How much does an athletes name play into their popularity?

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

 

[ThaBronxBully]

Shaquille

His 1st And Last Name Rhyme, Shaquille O'Neal, Sound Like Something Made Up By A Writer

 

[Scotty Piffin']

The actions & performances of the man makes the name carry the weight it does.

 

[shakobe]

Lol no lie I use to I use to create a player on nba court side named Steve box
A 7 ft 6 3 point shooter

 

[606onit]

Myck Kabongo

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

 

[SCORCH]

You should watch football and see some of the names they have.

Specially Brazilians, they have to go by nicknames such as Kaka

What's in a name? That depends which country you're in. In Brazil, the answer is commonly 'hilarity'. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than at the Copa São Paulo (known colloquially as the Copinha), the country's premier youth football tournament. This year's competition boasted some of the most improbable monikers ever to grace the football world.

First came the nicknames. Culinary triumvirate Bananinha (little banana), Salsicha (sausage) and Marcelo Pastel (Marcelo pastry) were early pace-setters, but were soon usurped in the improbability stakes. Pangaré (mule) established himself as a contender, but he too was quickly blown out of the water by an 18-year-old from João Pessoa. Whoever decided that Thiago Alves de Sousa should be known as Bactéria is both heartless and an absolute genius.

Brazilians play name game ... and lose | Guardian Sport Network | Sport | guardian.co.uk

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

You should watch football and see some of the names they have.

Specially Brazilians, they have to go by nicknames such as Kaka

Well its only because of this marble mouth cretin

otherwise he would of gone by Ricky or Izecson

 

[jadillac]

What if MJs name was Dudley Box

The greatest player of all time.....Dudlleeeyyyyyyyy Box!

 

[Kilgore Trout]

one of my nikkas is named Storm Box

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

All I know is, bo outlaw would have been a giant footnote in nba history if not for Jay Z.

 

[jadillac]

All I know is, bo outlaw would have been a giant footnote in nba history if not for Jay Z.

Maybe not for bball, but Bo Outlaw would be a great name for a star football player.

 

[BAMBA]

It's all perception...If someone becomes famous, you will grow to love or respect their name regardless of what it is. It will just magically sound cool.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Maybe not for bball, but Bo Outlaw would be a great name for a star football player.

Nah that name is trill as fukk...but he would be as relevant as Stanley Roberts if he didn't have that name.

 

[BAMBA]

I always thought Cy Young was an ill name.

Sounds like a villain in a kung-fu flic