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"The Chosen One."It's an epithet that implies exclusivity. And yet, over the last 60 years we've applied it to an expansive collection of athletes
1987
[Text] Isiah Thomas
1995
[Text] Lew Alcindor
[Text] Steve Alford
[Text] Patrick Ewing
[Text] Darrell Griffith
[Text] Bobby Hurley
[Text] Larry Johnson
[Text] Michael Jordan: Born in New York, the most-represented state
[Text] Kyle Macy
[Text] Danny Manning
[Text] Sidney Moncrief
[Text] Cazzie Russell
1996
[Headline] Tiger Woods
2000
[Text] Tiger Woods
2001
[Text] Bobby Convey
[Headline] Zab Judah
[Text] Santino Quaranta
2002
[Cover] LeBron James: Called "The Chosen One" eight times—the most of anyone
[Headline] Sandy Koufax
[Text] [Text] Tiger Woods
2003
[Text] Matt Biondi
[Text] [Text] LeBron James
[Text] Bruce Jenner
[Text] Marion Jones
[Text] Vitali Klitschko
[Text] Carl Lewis
[Text] Michael Phelps
[Text] Tiger Woods
2004
[Text] Carmelo Anthony
[Text] Manu Ginóbili
[Text] LeBron James
[Text] Michelle Wie: Second of two women
2006
[Caption] Mike Bell
2007
[Headline] Brett Favre
[Text] LeBron James
[Text] Daisuke Matsuzaka
2008
[Headline] Jerryd Bayless
[Headline] Eric Gordon
[Headline] O.J. Mayo
[Headline] Russell Westbrook
2009
[Cover] Bryce Harper
[Text] Tim Tebow
2012
[Cover] Kyrie Irving
[Headline] LeBron James
2013
[Text] LeBron James
2014
[Caption] LeBron James
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