{"id":52986,"date":"2019-08-30T03:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T03:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscroll.com\/?p=52986"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:05:24","slug":"top-40-overblown-egos-in-pro-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.sportscroll.com\/top-40-overblown-egos-in-pro-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 40 Overblown Egos In Pro Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
The biggest personalities of professional sports are world-famous characters.<\/p>\n
True, they often gain notoriety through exploits and accolades attained on the field of play of whatever sport they play. But oftentimes, athletes and other high-profile names in the sporting world gain as much fame (or should we say infamy) by what they say and do off the field as well. On-field accomplishments can get an athlete far, but they only get them so far. Someone in the public eye of the professional sports world truly has to resonate with fans and media members in more ways than one. And it takes an incredibly big ego to obtain the spotlight and stay there.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, the professional sports world has seen some incredible egos come and go over time. It’s also chock-full of over-the-top personalities who have taken the baton from the egomaniacs of old. Love them or hate them, it seems the biggest egos in the sports world get the most headlines. So we took the opportunity to break down the most overblown egos sports have ever seen. Check out the full list right here:<\/p>\n
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The famous owner of the Dallas Cowboys is a perfect person to start the list of sports’ biggest egos. While he’s not a player, there’s arguably never been someone who has gained the attention of the television cameras more than the widely-hated Jones. In truth, the list of headlines he’s caused himself is many miles long.<\/p>\n
He’s never far from the camera when a controversy arises concerning the Dallas Cowboys, and there seem to be many. The ‘Boys are called “America’s Team,” but that doesn’t hide the fact that they’re one of the most hated teams in the United States in addition to one of the most beloved. Jones is a big reason for that. Maybe some dislike him because he’s an outspoken billionaire. It simply cannot be denied that he has a huge ego, however. The fact that his ludicrously expensive stadium in Texas is called “Jerry’s World” is all the proof you need.<\/p>\n
Of course, his ongoing feud with a certain running back to be named later on this list doesn’t help either.<\/p>\n
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Now, Favre is loved by many and is largely considered one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all-time. But it takes a certain ego to reach those heights. While Favre had a happy-go-lucky, ‘aw shucks’ type of Southern personality, he also wanted the spotlight on him most of the time.<\/p>\n
If that weren’t the case, he simply wouldn’t have gone through his never-ending streak of comeback dramas at the start of every training camp towards the end of his career. The uncertainty of his ‘will he-won’t he’ got old. It seemed like Favre just wanted the attention to be focused on him looking back, and he got it. After he retired, Favre had all the attention on him for the wrong reasons when he was caught sending illicit photos to a woman he wasn’t married to via text message. The camera was back on Favre. He most likely didn’t want that kind of attention, yet it’s hard to deny his ego based on these aspects.<\/p>\n