Manny Pacquiao and Jeremy Lin made it to Forbes’ Top 10 Most Influential Athletes of 2012

Filipino boxer and Saranggani Representative, Manny Pacquiao and New York Knicks star player, Jeremy Lin made it to  Forbes’ Top 10 Most Influential Athletes of 2012. The list is based on a survey made by Nielsen and E-Poll, which surveyed over 1,100 adults about pro athletes who are currently active and who score at least 20% “awareness” with the general public.

The Top 10 list was dominated by football players. Pac-Man took the No.4 spot while Linsanity is at No.10, which made them the only boxer and basketball player on the list. The magazine said 59 percent of those polled rated the Filipino boxer as someone ‘they like a lot.’

Here is Forbes magazine’s Top 10 Most Influential Athletes for 2012:
1. Nascar’s Jimmie Johnson
2. NFL’s Tim Tebow
3. NFL’s Peyton Manning
4. Manny Pacquiao
5. NFL’s Tom Brady
6. NFL’s Aaron Rodgers
7. Nascar’s Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8. NFL’s Drew Brees
9. NFL’s Eli Manning
10. NBA’s Jeremy Lin


Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, in speaking with Ringtv.com, said he is not surprised in the slightest that his fighter is ranked so high.

“It’s great,” Arum said. “It’s well-deserved. Manny Pacquiao is one of the most influential athletes in the world. I’ve never promoted anyone like him.”

Jeremy Lin in Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People in The World 2012

New York Knicks star player, Jeremy Lin was hailed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in The World 2012.

According to Time Magazine, Jeremy Lin's story is a great lesson for kids everywhere because it debunks and defangs so many of the prejudices and stereotypes that unfairly hold children back. He's dispelled the idea that Asian-American guards somehow couldn't hack it in the NBA.

Lin graced the cover of Time Magazine on February 2012.

image credit: TIME Magazine

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• Jeremy Lin
• Christian Marclay
• Viola Davis
• Salman Khan
• Tim Tebow
• E.L. James
• Louis CK
• Rihanna
• Marco Rubio
• Ali Ferzat
• René Redzepi
• Kristen Wiig
• Anthony Kennedy
• Novak Djokovic
• Ben Rattray
• Jessica Chastain
• Yani Tseng
• Raphael Saadiq
• Elinor Ostrom
• Samira Ibrahim
• José Andrés
• Ann Patchett
• Dulce Matuz
• Henrik Schärfe
• Freeman Hrabowski
• Maryam Durani
• Manal al-Sharif
• Anjali Gopalan
• Rached Ghannouchi
• Barbara Van Dahlen
• Ron Fouchier
• Donald Sadoway
• Hans Rosling
• Asghar Farhadi
• Sarah Burton
• Anonymous
• Pete Cashmore
• Cami Anderson
• Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoglu
• Ai-jen Poo
• Marc Andreessen
• Preet Bharara
• Robert Grant
• Andrew Lo
• Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• Alexei Navalny
• Ray Dalio
• Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani
• Chelsea Handler
• Harvey Weinstein
• Chen Lihua
• Warren Buffett
• Alice Walton
• Harold Hamm
• Sheryl Sandberg
• Sara Blakely
• Tim Cook
• Eike Batista
• Daniel Ek
• Virginia Rometty
• Barack Obama
• Goodluck Jonathan
• Xi Jinping
• Fatou Bensouda
• Christine Lagarde
• Mario Draghi
• U Thein Sein
• Ayatullah Ali Khamenei
• Mitt Romney
• Juan Manuel Santos
• Timothy Dolan
• Portia Simpson Miller
• Mario Monti
• Wang Yang
• Maria das Graças Silva Foster
• Andrew Cuomo
• Iftikhar Chaudhry
• Mamata Banerjee
• Walter Isaacson
• Ron Paul
• Benjamin Netanyahu
• Dilma Rousseff
• Erik Martin
• Cecile Richards
• Angela Merkel
• Lionel Messi
• Tilda Swinton
• Hillary Clinton
• Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Pippa Middleton
• Adele
• Matt Lauer
• Oscar Pistorius
• Claire Danes
• Stephen Colbert

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• Kim Jong Un
• Mullah Mohammed Omar and Sheik Moktar Ali Zubeyr
• Bashar Assad

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Jeremy Lin oput for 6 Weeks due to chronic meniscus tear

Jeremy Lin needs knee surgery and will likely miss the rest of the season. Is this the end of Linsanity? 

