A race car driver top "Athlete" of 2009?

[runnercyclist]

Originally Posted by GoHuge39

Ok I understand this bitch, but the 4 peat is one of the greatest accomplishments in all of sport. The award had as much if not more to do with winning four championships in a row than anything. No individual or team has dominated a sport in this manner in it's top tier since.....who? No NFL team, no MLB team and they're not competing against 43 other teams with variables like mechanical failure, wrecks not of your doing, etc in its most competitive era. Would be like Michael Phelps (the only one on that level of consistent excellence IMO) getting attacked during a race and still getting the win. Maybe athlete isn't the best word, but one of the most dominant, clutch, sports championship streaks of all time? Without question. I'd challenge anyone to find another championship streak that tops what the 48 team has accomplished these last four years.
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See, I didn't know this. Great accomplishment and deserves to be recognized.

(But not top athlete).