washington, Stockton played both his high school and college ball in the state of Washington until he was drafted 13th overall by the Utah Jazz in 1984.
Stockton spent his entire nineteen-year career as a member of the Utah Jazz and led the team to their only two NBA Finals appearances in 1997 and '98. He also leads the NBA by wide margins in most assists (15,806) and steals (3,265) by an individual player. The now Hall of Famer is a 10x NBA All-Star and 2x All-NBA First Team performer (1994, 1995). If you're a point guard and want to know how to win, study John Stockton.
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.