Jeremy Lin will have left knee surgery and will miss six weeks, likely ending his amazing breakthrough season. The New York Knicks said Saturday their point guard had an MRI exam this week that revealed a small, chronic meniscus tear.


New York coach Mike Woodson, addressing reporters before the Cavaliers game, said it will be unlikely the team signs any point guards. In addition to Davis and Mike Bibby off the bench, Woodson said Toney Douglas can expect to see an increased role.

It’s the second serious injury loss of the week for the Knicks, who are fighting for a playoff spot. Amare Stoudemire is out two to four weeks with a back injury, leaving the Knicks without their second- and third-leading scorers for perhaps the remainder of the regular season.

Video- Jeremy Lin and Amare Stoudemire Injury Report

Al Trautwig explains the Knicks injury situation, describing Amar'e Stoudemire's very unusual injury.  Al Trautwig describes Amare Stoudemire’s injury having a bulging disc in lower back which has now sidelined him from the New York Knicks’ lineup indefinitely while Jeremy Lin has a sore on his left knee.

Jeremy Lin wishes Manny Pacquiao more success

NBA superstar, Jeremy Lin wishes Manny Pacquiao more success. The two Asian sports icon has a great respect with each other.

Accoring to the report from ABS-CBN.Pacquiao counts himself as one of Lin’s fans, as he even exchanged compliments with the player over Twitter. The two sports stars were supposed to meet during Pacquiao’s recent trip to the United States, but their meeting never materialized.

“He’s obviously done a lot more than I have, so I have a lot of respect for Manny. I’m obviously a fan of his,” Lin told Dennis Guillermo of Examiner.

When informed that Pacquiao “idolized” him, Lin said, “I don’t even want to begin to think that he idolizes me.”

“He’s done way more than I have. Much respect to him. I hope his career continues to go well,” Lin added.

Manny Pacquiao meet Jeremy Lin Video

Watch Manny Pacquiao meet Jeremy Lin Video. Video will embed here once it becomes available online.

World Pound-for-Pound Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and New York Knicks' star player Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin are scheduled to meet-up to extend their support on their individual international sports career (Pacquiao in his upcoming fight with Tim Bradley and Lin on his fast-rising NBA career.)

The meeting is set during Pacquiao's press conferences for his June 9 WorldBoxing Organization welterweight title fight against WBO light welterweight championTim Bradley at the MGM Grand.

Watch the video starting at 40 seconds:

Watch Jeremy Lin on Training Video

Here' a video of Jeremy Lin .Nike Basketball Pro Training presents Jeremy Lin walking you through his dynamic dribbling workout. Everything that you will need for handling the rock for your team.

Nike Pro Drills, Jeremy Lin, Two Ball Zig Zags

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Nike Pro Drills, Jeremy Lin, Side to Side Drill

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Nike Pro Drills, Jeremy Lin, Two Ball Dribbling

Jeremy Lin- Teach Me How To Dougie- VIdeo Interview with Nickisun

Watch Jeremy Lin dance to the tune of 'Teach Me How to Dougie' and according to Nickisun a couple of months ago, she could only see Jeremy Lin play and had the honor of doing a cover piece during Asian Heritage Night during the Golden State Warriors vs. Trailblazers game.

Jeremy Lin Top Video Play

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Jeremy Shu-How Lin (traditional Chinese: 林書豪; simplified Chinese: 林书豪; pinyin: Lín Shūháo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Su-hô; born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and being undrafted out of college, the Harvard University graduate reached a partially guaranteed contract deal with his hometown Golden State Warriors. Lin is one of the few Asian Americans in NBA history, and the first American player in the league to be ofChinese or Taiwanese descent.

Here's Jeremy Lin stays hot, scores 38 to lead Knicks to 92-85 win at electric MSG.Jeremy Lin career-high 38pts vs. Lakers.

The Jeremy Lin Show vs Utah Jazz

The Jeremy Lin Show vs Los Angeles Lakers

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