Top Ten Most Arrogant Athletes

These are the athletes who love themselves like nobody else does and are just plain cocky.
The Top Ten
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is an American former professional boxer and current boxing promoter.

"Pretty boy" Floyd or "Money" Mayweather is widely considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest boxer in boxing history. Floyd Mayweather has had success not only inside the ring, but outside... read more

I hate this cocky boxer who thinks he can KO everyone. He is a big wuss who mostly fights weak boxers, and if they're not weak, he makes sure they're not in good condition. Like that fight after El Canelo Alvarez, which was an unfair fight. Canelo had to lose a lot of weight just to fight Mayweather. When he was in the ring, he was feeling so weak that he didn't have the strength to KO anybody.

I hope sooner or later he fights with Pac-Man so he can be taught a lesson. If they fight, I will pay thousands of dollars to see the fight live and to have front-row seats. That will be the best fight in history.

2 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer, poet, and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sporting figures of the 20th century, and... read more

Ali trash-talked every opponent he ever faced in the ring and then just trash-talked them in interviews. Ali later on said that he only did those things for popularity to make his career grow and apologized to anyone he said things to. Yet it still doesn't take away how he blabbered all over the world.

Ali said repeatedly that he was the greatest, and maybe he was, but that's why they called him the Louisville Lip. Ali was the biggest trash talker of them all, but unlike most of the athletes on here, he always backed it up. He definitely deserves respect for dealing with the likes of Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and many others.

3 Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr., is a retired American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Brady is known for being the only quarterback in history to win 7 Super Bowls, and was often considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Brady was also... read more

Tom Brady always has that smirk on his face and that cocky look. That is until his team starts losing, then you see him staring at the ground and being silent the entire time. Maybe if we're lucky, we get to see him cry like when he lost to the New York Giants... twice!

A lot of people have said that the Patriots are cheaters, which in a way, they're right. They get away with too much on the field and are babied, but whenever something happens to them, you better prepare for Brady to be bawling on the news tomorrow.

In the Panthers vs. Patriots 2013 game, a flag was called on the Panthers with 3 seconds left, but after reviewing the replay, they decided there was no way they would have gotten the ball and ended the game. Brady was furious, yelling at the ref and storming off the field without saying good game or anything, acting like a total 5-year-old.

4 LeBron James LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers.

LeBron thinks that he's the best thing that ever happened to the NBA. For the people who watch SportsCenter, we know all too well that we see way too much of LeBron. He thinks he's better than Michael Jordan, but he hasn't even become better than Bryant yet.

LeBron also thought that he was too good for the Cavaliers and said he needed to be on a better team. Compared to the old Chicago Bulls players, LeBron is just an average basketball player in an age with less talent in basketball.

He won a championship, but that still doesn't save him from literally ripping Cleveland sports fans' hearts out when he "took his talents to South Beach" just so he could win a championship. Furthermore, he's a crybaby and, like Tom Brady, wants everything on his side.

5 Richard Sherman Richard Kevin Sherman is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
6 Chael Sonnen

He thinks he is the best UFC fighter in the whole business, but his record doesn't say so. He has a record of 28 wins and 14 losses. That doesn't seem like a good UFC record. He repeatedly demanded fights with Silva and lost twice to Anderson Silva after he pretty much said it was going to be an easy fight.

The cocky American Gangster has lost to the likes of Jeremy Horn, Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, and of course, Anderson Silva. Sounds like a great MMA fighter to me.

7 Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team.

He sucks. He thinks he's the best. Messi is the best there was, there is, and there ever will be.

He thinks that he is better than Messi, but Leo is the actual king.

8 Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years, four months and 22 days old.

Tyson is by far my favorite athlete, but his arrogance led to his downfall. He made some stupid choices, like getting rid of his good trainer Kevin Rooney, doing every drug possible, and thinking he was God himself in the ring. He soon lost respect for fighters in the ring, which led to Tyson getting beat by people like Buster Douglas and Evander Holyfield.

Tyson, just like Ali, said he was the best ever, but that was at a later time when Tyson's life became a complete disaster. When Tyson was a young and healthy fighter, he was the greatest fighter of all time. If he had kept going on that good path, who knows what else he could have accomplished.

9 Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for an Italian club AC Milan and the Sweden national team for which he is captain.

Some of the quotes:
-"I'm Zlatan, who the heck are you?"
-"Who will win the EURO 2010? Ask God! We can't ask him! You are talking to him right now!"

Memorable moments:
-Drinking a bottle of water in the 67th minute of the EURO
-Kicking another player
-Saying to John Carew (Liverpool) "He can do a ball, I can do an orange!"

At the age of 17, Zlatan turned down a trial from Arsenal, saying, "I don't do auditions."

10 Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is a former American professional road racing cyclist. At age 16, Armstrong began competing as a triathlete and was a national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990.
The Contenders
11 Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.
12 Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant (1978 - 2020) was an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant has won 5 NBA championships with the Lakers and was the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history... read more
13 O.J. Simpson Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 - April 10, 2024), nicknamed "The Juice", was an American football running back, broadcaster, actor, advertising spokesman, and convicted felon. Once a popular figure with the U.S. public, he is best known for being tried for the murders of his former wife, Nicole... read more
14 Cam Newton Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He had previously played with the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2019, and for the New England Patriots in 2020. In November 2021, he signed with his old team, the Carolina Panthers.
15 Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer. He is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion... read more
16 Dennis Rodman Dennis Keith Rodman is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association.
17 Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. is an American former professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper, and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship.

Roy, like a lot of boxers, has a right to be arrogant, but to a point. Roy is probably the most arrogant and cocky light heavyweight boxer there ever was, yet he might be the greatest light heavyweight there actually is. Roy was undefeated for the longest time until he lost his 35th fight by disqualification.

Roy looked like he was not even trying against his opponents. He would keep his hands down, not protecting his head or body, and did his fake uppercut cross punch. Roy Jones is a huge trash talker and arrogant fighter, but for a while, like Tyson and Ali, he had a right to be.

18 DeSean Jackson DeSean William Jackson, nicknamed "D-Jax", is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League... read more

DeSean doesn't even have a reason to be arrogant. He said he was going to guarantee a Super Bowl, and the Eagles barely made it into the playoffs. I'm sure the Eagles were extremely glad to trade him to another team.

19 Logan Paul Logan Alexander Paul (born April 1, 1995) is an American YouTuber and social media personality. In addition to posting on his own YouTube channel, he has run the Impaulsive podcast since November 2018. As of January 2022, he has more than 23 million subscribers on YouTube... read more
20 Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event.
21 Johnny Manziel Jonathan Paul Manziel is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the NFL's Cleveland Browns with the 22nd overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. Towards the end of the 2015 season, Manziel endured numerous scandals,... read more
22 Sidney Crosby Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently serves as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
23 Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to WWE.
24 Tony Romo Antonio Ramiro Romo is an American football television analyst and former quarterback who played 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
25 Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich "Alex" Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
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