2012 is here.
LeBron James.
First back-to-back winner since Barry Bonds in '01-'02 and rightly so; James is the most dominant American athlete since Bonds and Tiger Woods. Right now, if he never played another minute, he's one of the 20 best basketball players who ever lived. He's already had a better career than Larry Bird; more Win Shares in fewer games. At worst, by public opinion, he'll retire as one of the five best players ever.
Runners up: Peyton Manning, Mike Trout
SI went with Manning, had he a better playoff performance at the beginning of the calendar year that would be more defensible. Trout's opened his MLB career with two straight seasons in which he was the best player in baseball.
Here's each months' winner:
January - Colin Kaepernick
February - Joe Flacco
March - LeBron James
April - Justin Upton
May-Clayton Kershaw
June - Patrick Kane
July - Andy Murray
September - Peyton Manning
October - David Ortiz
November - Paul George
December - Jamaal Charles
Here's the history of my Athlete of the Year winners:
1990: Joe Montana
1991: Michael Jordan
1992: Mario Lemieux
1993: Michael Jordan
1994: George Foreman
1995: Hakeem Olajuwon
1996: Michael Jordan
1997: Tiger Woods
1998: Mark McGwire
1999: Tiger Woods
2000: Tiger Woods
2001: Barry Bonds
2002: Barry Bonds
2003: Lance Armstrong
2004: Peyton Manning
2005: Reggie Bush
2006: Roger Federer
2007: Tom Brady
2008: Usain Bolt
2009: Manny Pacquiao
2010: Maya Moore
2011: Aaron Rodgers
2012: LeBron James
2013: LeBron James
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At least Lance Armstrong gets to keep something he's won.
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