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Jimmie Johnson may be Athlete of the Year

Jimmie Johnson may actually add another title to his collection of awards, a United States Sports Academy's �Athlete of the Year Award�.

The United States Sports Academy (USSA) is an institution �created to serve the nation and the world with programs in instruction, research and service� the role of the Academy is to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports.� (quoted from ussa.edu). USSA's Athlete of the Year Award is the annual culmination of its Athlete of the Month awards program. The Athlete of the Month program monthly honors male and female athletes who have distinguished themselves in their various sports. Among the Athlete of the Month awardees, a Female Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year awardee is chosen per category.

Among the female finalists are: American swimmer Natalie Coughlin, Ethiopian runner Meseret Defar, American sprinter Allyson Felix, Austrian skier Renate Goetschl, Belgian tennis star Justine Henin, Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, Australian basketball player Lauren Jackson, Swedish heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft, Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa, Norwegian golfer Suzann Pettersen, American tennis great Venus Williams and American swimmer Kate Ziegler.

Male finalists who made the roster are: Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Swiss tennis great Roger Federer, American sprinter Tyson Gay, Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star LeBron James, NASCAR Champion Jimmy Johnson, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, American swimming star Michael Phelps and golf superstar Tiger Woods.

The 2007 Nascar Nextel Cup Champion has a fighting chance for the Athlete of the Year title. His resume boasts of (taken from NASCAR.com) :

� He is the first back-to-back series champion since teammate Jeff Gordon accomplished the feat in 1997-98
� His 10 wins in '07 is the first double-digit win tally since '98
� He also won four consecutive races, another first since '98
� Johnson finished with a series-high Driver Rating of 110.3, according to NASCAR Loop Data
� He also finished with four poles, 20 top fives and 24 top 10s.

If you want to make Jimmie Johnson your Athlete of the Year, simply vote online at ussa.edu. Voting began last Dec 1 and will end on Dec 24.

Sources: NASCAR.com, ussa.edu

What If Ayrton Senna Had Lived

Senna won three world titles before his death. But what if
Senna had live after that crash in tamburello corner. What
if he survived that crash and he was still able to race after that incident.
Would you still think Schumacher have that record if Senna
had live.

Now I know this blog is about Senna but lets put the spot
light on his nemesis, Schumacher. In 1994 Senna had moved
to Williams to ensure that he had a competitive drive in which
he can try and win another world title. Schumacher did in fact
beat Senna on the 3 races that they had, but that was just the
start of the season Senna has not been all too happy with the
William's car.

Even his teammate Damon Hill find it difficult to handle the car.
If you can recall the moment that the FIA announced that the
active suspension was going to be banned in 1994 season and
teams that used it will have to cope without it. Having the best
active suspention system and the menacing Renault engine; the
Fw14 & FW15 were unstopable. When the active suspension had gone
away, the Williams team faced difficulties in the beginning of
the 1994 season.

Yet, despite that defiency Senna put the car on pole in all
4 races that he had in 1994. Let's say that Senna survived
that crash and lost that race. He would still be able to
catch Schumacher by the end of the season. Remember Schumaher
only won in 1994 by smashing Hill and winning it by one point.
Senna would have easily taken Schumacher before that race in
Adelaide.

In 1995 I would still think that Senna would have taken the title
in that season; so thats Schumacher 0 to Senna 5. Remember in
1996 to 1997 the Williams still had the best car all around
and to think that Hill or Villeneuve could take on the formidable
Senna...not a chance. Senna have at least 7 titles and counting.
Let say Senna lost to Hakkinen due to the car in 1998, then on
1999 Senna moves back again to Mclaren. Do you think Hakkinen
had a chance againts Senna, not really so there you go 8 World
Drivers Championship.

Senna would have own the record by now and Schumacher will still be
racing in 2008 to have a chance on equalling Senna's achievement,
but this is just an speculation that I made and will never happen
because Senna died and we will never see that result.

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