Serena Williams. Runners-up: Floyd Mayweather, Marcus Mariota, Andrew Luck
9 months down - 3 to go in the race for the 2014 Athlete of the Year.
January - Kevin Durant
February - Malcolm Smith
March - Breanna Stewart
April- Meb Keflezigh
May - Troy Tulowitzki
June - Lionel Messi
July - Novak Djokovic
August - Rory McIlroy
September - Serena Williams