100 Most Influential PeopleAmong the ranks of world leaders and pillars of social activism, 8 athletes grace TIME’s illustrious list after dominating headlines with their spectacular feats on and off the fields of their respective sports.
As a result, NBA team owners are now converting their home arenas as voting centers and enticing other Americans to express their democratic rights in the upcoming US elections headed by two other 2020 TIME 100 selections, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. “He’s modeling how parents can champion their kids, and fight for them, and help them become the best adult that they can be. I think that’s really beautiful,” wrote John Legend, an Oscar- and Grammy-winning African-American artist.Although tennis players usually make their living alone on the court, Naomi Osaka was anything but a loner as she supported a cause extremely close to her heart.
“She reminded us that we can all resist the excuses that guard us from giving love. Whatever power we have, the most lasting and life-giving way we can steward that power is by using it to lift others up. Especially those who aren’t exactly like us,” wrote WNBA star Maya Moore, her fellow TIME 100 athlete.On and off the racetrack, Lewis Hamilton is a champion many people can get behind on.
In a year where most sporting events were halted due to the ongoing pandemic, the 35-year-old Olympic gold medalist instead devoted her time to be a beacon of activism with her continued calls for LGBT acceptance and gender pay equality. By doing so, Sports Illustrated’s “greatest winner in the history of women’s basketball” once again became a champion on the court, just not the one ballers call home.
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