There are a lot of words to describe Ray Lewis, but if we had to narrow it down to just one it would be intensity. His presence on the football field can felt from anywhere, even when sitting home on the couch. His knowledge of the game and willingness to do whatever he had to succeed from the middle linebacker position is why he is considered the greatest Baltimore Raven to ever lace up a pair of cleats.
After earning All-America honors while playing his college ball at the University of Miami, Ray Lewis declared himself to the 1996 NFL Draft where he was drafted 26th overall in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens. Lewis would go on to play all seventeen years of his football career with the Ravens snatching accolades like Defensive Player of the Year twice (2000, 2003), being selected for the Pro Bowl thirteen times, and gaining an All-Pro First Team roster spot a total of seven times. Lewis' work also gained him two Super Bowl champions and Super Bowl MVP for his efforts in Super Bowl XXXV. He's the second linebacker ever to win Super Bowl MVP and first to earn the honor on a winning team.
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.